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How to fight a towering inferno
During the recent debate on tall buildings, as illustrated in Amanda Levete’s article (5 April, page 34) one issue is ignored: fire safety. Are we to presume the process of control in design and construction will ensure that the right decisions are taken on fire safety?
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QSs: the disaster managers
Further to the debate on the future of quantity surveying, perhaps if the role of the QS were taken more seriously, the Olympics – not to mention the Scottish parliament and Wembley stadium – would have been properly budgeted in the first place. The Scottish parliament ended up costing 10 ...
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Not from round here
Not from round here Sir Digby Jones is right to highlight markets such as China and India as potentially fertile areas for exporting British PFI expertise.
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HSE queries claims over convictions
The Health and Safety Executive has questioned a Ucatt report that claims the number of firms convicted over the deaths of construction workers has fallen dramatically.
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NewsGreen hive in Manchester
HKR Architects has revealed plans for The Hive, a 75,000ft2 sustainable office building in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
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Regional MDs appointed at Silcock Dawson and White Young Green
All the latest QS appointments including promotions at Faithful + Gould and HBS Consulting
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Project management for beginners
Our 26-year old blogger gives an honest opinion of what he's learnt in the first few years of his career in project management
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NewsBridge of sighs
These workers are either on a coffee break or they are lying at the base of this rickety walkway
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NewsRok buys SOL Construction for £21m
Contractors expands into Midands with acquisition of building and maintenance firm
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NewsNo white elephants at 2012, says Coe
Olympics chairman outlines the importance of temporary venues at the Games
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NewsEC Harris wins Cardinal Health consultancy contract
Consultant to deliver six pharmaceutical manufacturing units in Germany for healthcare firm
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NewsHKR granted planning for Manchester 'Hive'
Architect’s design for £11.5m sustainable office building has been given go ahead by Manchester City Council
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NewsAmey and Cyril Sweett win £100m school PPP
Nine new schools in Scotland will be built as part of the Smarter Schools regeneration scheme
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NewsArchitects in danger of repeating mistakes of the 60s says minister
David Lammy says architects and designers must avoid the mistakes made in 60s and 70s social housing
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Green issues requires most research
Sixty percent of respondents to CIOB survey said environmental issues demanded the most R&D
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NewsMexican rope trick
Safety standards in foreign climes have come in for a lot of stick on the letters pages this week.
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