All 好色先生TV articles in 20 November 2009 鈥� Page 5
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CommentHansom: The seat of power
Downing Street is the scene of this week鈥檚 tales of the unexpected, as Gordon Brown practises his stand-up routine, Prince Charles is praised for his tact, and a hard-bitten architect gets all gooey-eyed
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FeaturesRome improvements: Hadid's Maxxi museum
Zaha Hadid鈥檚 long-awaited Maxxi art museum has given the Eternal City a bit of a shake-up
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好色先生TVIt鈥檚 a gas
Architect Bell Phillips + Kimble has won the high-profile competition to reinvent Gasholder No. 8 at King鈥檚 Cross Central in London, reimagining the structure as a water pool and garden
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FeaturesI鈥檒l be watching you: Serious Fraud Office
Richard Alderman is boss of the Serious Fraud Office, and he has the construction industry in his sights. Roxane McMeeken finds out how worried you should be
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Feelings, wo-o-o feelings鈥�
You don鈥檛 often see the words 鈥榚ngineering鈥� and 鈥榚motion鈥� in the same sentence, but once the connection is made, it can change lives
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Everybody wins
We are, of course, sympathetic to the plight of housebuilders in the current economic climate, but we are deeply concerned by any suggestion that the Lifetime Homes standard should be dropped as part of a review of regulatory 鈥渞ed tape鈥� (30 October, page 19)
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Just a drop in the (rising) ocean
I was pleased to hear Scottish housing and communities minister Alex Neil announce a 拢15m Scottish home insulation scheme administered by the Energy Saving Trust last week
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Mace drafted in to take on Savoy hotel refurb
Project manager Mace has been drafted in to the 拢100m refurbishment job at the Savoy hotel amid rumours of further delays and cost overruns on the project
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Row erupts as Ucatt derails directors鈥� safety talks
A last-minute intervention by construction unions has scuppered a meeting of health and safety chiefs over new guidance for company directors
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Your critics miss the point
Tony Bingham鈥檚 and Rudi Klein鈥檚 (9 October, page 32) articles on the OFT are linked and raise more questions than they answer
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HSE to review crane rules
The Health and Safety Executive is to consider whether to lower the maximum wind speed in which tower cranes operate, following a review of a fatal accident in Liverpool 2007
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FeaturesCountry focus: Russia
Russia has been badly hit by recession, and there are not many signs of recovery, says Pavel Vishnaykov of EC Harris Still, the 2014 Winter Olympics provide a glimmer of hope 鈥�
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好色先生TVKPMG: Global construction optimism is misplaced
Worldwide survey suggests companies鈥� profit hopes are based on pre-recession order books
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好色先生TVRICS may quit Construction Industry Council
CIC chief executive says organisation may leave to save money, as surveyors鈥� infighting continues
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好色先生TVMore stalled college projects could restart next year
Government pledge to spend 拢200m after 2011 may kickstart several schemes hit by LSC debacle
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Eco offences: A civil war on pollution
The proposed Environmental Civil Sanctions Order will give regulators powers to impose penalties on construction firms that damage the environment
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Civil engineers: Recession will get worse for construction
Thousands more construction jobs are at risk as the recession in the industry looks set to deepen, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association has warned
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CityWatch: Only words
Three housebuilders provided trading updates to the City this week, providing ample material for those who hang on their every word to divine what the future holds
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Cabe takes on supermarkets
Design quango Cabe is in talks over setting up a dedicated review panel for supermarkets, it emerged in the wake of outgoing chair Sir John Sorrell鈥檚 savaging of the retail giants on Monday
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Galliford investors will call for break-up if rights issue fails
Several shareholders give firm final warning over hybrid contractor/housebuilder model