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FeaturesJapanese construction: The hidden fortress
Behind the sleek skyline of Tokyo is a super-efficient construction industry that operates complex projects with military precision and flawless co-ordination. James Clegg found out how it works
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NewsCode for Sustainable Homes: Sometimes things aren't as green as they seem
Here’s a riddle: how do you build homes that emit more carbon dioxide than your rivals’ yet still achieve a higher Code for Sustainable Homes rating? Simple, says Chloe Stothart: go electric
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CommentHansom: Digital watch
Beware the dangers of the digital age: you design a holiday resort in Italy and, thanks to Google Earth, you don’t even get to go and ‘check its progress’. And don’t even talk to me about Facebook …
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FeaturesThe tracker: Trouble on the horizon
The industry is still going strong, but a drop in tender enquiries suggests that activity may slow in the future. Experian Business Strategies reports
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CommentWhat a relief
It may look like fiddling while Rome burns but the tax measures in last month’s Budget may actually get our industry to become a bit more eco-conscious
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Building buys a pint … for NG Bailey
It’s only February but the team at NG Bailey are already psyching themselves up for Little Britain. Gary’s so keen he’s signed up for a two-day skipper’s course.
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CommentSquashed flat
So farewell to Erinaceous, possibly the most bizarrely named company in the construction sector: the hedgehog has finally curled into a ball and rolled out of the door.
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CommentThink 08: The great energy exchange
To take the sustainability debate global, Building began an email conversation between green experts from around the world. Here three of them, from Australia, the US and the UK, discuss the role of legislation in designing and constructing green buildings. Ché Wall of Australia kicked off the emails …
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CommentLesley Lokko: 'I enjoy writing the sex scenes. It's great fun!'
Erotica isn’t perhaps the first thing you think of when Building drops on your desk, but then it’s not every week we get to interview best-selling bonkbuster author Lesley Lokko. Emily Wright spoke to her about her African upbringing, her training as an architect and, well, you know, the naughty ...
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NewsOslo opera house: Opera on ice
Oslo’s new opera house, opened by King Harald of Norway last Saturday, was designed by the country’s coolest avant garde architect, Snøhetta. But it’s still the hottest building in town …
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CommentWeb watch - On board
Building’s new sustainability, regeneration and general construction message boards will allow users to chat, argue or just let off some steam
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NewsSalvage operation begins as Erinaceous finally collapses
Managers at a host of consultancies plot buyouts from failed property services company
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NewsA world first: London’s first cycling bridge over the Thames
Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity, is developing a proposal for London’s first cycling bridge over the Thames.
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Architects attack plan to split Building Regs research
RIBA and CIAT write to the government to warn that letting 16 R&D tenders will damage coherence
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NewsHBOS takes the long view – and buys more housing shares
Bank takes stakes in Tulloch and Miller after calculating 3.5 million homes will be needed by 2020
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Fresh setback for Ocean estate as three teams pull out
2000-home east London regeneration scheme reduced to four bidders over cost fears
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More than one dispute in an adjudication: David and Teresa Bothma (T/A DAB Builders) vs Mayhaven Healthcare Ltd
This is a Court of Appeal decision. At first instance, the judge refused to enforce the adjudicator’s decision.This was because he came to the conclusion that there was more than one dispute. The contractor’s notice of adjudication identified a dispute in respect of the date for completion of the contract, ...
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NewsGrove Village Manchester
Watch how local residents and a Grove Village consortium transformed a no-go Manchester estate into Building's PFI Project of the Year
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NewsOnly nine firms benefited from bid rigging
Senior industry source says payments were paid to bid 'losers' on only 12 occasions
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NewsIs the new housing agency ready for super Bob?
Sir Bob Kerslake's inaugural address met with plenty of applause but the role of the Homes and Communities Agency is still a mystery