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FeaturesThis other Eden …
Nature’s mathematical patterns have inspired the design of a new educational centre at The Eden Project. But Grimshaw has not just come up with a pretty flower-shaped space. Outside and inside, this is an elegant and robustly engineered design
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FeaturesA critical procedure
University College London Hospital is the latest PFI project to open its doors to the public, promising – as they all do – to get the best value from the private sector. So Building sent in an expert to assess just how well the fabric of this £422m building will ...
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FeaturesWhat we need is whole-life value
PFI projects are failing to achieve the low whole-life costs that were promised. Thomas Lane asked Andy Green of Faithful & Gould if there is another way of going about the problem
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Projects update: safety regulations
The government’s decision to change the colours of electrical wiring is going to cause confusion. To avoid risks, Shepherd Engineering Services has introduced safety guidelines
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FeaturesWhole-life costs: Hospital design
In this third article in our series, and as part of our PFI special, David Weight of Currie & Brown looks at the differences in lifetime costs between deep-plan, shallow-plan or courtyard-based hospital designs
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NewsNew-build completions in August
Completions have held up well over the past 12 months but private registrations have taken a sharp dip
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Warning over dangers of raising density levels
A leading housing association boss has warned that the government’s push to keep raising housing densities was a “catastrophe waiting to happen”.
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Social housing grant worries
A senior Housing Corporation official has admitted there will be unease if only a few private housebuilders receive social housing grants in the pilot programme.
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Average earners unable to afford homes in Midlands
People on average incomes in the West Midlands cannot afford even the cheapest homes, according to research published last week.
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CommentWe have the results
PFI needs a thorough examination. It’s certainly not on its deathbed, but it clearly isn’t working as it should, and if not treated soon, it may soon be in serious trouble.
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NewsMowlem calls in adviser Rothschild after £70m hit
Contractor’s fate hangs in the balance as chief executive Simon Vivian hints at selling off existing contracts
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NewsMowlem blames problem contracts as troubles pile up
Staff start to circulate CVs as contractor takes £70m profit hit and pulls out of £90m Scottish schools contract
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Profit warnings and job cuts: Mowlem’s bad year
Mowlem’s shock restructuring comes after a tumultuous year for the firm.
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G&T’s global alliance crumbles
International consultancies Rider Hunt and Levett & Bailey are in talks to find a UK partner after it emerged that its global alliance with Gardiner & Theobald is on the brink of collapse.
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Steel firms join forces to fend off pay claim
Major steelwork contractors in London this week joined forces over pay, amid fears of a union push for increases at sites across the capital.
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NewsBlair pushes forward hover train proposal
Tony Blair has personally intervened to push forward the scrutiny of proposals for a high-speed hovering train link between Glasgow and London, giving the first clear signal that the government is seriously considering the plans, write Sarah Richardson and David Rogers.
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ODPM takes up challenge from Rogers over communities
A senior civil servant at the ODPM has hinted that the sustainable communities plan could change after criticism from Richard Rogers’ Urban Task Force.
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NewsWater glass
Barber Casanovas Ruffles Architects have released this image of the Cambridge Water Company headquarters.