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Costly mistakes
Late payment is to do with weak legislation, of which the big boys take advantage.
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Room for improvement
In reply to Joe Martin’s letter “Easy as LCC” (7 March, page 39), I thoroughly endorse his exhortation to do life-cycle costing (LCC).
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Material matters
I am glad Mr Woolas has spoken out, as recorded in your article “Minister predicts death of brick and concrete in decades” (3 March, building.co.uk).
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Ken again?
It’s debatable whether the London Plan was anything other than a pointless waste of taxpayers’ money, as noted in the article “Should we vote for Ken again?” (7 March, page 3).
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FeaturesWhat news on the Croisette?
Cannes braced itself last week as the brogue and court shoe-clad feet of the property and construction industries pounded its streets for Mipim.
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CommentBack to earth
With the glamour of Cannes but a distant memory, we return to humbler distractions, such as staring blankly at Facebook, grumbling about students, and nursing our sore saddles
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CommentTop project managers' websites: Mismanagement
In the latest of our series examining the accessibility of the industry’s websites, Martin Hornagold looks at what works and what doesn’t on project managers’ pages
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FeaturesDare to be different: Elm Park, Dublin
Bucholz McEvoy Architects’ Elm Park is a stunning £300m mixed-use, sustainable extension to Dublin, made all the more attractive by the charmless dross that surrounds it.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Scott Brownrigg
It’s not every day that a mouse interrupts an evening out. Not even when Building buys a pint.
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FeaturesStructures in an exhibition
An exhibition opens this week that celebrates one of the unsung heroes of 20th century design: the structural engineer. The show, titled Unseen Hands: 100 Years of Structural Engineering, will be at the V&A museum in London until September as part of the Institution of Structural Engineers’ 100th anniversary celebrations. ...
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FeaturesWhat is it with architects’ websites?
You’re in a hurry. All you need is the phone number of a business contact. So you go for the quickest, easiest source – the web. Only, when you arrive at the company’s homepage, instead of instant information, an egg timer symbol appears with the words “Loading … 20% … ...
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What’s your project of the year?
On 1 April, Building’s awards judges will chose their project of the year from the eight buildings pictured above. But which one would get your vote? Why not log on to Building TV to decide …
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CommentWonders & blunders
When it comes to materials, Sir Bernard Ingham finds his soul lifted by the power and grandeur of stone, while modern alternatives suggest mere derangement
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CommentAll your regs in one basket
Hallelujah. The government is finally taming the Building Regulations.
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NewsBoris the bulldozer
Three major schemes on London’s South Bank – Doon Street tower, Elizabeth House and the Beetham tower – will not see the light of day if Boris Johnson is voted London mayor on 1 May, he declared this week.
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Terry Starr takes on key job at Candy’s Chelsea Barracks
Candy & Candy has appointed Terry Starr construction director of its £959m Chelsea Barracks development.
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Laing lands £200m school deal
Laing O’Rourke is understood to have won the £200m Newham Building Schools for the Future scheme, beating off Skanska.
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NewsNot so common
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture has won a competition to restore the grade II-listed former Commonwealth Institute in Kensington, west London.