All Editorial articles – Page 6

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    Comment

    Two into one won’t go

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    The public sector is as diverse and complex as the private sector, says Paul Morrell. Treating the two as if they were the same will stop us building a collaborative relationship between them

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    Mouchel shrugs off gloom

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Consultant Mouchel has said the outlook for its UK business is improving and has appointed a finance director

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    Industry’s fears over fate of HCA framework put to rest

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    More than a dozen housing schemes have been tendered to contractors and housebuilders on the Homes and Communities Agency’s delivery partner panel since the general election

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    House prices fall

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    House prices in August had the biggest fall in 16 months, according to data from property researcher Hometrack

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    Fire-rated doorsets

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    The £20m North Glasgow College campus includes more than 400 doorsets from Leaderflush Shapland’s Extended Performance and Designer ranges

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    Fire-resistant doors

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Wrightstyle has launched a range of unlatched, fully-glazed interior and exterior fire-resistant doors

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    Door operators

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Dorma UK has launched the ED100 low-energy swing door operator which is suitable for situations where users may be hampered, for example people carrying shopping or using push chairs

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    Comment

    My digital life: Leigh Jennings

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Are you into social networking?

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    Leeds halves housebuilding targets to thwart developers

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Council says move will help protect greenfield sites after government abolishes spatial strategies

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    Utilities save the day

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    North Midland Construction posted a 49% rise in pre-tax profit from £1.3m to £2m in the first half of 2010 after doing more in the utilities sector.

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    Comment

    Hansom: Under cover

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Our usual quest to stick our noses into the private business of others takes us from the corridors of power at the RICS to a private betting circle, pausing briefly to admire some tugs in Afghanistan

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    Composite windows

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Window manufacturer Idealcombi has launched the Futura+ range of composite doors and windows which feature a polyurethane core to enhance thermal efficiency and help designers meet the new Part L of the ɫTV Regulations.

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    OFT fines ‘will be coming down’ say contractors

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Several of the 25 contractors appealing against a combined £79m fine by the OFT for pricing collusion have said they expect to get back “millions” as the legal arguments draw to a close

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    Coalition to extend green retrofit scheme to offices

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Energy bill to introduce ’pay as you save’ scheme for commercial sector in major boost for refit market

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    Great sprawl of China

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    PRP Architects has completed a masterplan for the centre of Chongqing city in western China

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    Comment

    Maglev vs high-speed rail: Should we change trains?

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    The billions we will spend on HS2 will get us from London to Birmingham 28 minutes faster than the present system does. After Birmingham, the trains will travel on old lines

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    Museum of Liverpool Energy Centre: Quality of Mersey

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    The Museum of Liverpool, engineered by Buro Happold, has begun the final commissioning of its Energy Centre

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    Features

    Future proofing the office: iPod generation calls the shots

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Ignore those iPod-toting Tweeters at your peril. They are the office users of the future. Emily Wright reports on how both commercial and residential design will have to adapt to the lifestyle of the Facebook generation

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    Capita thwarted in move to buy Cyril Sweett

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Consultant hunts for alternatives as Sweett’s £5.4m Chinese deal wrecks takeover talks

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    Comment

    PLP: So business is looking up?

    2010-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Remember the Polisano crew who busted out of Kohn Pedersen Fox and started up on their own? That must have been a year ago now. Emily Wright found out what happened to them next