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District surveyors vote for link with building control
Members of the District Surveyors Association have voted to merge with the Local Authority Building Control Services.
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Bolkestein talks imminent
Officials from European construction organisations are to meet the government in an attempt to protect the industry from the effects of the European Union Services Directive, also known as the Bolkestein directive.
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NewsCurzon call
Architect Hamilton Associates will this month submit its Curzon Park masterplan in Birmingham for planning permission.
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NewsGovernment bails out NHS trust with ‘PFI supplement’
Health department sets precedent by giving London hospital £45m extra to meet cost of new PFI facilities
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Morrell plans school delivery forum
Paul Morrell, the president of the British Council of Offices, is looking to set up a similar industry forum to facilitate the government’s £5bn school building programme
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Pringle manoeuvres to curb power of ARB
Jack Pringle, the RIBA president-elect, is planning to use the government’s pledge to cut regulation to lobby for changes to the 1997 Architects Act.
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NewsA postcard from Waterloo
This mixed-tenure housing development, designed by architect John Thompson & Partners for Waterloo Housing Association, has received planning permission from Birmingham council.
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‘Arrogant‘ RICS bosses face vote of confidence
Construction faculty chair calls for extraordinary meeting to press for reform of ‘empire shielded from reality’
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HSE draws a blank over cause of crane accident
A three-year Health and Safety Executive investigation into a crane collapse that killed three men has concluded there was “no conclusive explanation” for the incident.
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Liverpool demolition stalls
Plans to demolish hundreds of homes in Liverpool have been put on hold after public opposition.
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Inspector rejects plans to demolish Camden market
Camden market has been saved from demolition after deputy prime minister John Prescott endorsed a decision to block the redevelopment of Camden Tube station.
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Industry faces £9bn vibration bill
Construction employers will be liable for billions of pounds of claims as a result of vibrations legislation that comes into force next week
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NFB on course to repay debts by 2007
The National Federation of Builders says it is on course to repay its debts by 2007 after reporting a surplus of almost a quarter of a million pounds for the past year.
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NewsThe curtain rises
Architect Stanton Williams’ £10m redevelopment of the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry has gone on site.
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NewsDarwen’s evolution
IWA Architects has received planning consent for this development of 17 apartments and houses on a 0.25 ha site on the outskirts of Darwen in Lancashire.
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London prepares to make the best of Olympic failure
Councils draw up alternative masterplan for Lower Lea Valley for use if London fails to win 2012 games
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RIBA prize to include new emissions yardstick
THE RIBA is to judge entrants for this year’s sustainability award, part of the Stirling prize ceremony, against a new energy and emissions declaration scheme designed by Edge Group, an environmental body.
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NewsCABE lets public in to see design review in action
Architecture watchdog conducts public review of Levitt Bernstein’s Shrewsbury theatre and Farrell’s national park
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CommentSuch a waste
In terms of amount of work, construction is performing well – but look at the all-important productivity data and it’s clear resources are still being managed inefficiently
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FeaturesA sunny reception
Building’s annual meeting of politicians, peers and top executives at the House of Commons