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Small builders miss out on public sector jobs
Small contractors are losing out to national firms on “bread and butter” minor works for public sector clients, a survey of SMEs has found.
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NewsGummer and Goldsmith’s green plans for construction
Special report: More detail on Tory proposals for construction including the merger of building and planning control and a new sustainability Government department
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EC Harris joins Tiger Woods in the sand
World number one and project manager pair up on Dubai golf course
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Electricians’ pay dispute resolved
Union stewards have accepted a wage agreement from electrical employers, ruling out the possibility of industrial action on sites across the country.
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Treasury to tackle PFI skills gap in public sector
Managers on hundreds of private finance projects request training to boost expertise
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Features‘Someone might come in wearing polka dot socks that I don’t like and I think, oh dear, but they might produce brilliant buildings’
Derwent London’s Simon Silver likes to champion exciting young architects. And now that the developer has doubled its portfolio, he can offer them bigger commissions than ever before. Just get a little sartorial advice before you make your pitch.
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FeaturesGlenn Howells: Almost famous
Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne, Noddy Holder … the Midlands has produced its fair share of rock stars. Sadly, frustrated musician Glenn Howells wasn’t one of them. But now, with a Stirling prize nomination to his name, the Birmingham architect is about to get his turn in the limelight.
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FeaturesProcurement: Target price contracts
In today’s overheated market, clients need all the help they can get to deliver good-value, low-risk projects. Some clients are turning to collaborative working – and contracts such as the NEC – to provide an extra incentive. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines the issues
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FeaturesThe writing’s on the wall
Two neighbouring sixties council estates in north London. One is the best kept estate in the district. The other is in total disrepair, blighted by crime and, much to residents’ relief, being torn down. To find out what can be learned for the latest wave of high-density inner-city housing developments, ...
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CommentWe’ve struck gold
Building’s website has an all-new sustainability section, so whether you want to join the bloggers or search for solar panels, you won’t have to waste your time trawling the net.
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CommentWork together for award glory
The Times and the Guardian identified lack of client ambition in the UK as the reason why just two of the six buildings shortlisted for the Stirling prize are located in this country.
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Merton rules
If the government does intend to drop the “Merton rule” that 10% of energy in new developments come from renewable sources (31 August, page 24), the rationale for the move would be that a single nationwide policy is better than different policies in different areas.
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Remedial maths
In Bill Watts’ column (24 August, page 32) do I detect special pleading for wind farms to obscure the engineer’s incapacity to produce zero-energy buildings?
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Good business sense
It’s encouraging to see the government’s commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment (3 August, page 17). The new construction minister, Stephen Timms is clearly championing the issue of sustainability.
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Set up to fail
I have been listening to the media reports on the number of GCSEs being gained by those leaving school.
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Robust indeed
David Holder suggested on your letters page (31 August, page 28) that a pass rate of 97.5% for Robust Details is not good enough – and that “nobody wants to talk about it”. That’s wrong. I do.
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Do your duty
I read with interest the article by Rupert Choat on the duty to warn about obvious dangers (24 August, page 48).