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NewsFirst past the post
First past the post: Wates Homes has unveiled plans to construct these preformed post-and-beam homes at the one-acre Woodyard site in Dulwich Village, south London. The nine 280 m2 contemporary homes will be priced at more than £1m each. They will be built from pre-engineered parts made at pre-build specialist ...
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Balfour beefs up engineering
Balfour Beatty has enlarged its engineering division in a shake-up of group operations.
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Sharewatch
It's a bit of a coincidence that, in the week that Costain's shares hit a four-year high of 23p, it emerged that the group had paid former chief executive John Armitt £300,000 after his resignation in April last year.
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Lawrence and Mott MacDonald team up
Multidisciplinary contractor Lawrence and consulting engineer Mott MacDonald have formed a joint venture to target the industrial and water sectors.
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Hochtief appoints UK managing director
German construction giant Hochtief has appointed Stephen Ives as its new UK managing director after the retirement of Leslie Forrest.
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Breakdown
In some areas of Burnley, house prices have fallen by half in the past 10 years. Here, property ownership makes you poorer. The result is a bitter struggle for regeneration funds that the hard right has exploited to win electoral success. Mark Leftly reports on a city staring into the ...
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Just my opinion …
The principles outlined in Constructing the Team were created on a commonsense, rather than expert, basis. So have they actually been adopted?
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FeaturesThe beautiful games
As the England football squad prepares to fly out to Japan for the World Cup, Building was given a sneak preview of three of the country's spectacular new stadiums built for the tournament.
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The Tao of success
Like a frog in a well seeing the sky, the great men of Farrelly Facilities grasped that it is a fool who picks up a sesame seed but loses sight of the watermelon. Victoria Madine finds out how Chinese wisdom translates into happy workers and a great fortune.
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Building a new breed
Who can the virgin client turn to in times of trouble? Bring on the independent adviser – quick
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Top five alternative management books
The Servant Leader by James Autry (Prima Lifestyles, £17). Based on the teachings of the classical Chinese text the Tao Te Ching, Altree argues that leadership should come from the bottom up.Building the Happiness Centred Business by Dr Paddi Lundi. The story of an Aussie dentist who decided money, business ...
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The ASP with a sting in its tail
Using extranets to transmit documents can save a fortune, write Gillian Birkby and Jon Nugent. But what if the system crashes or, even worse, the application service provider becomes insolvent?
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Prepare for the high jump
Faced with hefty insurance premium hikes, it's tempting to increase the excess you pay or reduce cover. Don't do it – there are other ways over this hurdle
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FeaturesThe benchmark
Having already had one nightmare with a housing block refurbishment, Hackney council wasn't about to make the same mistakes. Thomas Lane found out how the team applied bitter experience to make its next project a triumph.
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FeaturesCost study: Warwick University International Manufacturing Centre
Partnering and value engineering helped slice 5% off time and cost on the third phase of Warwick University’s International Manufacturing Centre. This Movement for Innovation demonstration project is reviewed by Warwick University, Edward Cullinan Architects and Northcroft
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Making progress
Where can young engineers sort out any worries they have about their careers and talk about their futures? Roger McLaughlin has the answer
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FeaturesAppointments
ConsultantsBLB Architects has made five appointments. Simon Blakemore, Diana Earls, Chantal Cudd, Anthony Doughty and Sarah Dancaster have joined the Redditch office. In addition, Suzanne Clark (left) joins as marketing manager.Bristol-based building consultant Osmond Tricks has appointed Chris Miles, previously with Watts and Partners and Vincent Cochran, formerly with Parsons ...
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FA will sign Wembley deal ... but not until August
FA agrees £420m loan with German bank, but work will not start on national stadium until deal is closed.
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NewsSporting circles
Sporting circles: Regent’s Park, London, is to get a circular sports pavilion designed by David Morley Architects, Building’s young architect of the year. The scheme will be the centrepiece of a £3.5m masterplan for the Royal Parks, which will rationalise the grade I-listed northern playing fields and introduce more meadowland. ...