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FeaturesJoin the queue
The anticipated sale of Westbury to rival Persimmon may improve the housebuilding sector’s standing in the City, but it could also lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs – if Persimmon’s track record is anything to go by.
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NewsWinning hearts and prizes
The 2005 Regeneration Awards, held on Monday at London’s Hilton Hotel, celebrated those firms and people who have shown they are committed to regeneration. Here are some of the victors …
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CommentWonders & blunders
Roger Protz raises a glass to the London pub that was named after a philanthropist, and pours cold water on a London station
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CPA demands action on gas price increases
The Construction Products Association this week wrote to trade and industry secretary Alan Johnson warning of the “serious consequences” that rises in gas prices would have on UK materials companies.
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Barratt boss calls for overhaul of planning
The chief executive of Barratt Developments has appealed to the government to overhaul the planning system and has produced an 18-point programme of reform to show how it could be done.
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The appliance of science
Attending the Sustainability Awards organised by Building last month brought home to me that the age of sustainable buildings has finally arrived.
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Tall tale?
I was prompted to write concerning the article in on the design of high-rise building following the events of 9/11 (4 November).
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Less elegant than flatulent
I couldn’t agree more with Mark Cowell’s and James Nisbet’s comments (28 October) concerning the award of the Stirling Prize to the Scottish parliament building.
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Dot joining
Energy saving, reduction in greenhouse gases, sustainability, green building, save those trees … all very laudable but it needs joining up.
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Send the academics on site
Despite 30 years’ experience in building control, I no longer feel confident on site that what I am looking at achieves the requirements of the regulations; also, when asked for advice I don’t always have the answer straight away because the regulations have become too complicated.
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NewsChina hires Atkins to plan 48 cities the size of London
Consultant to work with Chinese government on cities the size of European capitals, each housing up to 6 million
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NewsLighting up the waterfront
The Scottish executive has given the green light for Glasgow city centre’s Custom House Quay, a £200m privately funded development on the Clyde Street waterfront.
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Small Jarvis profit wiped out by financial costs
Jarvis, troubled support services firm, has announced that it made a £61m loss in the six months to September.
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Cabinet split over Treasury’s planning gain supplement
Chancellor Gordon Brown set to announce further consultation in pre-Budget report, despite ODPM opposition
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NewsStudent mile
Morrison Construction is set to start work in the autumn of next year on a block for Queen Mary University in Mile End, London.
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Barts paying £500k a month in PFI interest
The cost of the UK’s biggest PFI scheme, the £1.1bn Barts and The London NHS Trust, is rising by £500,000 each month because it has not reached financial close.
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Building writers hit winning streak at industry awards
Building writers won five awards at last week’s International Building Press Journalism Awards ceremony in central London. Mark Leftly, the features editor, scooped the Construction Journalist of the Year award, news editor George Hay took the prize for Feature Writer of the Year, Housing editor Josephine Smit was named ...
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Holiday wrangle payout
Engineering contractors May Gurney and Morrison Utility Services must pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to workers after losing a row over holiday pay.