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10 years on
The review of the Construction Act is not going to be Son of Constructing the Team – there aren't enough hours in the day – but it will be timely
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CommentDiary of an architectural practice, aged 4½ months
This month staff at Make have careered from the sublimely fit to the ridiculously unhealthy, with a marathon effort and an impromptu doughnut-athon
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CommentMarketwatch: retirement housing
In 2001 there were 9.4 million people aged 65 or above in the UK, a 51% increase from 1951.
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Comment*Cosying up ...
Why you should get chummy with the rapidly expanding Pegasus Retirement Homes
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*Tips on protecting your business from terrorism
The government's security advisors, MI5, recently published advice on putting security measures in place to protect against terrorism as well as crime. Here's the top, er, 11 …
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FeaturesHere comes rab
A crowd of iconic office schemes is being planned for the City of London. Bennetts Associates' New Street Square is the latest to be unveiled …
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A sharp reminder
The publication this week of the National Audit Office's report into health and safety on building sites has done the industry a favour.
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Permanent fixes
The Institution of Chemical Engineers has a model form that seems to eliminate disputes. So should any of it be adopted by the construction industry?
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Task group calls for eco-codes
One-tenth of materials used in a new building should be recycled or reclaimed, says the government's Sustainable Buildings Task Group.
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Denise Chevin takes over the reins at Building
Denise Chevin is the new editor of Building. She takes over from Adrian Barrick who has been promoted to publisher.
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Task group calls for eco-codes
One-tenth of materials used in a new building should be recycled or reclaimed, says the government's Sustainable Buildings Task Group.
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News91 days to go …
Work started this week on raising the steel arches of Santiago Calatrava's design for the refurbishment of the Olympic stadium in Athens. The start of the installation of the 18,000-tonne roof came days before the International Olympic Committee said Greece would be ready to host the Games. Denis Oswald, ...
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NewsChanging Thames
Contractor Wates Construction has completed this office block on the south bank of the River Thames at London Bridge. The project, designed by GMW, involved the retention of a grade II-listed building and the creation of an entrance from the bridge, a glazed internal atrium and an additional floor. ...
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NewsBuilding named best business magazine
Building has been named the UK's best business magazine for third time in six years.
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Latham group to focus on late payments
Sir Michael Latham has unveiled plans to review provisions of the Construction Act over late payment and non-payment.
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NewsCleared for take-off
Contractor Gleeson has completed a £20m contract to build a three-star hotel near City Airport in Docklands. The Ramada Hotel, for client Lanos Investments, is next to London's ExCel exhibition centre. It has 153 standard rooms and 71 long-stay suites. Designed by architect BUJ, it comprises three blocks of six, ...
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NewsReady for the off
Building Design Partnership has unveiled this £34m redevelopment of Aintree racecourse in Merseyside. Its plans include a grandstand, a weighing room and a stable complex. Work is scheduled to start after next year's Grand National and should be completed in time for the 2007 meeting.
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MPs attack Home Office over headquarters PFI deal
THE House of Commons' public accounts committee this week criticised the government for its handling of the procurement of the £311m Home Office headquarters and called for better planning of PFI deals.