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NewsBig science
Pascall + Watson Architects has received planning permission for these two neighbouring buildings for the London Metropolitan University. One is a science centre, which will house the largest flexible teaching laboratory in the UK; the other will contain the National Archive for Voluntary Action. QS is Davis Langdon & Everest, ...
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Features
Up ladder, down snake
In this month's Tracker, Building reports that although growth in activity picked up between February and March, it is expected slow down over the next quarter
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Focus on the regions
A closer look at activity levels and order books in 11 regions around the UK, from the sunny spots of the South-west, the East Midlands and Scotland, to the chill winds of Northern Ireland and the South-east.
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NewsFreestyle design
S&P Architects has drawn up a series of scenarios for how London might accommodate swimming competitions at the 2012 Olympics. These include (from left to right): a new-build adaptable stadium that can transform itself from a football pitch to an Olympic pool format; a temporary pool installed in an existing ...
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NewsCatching the breeze
Architecture, engineering and design group Aukett has submitted a detailed planning application on behalf of Trent Developments for a 66,714 m2 urban quarter on the seafront at Folkestone, Kent. The 7.1 ha site will incorporate 600 flats, a cinema, and 80,000 m2 of retail space. The curved, sail-like facades of ...
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Union warns on corporate killing law
The government's proposed corporate manslaughter bill will be undermined by lack of funding, the safety inspectors' union warned this week
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NHS whittles hospital teams down to 16
NHS Estates has narrowed the field for its £1.4bn-a-year national Procure 21 hospital building programme
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Procurement chief Roche to quit Laing O'Rourke
Contractor Laing O'Rourke is to lose group procurement director Gus Roche
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LandSec denies boss move
Developer Land Securities has quashed rumours that director John Anderson is to join rival Chelsfield
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NewsThe Crossharbour tower
Developer Ballymore this week submitted a revised planning application to Tower Hamlets council for a mixed-use housing, office, hotel and retail development at the London Arena site in Crossharbour. A public exhibition is to be held next week to outline the plans for the 2.7 ha site, overseen by architect ...
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UK firms on Athens shortlist
Two UK consortiums have emerged as bidders to update a masterplan for Athens International Airport
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Leading hoteliers to speak at Building conference
Six of the UK's leading hoteliers are among the speakers at a Building conference entitled Understanding the Hotels Sector
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Countryside blames bad timing for 11% fall in sales
Countryside Properties this week announced a turnover of £165.9m for the six months to 31 March, a fall of 11% (£20.1m) on the same period last year
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Connaught to stick with AIM
Facilities management group Connaught has ruled out a switch from the alternative investment market to the main stock exchange for at least 18 months
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Comment
Be very, very careful
Given the predicament of the UK market, it's no surprise to learn that fidgety construction bosses are turning their gaze overseas
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Olympic transport is not the weakest link
Even without Crossrail experts say that London's transport system will be able to cope with the thousands of extra people who would attend the Olympics
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Pay or delay
The claimant was a builder who was seeking to recover the balance of the price for refurbishment and alteration work to Mr and Mrs Noble's home. Work commenced on site in November 2000, but the contractor suspended its work in October 2001 because of the defendant's non-payment of invoices at ...
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FeaturesDavid Miliband
The schools standards minister comes across as a sixth-form debating champion – but can he convince regional contractors to play a leading role in his plan to revamp the UK's secondary schools?
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Miliband's terms
Education minister David Miliband describes his mission to bring every secondary school in Britain up to scratch as "provocative" and "challenging". So it will be – and not just for educationalists and local authorities, but for their suppliers in construction, too. On the face of it, Miliband's timing couldn't be ...