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    The rules

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    A raft of legislation means extensive changes to the Building Regulations. John Boanson of NBS gives us a preview of the new Approved Documents

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    Products

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    With changes to the Building Regulations and European Standards looming, we take a look at the products on the market that are already up to scratch

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    Local lowdown

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Huge regeneration projects are turning Wales into a recruitment hotspot for professionals of all levels

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    New age classes

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    The government wants school architecture to inspire and stimulate young minds. Building looks at nine trailblazing projects that have tapped into children's imaginations and created very grown-up designs

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    I'm talking serious money

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Slow payment is a bad habit that the industy has got used to. It's just possible, you know, that by speeding it up we could solve quite a few other bugbears

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    Hansom

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Architects get a new role model, the invisible hand of the CITB is revealed, some amusing names are mentioned and hiring a C-list celebrity pays off

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    No industry is an island

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Most construction laws are made in Europe, not Britain. FIEC vice-president Peter Andrews tells Building how we need to learn effective lobbying from our EU neighbours

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    Meet the beetle

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    It was Dutch practice Meyer en Van Schooten that came up with this astonishing insectoidal banking office in the heart of Amsterdam – possibly after spending the evening in one of the city’s many fine coffee houses...

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    Eleven days lost

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Here's a strange case where a fight over the meaning of a small part of the Construction Act decided which party took a big hit. This is what happened

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    So, Mr Bond...

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Escaping from an on-demand performance bond can be extremely tricky – and a recent case gives little comfort to those hoping the courts will rescue them

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    This is a hold-up

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Making a claim for losses caused by disruption can be tricky if you can't prove how much the disruption cost you. So how do you go about doing that?

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    Words from the front

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Roofers have been faced with a grotesque rise in their insurance premiums over the past two years. Here's how they've been fighting back

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    Site lines: Tips for metal roof cladding

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Ian Burns of Corus Colourcoat gives his five top tips for the trouble-free installation of pre-coated metal roof cladding

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    CIBSE chief: We face extinction

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Building services engineering may cease to exist as a profession in 20 years' time because of technological advancements in the sector, CIBSE president Terry Wyatt has warned

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    HSE fines steel firm £75,000 for site death

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Steel specialist William Hare has been fined £75,000 by the Health and Safety Executive after the death of one of its workers on a building site in April 1998

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    Mondrian boogie-woogie

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    The Will Alsop design for the Palestra development in Southwark was launched last week at the RIBA. The 12-storey office building is being funded by developer Blackfriars Investments and Royal London Asset Management, and is directly opposite Southwark Underground station. The project team includes quantity surveyor Atkins Faithful & Gould, ...

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    On the road

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Client Billhold Enterprise has received planning permission for this angular office block by the M4 in Brentford, west London. The 6000 m2 scheme was designed by London architect Esa, and will sit opposite another scheme by the practice, the Parkview building. The project team includes structural engineer PBA and services ...

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    EP doubles directors to expedite housing delivery

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    English Partnerships is to beef up its senior management as part of a restructuring led by chief executive David Higgins

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    The bouncing bridge

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Pictured left is one of four designs that have been unveiled by Marks Barfield Architects for a £425m Thames Gateway bridge between Beckton and Thamesmead in east London. Transport for London has begun a public consultation on the scheme that will end on 12 August; after that, further consultation is ...

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    Laing O'Rourke double whammy

    2003-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Contractor Laing O'Rourke is favourite to clinch two jobs in London and Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, worth a total of £83m