All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV articles in 13 November 2015 – Page 3

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    Gleeds poaches two directors

    2015-11-13T06:00:00Z

    Two senior hires will take up roles in the firm’s Asia Pacific and health divisions

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    School building: Top form

    2015-11-13T06:00:00Z

    Sheppard Robson and Willmott Dixon have teamed up to create a new model of school that aims to be economic, quick to build and flexible enough to be used for multiple alternative uses. Key to all this is the structurally independent, over-sailing glulam roof

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    Disputes rife between clients and main contractors

    2015-11-13T06:00:00Z

    Survey shows almost half of respondents have been in at least one dispute over past 12 months

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    This week in 2009

    2015-11-13T06:00:00Z

    Dragon’s Den’s Theo Paphitis offers some advice to the construction industry

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    Online poll: UK construction economy

    2015-11-12T10:30:00Z

    Do you think the UK will have Europe’s biggest construction economy by 2025? Vote below

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    Universities: Short-term fix

    2015-11-12T06:00:00Z

    Raising tuition fees gave university estates a shot in the arm, in terms of investment. But with student numbers predicted to fall and competition fierce, how can institutions maintain that momentum?

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    Who’s counting?

    2015-11-12T06:00:00Z

    Despite decades of changes to planning law, the number of homes we’re building has barely increased. Does the Housing and Planning Bill hold out the hope that this time things will be different?

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    Flagship £2bn school building programme put back to 2016

    2015-11-12T06:00:00Z

    Second phase of Priority School ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Programme, due to run from 2015, may be delayed by up to nine months

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    Where will the UK be in 2030?

    2015-11-11T12:48:00Z

    In the week of the publication of Global Construction 2030, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV was given exclusive access to the report’s findings, and the answers are not necessarily what you’d expect

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    Standing room only

    2015-11-11T12:47:00Z

    Agile working isn’t a phase; it’s here to stay. As desk-to-worker ratios become tighter, it’s essential that building designers respond to the shift in office requirements

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    Berkeley eyes prison sites after sell-off plan

    2015-11-11T07:00:00Z

    Housebuilder’s chairman tells ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV that firm would be interested in developing ‘well-located’ London sites

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    Whole-life carbon: Facades

    2015-11-11T06:01:00Z

    How embodied and whole-life carbon can be reduced through simple design and specification decisions at little additional cost

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    What to specify: Roofing

    2015-11-10T15:05:00Z

    This week’s roofing products include roofing membranes chosen for an extension of the Park Plaza Riverbank hotel in London, and a replacement waterproofing system at California House in Birmingham

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    Absent friends

    2015-11-10T14:49:00Z

    When a contractor goes into liquidation, can an employer avoid paying them a previously certified sum? A recent case provides guidance

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    Footing the bill

    2015-11-10T14:34:00Z

    The new housing bill would cut permanently the regulation on converting office or light-industrial sites into housing, circumnavigating both local authorities and affordable housing obligations. So who would be the winners and losers?