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Equity can aid housing crisis
The government has finally acknowledged that the crisis in affordable housing will have disastrous repercussions for the economy (July 27, page 20).
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Missive attack
I always enjoy reading Building, not only because it contains interesting features and news, but because it is very clearly laid out and easy on the eye.
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News“Do you want to be noughts or crosses?”
Not a high-risk version of the pen and paper game but two daring builders in Wroclaw, Poland.
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FeaturesBatten down the hatches
Hull council wants to make flood resistance a condition of planning permission, but is it possible to build a house capable of resisting the recent freakish weather? And would anybody buy one?
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Amec plans to double size with ‘significant acquisition’
Amec is understood to be planning a significant acquisition in the energy sector after selling off its built environment assets.
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Exodus of senior staff from SMC in the wake of review
Eleven senior members of staff and directors have left architect SMC after a strategic review aimed at turning the business around.
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WSP acquisition
Consultant WSP has bought Australian environmental project management firm Fitzwalter Group for £1.9m, continuing its expansion in the southern hemisphere after acquisitions in Australia and South Africa.
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Skanska turnover up
Skanska UK has increased turnover 44% to £611m for the first half of 2007, compared with 2006.
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Output strong
Output strengthened during the second quarter, according to the Construction Products Association.
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NewsBritish Pavilion shortlist
Here are two of six shortlisted schemes for the British Pavilion at the World Expo 2010, Shanghai.
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Olympic organiser to restructure as planning phase ends
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is in the process of restructuring. A source close to the ODA said it was “tweaking roles and responsibilities” and that the changes are expected to be finalised in two months.
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A sobering reality
Last week’s statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which showed an increase in the number of deaths in construction last year were sobering.
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NewsStrategic Forum to set out ‘golden rules’ to reduce fatalities from tower cranes
In a double victory for Building’s Safer Skyline campaign senior ministers have backed the movement, while the Strategic Forum is to set out standards for the safe use of cranes on site.
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RICS suspends Hips case as government agrees to review
The RICS has suspended its judicial review of the Home Information Pack (Hip) initiative, which was introduced this week for four-bedroom houses.
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Station’s revamp hits buffers
Plans for the redevelopment of Birmingham New Street station have been sent back to the drawing board over cost fears.
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NewsGalway Tech
British architect RMJM has revealed designs for a *60m (£40m) engineering building for the National University of Ireland in Galway.
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Atkins' school scheme
The Leeds branch of multidisciplinary consultant, Atkins and its subsidiary Faithful + Gould have secured planning consent for the £32m upgrade of Richmond school in Yorkshire.
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McCathy's new man
Retirement home specialist McCarthy & Stone has appointed Michael Ball chief financial officer, effective from 10 September.
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Hackney housing
Allenbuild has won a £15.5m contract to build social housing and retail space in Hackney, east London, for Metropolitan Housing Trust.