All Ӱ articles in 27 November 2009 – Page 4
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ChandlerKBS cost consultant on £20m Grove Place
Hampshire retirement development housed in Grade 1 listed manor house
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RICS launches alternative route to qualifying in surveying
AssocRICS replaces TechRICS to provides a recognised qualification for non-graduates
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Confluence steps in for Children in Need
Firm project manages Dragon’s Den’s south east London community centre refurbishment scheme
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Payment excuses are getting more inventive
A run-down of some of the worst reasons not to stump up the cash
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HSE forces nuclear industry to address safety flaws
Safety body announces plans to block all new reactors unless 'significant' design features are changed
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EDF Energy announces nuclear land sale
Bradwell site will be sold off for new build in line with government agreement
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Ancient Athens theatre to be restored
£5.4m project will extend and modernise 2,500-year-old venue
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World markets rattled by Dubai debt delay
Investment company's decision to seek debt freeze triggers fall in property shares
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Russia me to hospital
Half health and safety nightmare, half work of art, this awe-inspiring scaffolding was spotted by Jestico + Whiles senior architect Heiko Meyer in Yekaterinburg, Russia
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Talking up the upturn
Following the Construction Products Association’s announcement that nine out of 10 construction products firms has reported significantly falling sales, it is easy to feel negative. However, as America and the rest of Europe are well on their way out of recession, we must be positive to ensure that we follow ...
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Styles stabilising
Styles & Wood’s latest trading update said there were “some signs of stabilisation” in the retail fit-out and refurbishment market
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The ruck at the RICS
The decade-long kicking and pushing match between the RICS and its 30,000 or so QS members has turned nasty again, and accusations of dumbing down and power grabs are flying. Olivia Boyd blows the whistle and works out what it’s all about
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The price is wrong
The message sent out by Richard Steer is very apt in relation to what is happening in the marketplace. I question, though, whether his points only apply to QS consultants
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Waterman picking up
Consulting engineer Waterman said it was seeing signs of recovery in Australia while trading elsewhere was in line with expectations
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My health and safety sleep-in
After 50 years’ unbroken employment in the construction industry I was made redundant in July. I’ve been catching up on some Ӱ back numbers before savouring the luxury of going back to bed for an hour or so before breakfast
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Happy Union: Hemel Hempstead housing
John Thompson & Partners’ £80m scheme for Linden Homes and Crest Nicholson on the Grand Union canal in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, has received planning permission
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Morrell takes the stage with a warning to government
Whitehall’s first chief construction adviser says public spending cuts would wreck the green agenda
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Housing firm Quadron fails
Somerset-based social housing firm Quadron Property Services has gone into administration
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Comment
The task facing Paul Morrell
When the House of Commons’ business and enterprise committee made the appointment of a chief construction officer one of the main recommendations in its Construction Matters report in July last year, many people thought it was a great idea – and likely to remain just that
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Energy limits set for new homes
The government has announced the minimum standard for the energy efficiency of zero-carbon homes