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CommentUnbalanced, unfair, ignorant
Many readers will have seen the Channel 4 documentary Dispatches on 14 August, which was the latest in a spate of media attacks on the private finance initiative.
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All carrot, no stick: very green
I should like to register my support for Building’s 99% Campaign. For many years, I’ve been banging on about a whole-cost lending policy as a means of improving energy efficiency in older housing stock, but nobody ever listens.
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Help us train your future staff
Warwick School for Boys is a comprehensive for 600 11-to-16-year-olds in a deprived area of east London. We are applying for engineering college status, under the government’s specialist schools programme. We believe this will give our students a relevant education for the 21st century and develop a body of school ...
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Annes memorial
As a former colleague I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Anne Hemming. She was a thoughtful and stimulating public servant of the highest integrity.
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CommentThe amazing Spider Man!
Part 954 in our series “Health and Safety Blunders I Saw on my Holidays” …
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FeaturesU2’s Dublin tower hits bum note
The 100 m building is turning heads but the group’s commitment is in question
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FeaturesAnd fireland was ablaze
As an appetiser for our focus on the Irish economy, here’s a digital picture of the Republic. And as this view over O’Connell Bridge in Dublin illustrates, Ireland has gone from a poor, rural country best known for things that don’t really exist (leprechauns, Blarney stones) into an economic powerhouse. ...
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CommentIt doesn’t have to be this way …
Open mike — People who run small businesses are no dummies, but even they are bamboozled by our Building Regulations and their endless revisions. Here’s how to make life a bit simpler…
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FeaturesWarming to it
Geothermal energy — With the construction industry on the lookout for sustainable energy sources, geothermal energy is increasingly becoming the preferred option on projects
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Why not work in ... Dublin?
Robert Smith, managing director of Hays Construction & Property, reports on the latest employment trends in Ireland’s capital.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Alright, Brompton bicycles and bendy buses aren’t buildings, but they do make a world of difference to the way we enjoy London’s architecture, says Oliver Richards
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Back issues - September 1922
The bungalow phenomenon: a modern answer to the shortage below stairs
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CommentThe mother of all contract wins
Congratulations to the CLM consortium of Mace, Laing O’Rourke, and the American engineer CH2M, aided by Davis Langdon, which this week won the race to become the delivery partner for the 2012 Olympics.
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Wilson Bowden hires group finance chief
Wilson Bowden has appointed Jane Aikman group finance director.
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Construction recruiting rises
A third of construction firms were on the lookout for recruits last year, according to a survey from Jobcentre Plus.
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House price inflation slows but London still buoyant
The average monthly increase in house prices slowed in August as London continued to record the biggest rise.
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Political intrigue that accompanied a long battle
The lead-up to CLM’s appointment as Olympic delivery partner has been a roller-coaster ride of political intrigue and competitive endeavour.
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Court refuses to grant steel contractor leave to appeal
Former Wembley steel firm Cleveland Bridge has had its first attempt to overturn Multiplex’s victory in its £45m court case rejected by the Court of Appeal.