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FeaturesExperimenting with friends
Although launched nearly three years ago, Facebook has in recent weeks overtaken Friends Reunited and MySpace as the UK’s biggest social website. Mark Leftly spent a day investigating this latest alternative to work vital tool for networking …
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No mercy for architects
Tony Bingham may have been too hard on the clients who took their architect to the cleaners after he failed to carry out his fundamental duty of co-ordinating the works (25 May, pages 64-65).
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Rogue testing
The industry is going through a huge change in respect of envelope testing, with thermal imaging as the new kid on the block. I wish to warn your readers not to be too enthusiastic in using its practitioners.
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At the risk of banging on …
An average of 3 million UK households persistently suffer from noisy neighbours – a rise of 31% over the past five years, new research claims.
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An uncanny likeness
As an avid reader of Building I noticed a picture (18 May, page 60) captioned “Calatrava’s Tenerife opera house”.
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Developers face squeeze over green standards
Developers may have to accept lower margins, as they will probably be unable to pass on the higher cost of meeting environmental construction standards, says Savills.
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NewsThe rise and rise of Croydon
John Rowan and Partners (JRP) has begun work on a £27m residential scheme for Barratt Kent in Croydon, South London.
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NewsPfP beats housebuilders to Milton Keynes scheme
Social landlord Places for People picked over Crest and Urban Splash for 650-home scheme
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Cooper soothes anxieties over out-of-town developments
Yvette Cooper, the planning minister, told MPs this week that the government will ensure that its retail planning shake-up will not undermine the regeneration of city centres.
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NewsWestminster building collapses
Rubble and masonry spilled on to a Westminster street on Monday as a five-storey business centre collapsed.
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NewsSome flats above a shop
SMC Alsop’s design for this 27-storey mixed-use tower in Salford, Greater Manchester has received planning permission.
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Project punctuality improves
Construction firms have become more punctual and productive, but clients are less happy with them, and their environmental performance, a report claims.
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Tulloch flotation plan
Scottish housebuilder Tulloch has commissioned Close Brothers to carry out a review that may lead to a flotation on the London stock exchange.
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Gangmaster bill
Plans to extend gangmasters legislation to cover the construction industry moved a step closer this week as Labour MP Jim Sheridan moved a private member’s bill calling for parliament to support the motion.
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Livingstone’s design unit to take charge of Olympic legacy
Ken Livingstone’s architectural unit will be in charge of working out how the Olympic park will be adapted to life after the 2012 Games, it emerged this week.
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Jarvis cuts loss and insists turnaround is on track
Troubled rail engineer Jarvis has reduced its losses by £30m since last year, despite being hit by a slowdown in contracts.
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NewsWhen the boat comes in, this is what it’ll see
Architect Studio Egret West has unveiled these images of a 35ha masterplan for the riverside at South Shields, Tyne and Wear.
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Estate agents call for further Hips delay in London
The National Association of Estate Agents has called on the government to stagger the introduction of home information packs (Hips) geographically, as it claims there will not be enough energy inspectors in London to implement the scheme on 1 August.