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FeaturesThe equaliser
Ras Patel, himself the victim of a racial attack, is in charge of ridding construction of racism. He tells Tom Broughton that the best way forward is to persuade companies that racial equality makes good business sense.
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Ten years later …
Should you expect compensation if someone does you damage they should have foreseen? Of course. But what if it goes on for an unforeseeable length of time?
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Breaking the sound barrier
The government has identified noisy neighbours as a serious problem for its urban policy, and it's told housebuilders to keep them quiet – or else. The only problem is that the industry will have to move at Mach two to comply.
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FeaturesLondon will never look the same again
Thanks to the Swiss Re project team who worked out how to build this hugely clever, hugely complex building, kept to within a few days of the schedule and put the top 3 mm away from where they wanted it. Andy Pearson explains how they did it
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Jeffries draws up shortlist for hot seat at Atkins
Main board expected to discuss possible applicants for post of chief executive at meeting on Tuesday.
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Grimshaw goes Stateside
Architect Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners opened an office in New York this week.
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Ways of making you talk
It was always thought that a clause in a contract that says parties will mediate before they litigate wasn't that enforceable. After the following case, we know different
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Carillion regroups to focus on military contracts
Infrastructure boss Richard Lumby signed up to lead new defence division – three months after his last promotion.
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Key players under fire for Scottish parliament
A former project manager of the £308m Scottish parliament project has attacked the Scottish executive and the presiding officer for their roles in the scheme.
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Decision on £200m MoD PFI is put back
Contractors pitching for a £200m PFI to take over a military college are facing a long wait to find out who has won the contract.
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NewsWolstenholme gets top job at Heathrow's Terminal 5
Former group construction director at BAA becomes T5 supremo after departure of Haste to CrossRail.
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PFI bidders deterred by costs, says report
The number of bidders for PFI schemes will drop because of falls in the share price of contractors and the introduction of tougher accounting standards for bid costs, according to a report published this week.
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Portsmouth FC set to go ahead with £25m stadium
After putting the scheme on hold in April, the club is expected to announce plans for a 25,000-seat venue.
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Laing set to buy Amey’s PFIs
Laing Group was this week named as preferred bidder for Amey’s PFI stakes.
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NewsExposed: The failure of Britain's skills training
The dismal state of construction crafts training in Britain has been exposed by former lecturer John Smith in a hard-hitting column published in Building this week.
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NewsFrank Gehry in talks over Sunderland bridge
AMERICAN architect Frank Gehry was due to hold talks this week over designing his first major project in Britain.
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NewsSo, Mr McAslan, I‘d been expecting you …
So, Mr McAslan, I‘d been expecting you … Architect John McAslan + Partners has been picked by the Kensington and Chelsea council to spruce up Erno Goldfinger’s grade II-listed Trellick Tower in north Kensington. The firm’s brief is to repair and conserve the 31-storey tower, to improve the building’s entrance ...
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Cleaning up the pensions mess
A year after Building warned of construction's pensions time bomb, employers and staff alike are getting the jitters about the cost of retirement. Our annual Hays Montrose/Building careers survey reveals that more than half of readers are worried about pensions, and – as a result – expect to work beyond ...
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NewsBars and grills
Bars and grills: Developer London & Regional Properties has received detailed planning permission for the second building at the Firstcentral business park in Park Royal, west London. Designed by Fitzroy Robinson, the building is part of a 116,000 m2 office campus that includes a Central Line Tube station. Project manager ...
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O’Rourke: We need no replacement for White
Laing O’Rourke chairman and chief executive Ray O’Rourke says he does not intend to appoint a successor to former chief operating officer Andy White.