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Watching the defectives
Regarding your piece on defects in new homes (9 September): the research undertaken within the School of the Built & Natural Environment, at Glasgow Caledonian University, is based on more than 100,000 pieces of data relating to defects in a broad range of house types, constructed by more than 200 ...
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Why retentions must go
I read your article “Blood and money” (2 September) with great interest.
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Recruitment faces dire future
Your article outlining the current recruitment problems in Essex (9 September, page 110) failed to mention three other developments that will “make high demands upon the local construction industry”. These are the Thames and Haven Gateways projects, both of which provide for thousands of homes and huge industrial and commercial ...
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We’re not using CDM right
Any attempt to get the industry to recognise the financial and other benefits to be gained from improved logistics is to be applauded.
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Partners in crime
I sit and wonder whether Egan’s theory of partnering “twice as much for half the price” will ever be as famous as Einstein’s formula for the relationship between mass and energy, E=mc2. Partnering is the new “in thing” and at least 50% of local authorities are attempting to do it. ...
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FeaturesInfirmary blues
The PFI’s problems are not confined to the bid process. Even after a facility is up and running, there is a constant struggle between client and consortium over its running costs – as we’re finding out at Edinburgh.
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FeaturesThe insider
David Metter, chairman of the PPP Forum, knows more than most about the PFI. So it’s surprising that he thinks there’s a problem with bid costs – and is not sure if the government can meet its education targets.
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FeaturesStriking balance
Building on a college building in London that has shown work-life balance really works
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Bovis Lend Lease closes in on Balfour Beatty in August
£204m deal from British Land puts Bovis in third place in annual league, as Balfour hangs on to two top spots
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BPB and Saint-Gobain lock horns over hostile bid
The fight between BPB and French materials firm Saint-Gobain, which has launched a £3.6bn hostile takeover bid, raged on this week.
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Styles & Wood profit doubles
Pre-tax profit at retail property services group Styles & Wood more than doubled to £2.3m in the six months ending 30 June.
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NewsSharewatch: Kier on top
Last week brought welcome news for the quoted companies in the industry, as the construction and building materials index rose modestly, about 1% to 3776.
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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