Welcome visitorLogin to your accountRegisterMobile site Latest IssueBuy BuildingAdvertiseContact Tuesday07 October 2014 HOME NEWS ANALYSIS ECOBUILD AND SUSTAINABILITY BUILDINGS DATA PROFESSIONAL Jobs Product search Communities TRENDING NOW: LATEST CPD MODULE AGENDA 15 DRAFT MANIFESTO PARTY CONFERENCE SEASON TOP STORIES Sweett boss exits after 34 years with firm 6 Oct 14 Chief executive Dean Webster brings forward retirement and departs with immediate effect Cable calls for 'help to build, not help to buy' 6 Oct 14 Business secretary says borrowing more to invest in housebuilding and infrastructure is ‘no brainer’ and hits out at government’s Help to Buy scheme Arup wins key role on Tokyo Olympics 6 Oct 14 Consultant to review masterplan and work with Aecom on venue designs and legacy transformation MORE LATEST NEWS Lib Dems pledge 50,000 homes in garden cities 6 Oct 14 Beijing CCTV designer eyes London studio 6 Oct 14 Boris gives go-ahead to Mount Pleasant scheme 3 Oct 14 Miller Homes shelves plan to float 3 Oct 14 Waterman revenue up 12% 6 Oct 14 Faith in Balfour Beatty bosses at low ebb 3 Oct 14 Vinci picks new UK construction boss 3 Oct 14 Bam Nuttall facing fresh £31m busway claim 3 Oct 14 More news PROJECTS Shored up: The RNLI's lifeboat centre in Poole 1 Oct 14 Before the Royal National Lifeboat Institute could begin construction on its All-weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole Harbour, Dorset, it first had to find a way to manage the flood risk of its quayside location GAIN CPD POINTS CPD 29 2014: Radiant heating and cooling panels Radiant panels can be used as an alternative to traditional convectors to heat and cool buildings. This module, sponsored by Zehnder, examines their benefits, design considerations and most common applications More professional PIC OF THE DAY Bam to revamp Jamie Oliver's old college 3 Oct 14 Bam wins £11m job to redevelop Westminster Kingsway College’s Grade-II* listed Victoria Centre More buildings DATA Building intelligence: Q2 2014 30 Sep 14 Experian Economics shows that construction activity stayed flat throughout the second quarter of the year, but still putting it 5% higher when compared with the same period for 2013 BUSINESS BAROMETER: Your Interactive Guide to Construction Activity Latest League Tables Click here for full league tables The CPA/Barbour ABI Index Find out who's winning work with our sortable tables Check the latest data on construction activity in 11 industry sectors Read analysis by industry expert Noble Francis LATEST PRODUCTS What to specify: M&E 6 Oct 14 This week’s M&E products include a video fire detection system that has been installed at the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight hangar, and a new heating system for the Humberside Police HQ in Hull SKETCH OF THE WEEK Sketch of the week: Holyport College 3 Oct 14 This week’s sketch comes from Matt Golds and Dan Smith of Hunters South Architects ANALYSIS Interview: Steve Morgan 3 October 2014 Steve Morgan left Redrow in 2000 but returned five years ago to save the housebuilder he founded, now it’s posting record results AGENDA 15 Agenda 15 draft manifesto 22 Sep 14 Building’s draft manifesto for construction for the next parliament is now online for consultation here - and we want you to let us know what you think CURRENT ISSUE Read the current issue Read the digital edition View previous issues Favorite Tweets by @BuildingNews CLASS OF 2014 The class of 2014: Consultants and engineers 19 September 2014 What made our consultants and engineers choose construction and what can we learn from them about recruiting new talent? The class of 2014: Architects The class of 2014: Contractors and housebuilders More Class of 2014 MARKET REVIEW Barbour ABI's September market review is out now 18 Sep 14 Barbour ABI’s Economic & Construction Market Review for September is now available to download HANSOM Hansom: Positively negative 3 Oct 14 No one defects to the Tories, a fringe event at Conservative conference fails to impress, the British Aviation Group stays grounded, and the EFA misses a mountain. Plus, construction gets ready to rock COMMUNITY OPINION What makes a healthy city? 6 Oct 14 | By Mike Hall The vitality of our cities is the theme of today’s World Architecture Day and one area we can make a difference as a profession is in the quality of elite and community sports venues LADs: Sharing the pain 6 Oct 14 | By Rupert Choat Recent cases may prompt employers to increase the liquidated damages they seek from contractors, who in turn may be more inclined to pass them down to subcontractors Singapore is running hot 3 Oct 14 | By Iain Withers The gateway to booming South-east Asia, Singapore also has a thriving construction market in its own right Where next for Balfour? 3 Oct 14 | By Sarah Richardson After a fifth profit warning in two years, the firm needs to rebuild trust with the City, as well as with clients and suppliers. What vacuum cleaners can teach us about zero carbon homes 3 Oct 14 | By Nick Cullen The industry needs to ensure the low carbon products and services it supplies actually do what they claim Scotland: Another country 3 Oct 14 | By Sheena Sood Scotland may still be part of the United Kingdom, but the extra devolution promised by all three main parties will have consequences for those contracting north of the border Variation clauses: At your discretion 3 Oct 14 | By Michael Sergeant Inside the Tory conference 2 Oct 14 | By Joey Gardiner Hearts and minds 2 Oct 14 | By Richard Threlfall We need the government to be open about energy data 2 Oct 14 | By Nick Cullen Engineers do Stirling work too 1 Oct 14 | By John Deasy Conservatives put housebuilding centre stage 1 Oct 14 | By Jeremy Blackburn More community opinion Most popular CPD 13 2014: Specifying oriented strand board Sweett boss exits after 34 years with firm Faith in Balfour Beatty bosses at low ebb Vinci picks new UK construction boss Arcadis profit up 13% in third quarter Most commented Shortages of bricks and blocks may 'impede' construction growth Liverpool FC wins planning for £75m Anfield expansion Full list: 35 new free schools approved Green Deal firm collapsed owing £2.6m Most emailed Faith in Balfour Beatty bosses at low ebb Flagship hotel one of host of problem projects for Balfour Full list: 35 new free schools approved Balfour Beatty: UK business 'may take three years to heal' Redrow chairman says lack of bricks is holding up work Sign in Email Newsletters Breaking News Daily News Weekly News Infrastructure Careers Education Housing Sustainability Technical Student Legal QS News Latest Jobs Search Jobs Search £25,000 - £34,999 £35,000 - £44,999 £45,000 - £54,999 £55,000 - £64,999 £65,000 - £74,999 £75,000 - £84,999 £85,000 - £94,999 £95,000+ I'm searching for in Choose category Images Featured Products Companies / tradenames Case Studies Product News Product Categories All LATEST CASE STUDIES Comment Latest comment Forums Twitter Reader comments Services RSS Feeds Newsletters Media Pack Advertise Multimedia Digital Supplements Video and Audio Webinars Tablet app Account Your Account Log Out Magazine Subscription Awards Architect of the Year Awards Building Awards ----------------------------------------------------- Awards Calendar Conferences BIM Show Live Government Construction Summit Ecobuild ----------------------------------------------------- Events Calender Sister Sites Building4jobs Building Product Search ----------------------------------------------------- Barbour Barbour ABI Building Design BD4jobs Opus Building Services UBM Zerochampion © Building 2014 Terms and Conditions Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Feedback Contact Building About Us Sitemap Previous Issues A - Z Subjects A - Z Contributors Marketplace Recommendations Company Showcases Mobile site Site powered by Webvision Desktop Site | Mobile Site This site uses cookies By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. 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