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Rogers nets biggest ever profit
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has released its strongest set of results yet with both turnover and pre-tax profit up a quarter on last year’s figures, writes Dan Stewart.
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Fitzpatrick wary of inflation
Andries de Jong, chairman of building and civil engineering group Fitzpatrick, has said construction inflation will force the company to become “very selective” about future work.
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Egan: Government to blame for OFT bid-rigging scandal
Author of Rethinking Construction attacks culture of lowest price procurement in public sector
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NewsHouseholders to be offered 21-day adjudication service
FMB and the RICS to set up nationwide dispute resolution service beginning at end of June
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Bovis Homes predicts ‘significantly lower’ results
Bovis Homes has said results for the six months to 30 June will be “significantly lower” than expected, because of a 30% fall in reservations since January.
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Small sites may be let off zero-carbon rule
Housebuilders could be allowed to avoid reaching the highest environmental standards by paying a levy to offset carbon savings under plans to be unveiled next week, writes Joey Gardiner.
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Rogers nets biggest ever profit
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has released its strongest set of results yet with both turnover and pre-tax profit up a quarter on last year’s figures, writes Dan Stewart.
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FeaturesDesigning out terror
Dan Stewart had one day to find out if architects can help protect the country from terrorist attack. Fortunately, he spent it at one of the new government training sessions on designing out terror …
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FeaturesWayne Hemingway on eco-towns: Ready to rumble
The shortlist for England’s 10 eco-towns is out but now the real contest begins. With the winners due to be announced by the end of the year we brought eco-town supporter Wayne Hemingway and eco-town protester Myles Pollock together to slug it out. Emily Wright referees. Portraits by Julian Anderson
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FeaturesCountry focus: Ireland
The Irish economy has doubled in the past decade, and construction has been an important part of that. The emphasis is now moving from housing to infrastructure, says Richard Fitzpatrick of EC Harris
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A very expensive way of saving a few bob
Open mike - With the economy taking a dive, clients are trying to save money by ditching the main contractor. But they seem to have found no way to replace their skills and experience, says Luke Wessely
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CommentDarwin and design
A week in the Pacific archipelago that inspired the theory of evolution also inspires thoughts about survival and extinction in the architectural world
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CommentBuilding buys a pint…for GIA
First of all an apology is in order. I had been rather snearing about GIA’s original venue suggestion – an outlet of the coffee chain Benugo. I told the hapless PR that Building journalists buy PINTS not skinny lattes, and besides, we had a Benugo franchise in our office building ...
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FeaturesDixon Jones' Kings Place: Water music
Dixon Jones’ canalside Kings Place in London combines public concert halls and art galleries with private office space. It is an extraordinary hybrid of a building, says Martin Spring
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FeaturesResin d’être
The managing director of Protective Coating Systems describes the complexities of installing floors in industrial buildings that are still in use
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FeaturesForbo-Nairn: Walk the lino
The chronically unfashionable floor covering linoleum is making a comeback, with a brand new, super-sustainable and stylish image.
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FeaturesCarpet tiles
InterfaceFLOR’s Straightforward range of carpet tiles has been used at EC Harris’ new London headquarters in the Regent’s Quarter development in King’s Cross.
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Precast Flooring Federation publishes Code of Practice
The Precast Flooring Federation has published a Code of Practice for the safe erection of precast concrete flooring and associated components.
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Flowcrete Group opens base in Durban
Flooring maker Flowcrete Group has opened a base in Durban, South Africa.