All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV articles in 11 October 2019
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Features
From the archive: 2015 — Nuclear: always controversial, never cheap and rarely on time
Cost overruns at Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset come as little surprise given the project’s history of funding delays
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Sketch of the week: Altrincham in Bloom
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ewen Miller, managing director of Calderpeel Architects
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Comment
5 minutes with… Christina Leafe, building design practice director, Atkins
Christina Leafe tells ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV about south Wales developments, One World Trade Center, and Olympic athletes
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Case in focus: Universal Sealants (UK) Ltd (t/a USL Bridgecare) vs Sanders Plant and Waste Management Ltd
Ted Lowery considers a dispute over contracts and concrete
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When is a breach not a breach?
If a contract is not specific about what constitutes a breach, how bad do things need to get to justify termination?
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Image of the week: Hull of a heavenly painting
Final preparations are shown here being made to a reproduction of Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement at Hull Minster
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Sustainability: How EPC requirements could leave buildings at stranding risk
With EPC rating requirements set to be raised, many buildings will become ‘stranded’ and their value will plummet
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Comment
A royal park, its art, and a city divided
Extreme differences between rich and poor can be found in so many parts of our cities
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Projects: Royal Albert Dock, London
Digital and offsite techniques have unlocked the latest masterplan on this difficult site
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The new Part L sets natural gas off on its journey to obsolescence
The new proposals are a giant leap in the right direction, says Joel Gustafsson
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Construction industry gossip: Concrete facts, please
Accusations of a blame culture (it wasn’t me!), fake news – and now they’re even dragging Harrison Ford into it
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Work on Commonwealth Games stadium to start next spring
Centrepiece arena due to be finished by the end of 2021
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The mental health cost of austerity in construction
In an era when project margins are getting tighter and tighter, what is the potential impact on mental health?Â
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Output stagnates as Brexit looms large over industry
New work slipped in August, ONS figures show
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Offsite: Out of mind?
Is offsite manufacturing is about to become mainstream? Or are there still barriers to it becoming a more common?
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Norwich housing scheme wins Stirling Prize
London Bridge station redevelopment and Macallan Distillery among beaten schemes
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In pictures: OMA’s Greenwich Peninsula plans revealed
U+I developer behind 1,500-home plan
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Energy standards for new homes – the government gets tough
The launch of the Future Homes Standard consultation is the first concrete step towards the 2025 carbon reduction targets for new homes
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Queries raised over Hinkley cost hike
EDF says job has gone up by as much as £2.9bn because of ‘challenging’ ground conditions