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FeaturesHere’s another four we’ve failed – Training and apprenticeships
Last week, the Strategic Forum set a target of training an extra 13,500 apprentices by 2010. But will the apprenticeship system we’ve got be able to cope? Not if you ask these guys … Roxane McMeeken reports
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NewsAnother great wall
Architect Transform has unveiled proposals for a new “city wall” in the Chinese city of Xian.
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NewsSt Pancras champagne bar developer goes into administration
Eugena, the £50m-turnover developer that built the world’s longest champagne bar at St Pancras station last year, has gone into administration, with the loss of 130 jobs.
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NewsA different kind of broadcast
Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, this week opened a memorial to journalists killed in the line of duty.
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Olympic village negotiations will continue ‘until Christmas’
Funding negotiations on the Olympic village will not be finished until at least Christmas, according to David Higgins, chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority.
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NewsElegance under pressure
This City Road estate designed by Squire + Partners will face a public inquiry after developer Derwent London lodged an appeal.
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Lack of inspectors threatens energy certificate deadline
The sector’s leading training bodies have warned that it is unlikely there will be enough qualified inspectors to assess all the buildings requiring display energy certificates by the government’s October deadline.
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NewsCam bridge
A two-lane bridge for cyclists and pedestrians designed by Ramboll Whitbybird has opened in Cambridge.
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Here's an idea: No 2
Building materials company CEMEX UK has been using chipped tyres as substitute fuel to improve its environmental performance.
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Most industry firms think training levy is not good value
Seventy-four per cent of people who responded to a Building web poll said they did not get value for money from the ConstructionSkills training levy.
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NewsPavilions pop up to mark
Temporary lido, cinema, stage and theatre erected as the London Festival of Architecture kicks off
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NewsMann of the moment
The Bank of Scotland has put up £128m to fund two 10-storey residential buildings at the Mann Island scheme on Liverpool’s waterfront.
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Fatal accident brings work to halt on Bovis’ Sky TV site
Police and HSE launch investigation after agency worker on £130m London office scheme is killed
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Queen awards Lord Rogers top honour
Architect Lord Rogers was awarded the exclusive title of “companion of honour” on the Queen’s birthday honours list this year.
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NewsSafety first
Trevor Walker (pictured centre), Constructing Better Health chairman received the outstanding achievement prize at Building’s Health and Safety awards this week.
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CommentWebmaster review: Terry Farrell & Partners website
Terry Farrell & Partners' website shows that minimalist architecture may not work as well on websites as on buildings
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What it costs: Bathroom pods
Using modular bathrooms can save cash, labour and time, says Peter Mayer. So here’s a shower of useful information to consider when specifying and fitting
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FeaturesModular construction: How to build a hospital in a hurry
Yorkon has completed the construction of a Procure 21 project for Interserve Project Services at the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton.