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CommentOwn goal in extra time
Rather like referees, contract administrators aren’t infallible. So what can you do if one of them wrongly awards your contractor an extension of time?
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Profit at Interserve surges 23% thanks to PFI
Facilities management and infrastructure group Interserve this week said that government spending, including PFI, had led to healthy figures in the first half of the year.
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NewsDeath by consultation?
Anyone who has an idea is in a minority of one. If it’s an idea they want to pursue, then they have to convert others to the same point of view.
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Industry anger over delay to Building Regulations updates
Industry bodies have attacked revisions to Parts F and L of the Building Regulations published this week, claiming firms will be unable to meet the deadlines for energy efficiency changes.
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Courts U Like
The Technology and Construction Court is about to reinvent itself as a customer-friendly dispute resolution service – as long as litigants follow the rules
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NewsBovis and Westbury latest to suffer in housing downturn
Pre-tax profit at Bovis Homes falls 32% and Westbury’s sales decline 7% in the first six months of the year
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NewsMJP cuts staff after BBC simplifies flagship design
Changes to plan for second phase of Broadcasting House force project architect to cut staff
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NewsStrategic Forum draws up Olympic charter
The Strategic Forum plans to draw up an “Olympic Charter” to ensure that the 2012 Games follow best practice.
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Major contractors push for fast-tracked skills cards
Whitehall fears proposal to award cards to workers after they pass safety test may undermine CSCS credibility
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City academies to be overhauled
The government has confirmed it aims to bring the procurement of its city academies more closely into line with the £2bn Building Schools for the Future programme.
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NewsAxed PFI hospital design cost Balfour Beatty £2m
NHS trust was forced to scrap BDP-designed scheme; industry leader calls for improvements to PFI process
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NewsCity Hall to add solar panels to boost green performance
DTI gives the Greater London Authority £270,000 grant towards installing photovoltaic panels on curved roof
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CommentReviewing the review
Michael Latham offers a behind-the-scenes guide to the review of the Construction Act – and ponders whether it will make a real difference to payment terms
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FeaturesThe Graduates
How do you get young people to join construction? Once they’re in, how do you keep them? Well, we could ask these guys. These 10 professionals from every corner of the industry are Building’s new Graduate Advisory Panel, and they’ll be sharing their views on recruitment, skills and more in ...
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The end of ageism
Prudent employers will be reviewing their procedures after the government announced a series of measures to tackle age discrimination in the workplace
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FeaturesOn the ocean wave
This year’s Little Britain regatta in the Isle of Wight was another roaring success – especially for joint race winners Amey and Languard Investments. And with a Moulin Rouge-themed evening and gala dinner with charity auction, the event certainly wasn’t all about the sailing … Your correspondent was there enjoying ...
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FeaturesThe city marches east
After 19 years of protracted disputes, the City of London has finally arrived at the historic Spitalfields market, in the form of a sleek Foster and Partners office block. Building assesses the latest addition to this famously varied quarter of east London
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CommentIdentity crisis
The role of the M&E engineer has been changing since Roman times. But in our energy-conscious era, that change is going to happen quicker than ever.
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FeaturesWhere’s our people power?
Ask anyone in construction what the biggest problem they face is and there is just one answer: the skills shortage. As Britain prepares to host the Olympics in 2012, the industry is facing its toughest test yet, with 150,000 jobs being created, many of which will be in construction.