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Bovis set to build ‘Darth Vader’s helmet’
Bovis in advanced discussions on London project designed by Foster + Partners and Jean Nouvel.
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The Lords’ diagnosis
Joe Griffiths Can an employer be found negligent if the presence of asbestos fibres in a former worker’s lungs causes clinical depression? The House of Lords thought not
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Olympic authority unveils its designs for 2012 stadium
… as Balfour Beatty puts a £200m pricetag is put on the aquatics centre
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NewsNew Mouchel division targets £10m turnover
Infrastructure consultancy Mouchel has launched a property arm that it hopes will generate business worth £10m a year by 2009.
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CommentC is for copyright, D is for defects
The A to Z of construction law Our instant course in legal concepts continues with some advice on how to protect your design ideas and what to do if defects come to light on your building
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NewsBig drop in construction orders puts housing plans at risk
Statistics published last week showing an 8% fall in total construction orders and a 12% decline in the housing sector cast doubt on whether Brown will hit his ambitious 2020 targets
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NewsConstruction Act fails to make the cut
The reform of the Construction Act may have to wait another year before it is made law.
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Energy certification on verge of chaos, warns BPF
Property federation says it is not aware of any trained assessors for delayed programme
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NewsStrange fruit
Hammersmith and Fulham council gave the go-ahead to Development Securities’ £250m redevelopment of Hammersmith Grove last week.
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Construction still the most dangerous industry in UK
HSE figures show that more workers are seriously injured on building sites than anywhere else
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CommentStrong language
What Roger Madelin calls King’s Cross protesters, why Constructing Excellence would like to learn Japanese swear words – and what is that terrifying noise coming from the bathroom?
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FeaturesGiving ground
A Competition Commission report has raised the prospect of supermarkets being forced to sell off their landbanks to rival stores. Joey Gardiner looks at whether this will mean a new wave of superstores outside Britain’s towns and cities
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Building buys a pint for… Anshen + Allen
We meet on a dark autumn’s evening. The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in and it’s Halloween tomorrow. Spooky goings-on are afoot.
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FeaturesThe world according to Richard Rogers
He’s one of the world’s greatest architects and has designed some of its most iconic buildings. But what’s really going on in Lord Rogers’ head? Forty years after the break-up of Team 4, Thomas Lane went to find out, armed with a list of questions from an expert panel.
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FeaturesAdded interest
HSBC is trying to make going to the bank as fun as going shopping, with an in-house radio station, executive lounges and armies of helpers to greet its customers. Oh, and with £250m a year to spend, it’s prepared to get its chequebook out …
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CommentConstruction takes centre stage
This week offered a fantastic shop window for construction. First there was the glamour surrounding the Queen’s opening of St Pancras and the high-speed rail link.
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Six arrested after cable is stolen from Atkins rail project
Six people have been arrested after the theft of cable from a rail project being carried out by Atkins, it is understood.
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TFL in Metronet risk row
The government has insisted that the private sector must carry the risk of completing the work of failed London Underground maintenance company Metronet.
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MIT sues Gehry
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is suing Frank Gehry over claims of “design and construction failures” in the £150m State Centre.