Building 1997 - Abstracts

Building 1997
TitleSubjectAuthors
12 ways to to save the industry: National Construction Week was a short-term fix, but the industry still faces an image problem, worries over workload and skills shortages.Construction and materials industries 
2000 problems ahead. (year 2000 transition problems; contracting industry liability)Construction and materials industriesClive Seddon
32 lifeguards, 28 bouncers, 15 chefs and three pianists....(Amey chairman Neil Ashley)(Interview)Construction and materials industriesJulie Anderson
54321: as the countdown to the launch of the UK's fifth terrestrial television channel comes to a head, contractor Kyle Stewart is racing to finish Channel 5's headquarters on time.Construction and materials industriesAndy Cooke
Abroad-minded. (analysis of overseas activity by United Kingdom construction companies)(Working Abroad)Construction and materials industriesMartin Hewes
Access all areas. (how United Kingdom private companies can gain access to European Union structural funds)(Legal)(Column)Construction and materials industriesBarbara Linehan
Aggregates Advisory Service now operating.(Construction Monitor supplement; UK Department of the Environment body)Construction and materials industries 
All systems glow. (construction industry, United Kingdom)(Industry Overview)Construction and materials industriesJacquie Cannon
A matter of some interest. (interest on revised contractors certificates; case law)Construction and materials industriesTim Elliott
An inspector falls. (United Kingdom housebuilders face problems as local authorities reject recommendations of public inquiries)(Building Homes)Construction and materials industriesNigel Moor
Back to basics. (block paving)(Insight supplement)Construction and materials industries 
Billed to last. (evaluation of Masterbill 97)(Evaluation)Construction and materials industriesRichard Sullivan
Blue Bloor. (Prince of Wales influences JS Bloor Homes' housing development in Shepton Mallet, England)(Building Homes)Construction and materials industriesLeslie Gillilan
Bovis revamp favours subcontractors.Construction and materials industriesDave King
Brick awards 1997. (United Kingdom building industry)Construction and materials industries 
Brindleyplace. (commercial centre, Birmingham, England)Construction and materials industries 
Bringing it all back home. (Andrew Panter, Managing Director, Wimpey Homes)(Building Homes supplement)(Interview)Construction and materials industriesDavid Birbeck
Brixton reborn.(urban regeneration City Challenge programme in Brixton, England)Construction and materials industriesDaniel Thistlewaite
Burning issues. (holding the fire brigade liable for fire damage)(Column)Construction and materials industriesTim Elliott
Capability town.(Building Homes supplement; landscape design in United Kingdom housing developments)Construction and materials industriesGrant Smith
Care for the community.(United Kingdom building industry ethics and Considerate Constructors Scheme)Construction and materials industriesColin Harding
Cash points. (United Kingdom 1997 Building/Hays Montrose salary survey for construction industry)Construction and materials industries 
Caught short. (National Specialist Contractors Council study of United Kingdom construction industry skills shortage)Construction and materials industries 
Checking up on progress. (minister for construction, Nick Raynsford)Construction and materials industriesMichael Latham
Chip shopping. (questions and answers on choosing a computer processor)(Information Technology)(Buyers Guide)Construction and materials industriesChris Partridge
Clampdown date. (new PAYE rules hold dangers for construction industry)Construction and materials industriesEdward Goodwyn
Cole's law. (WSP Group Managing Director Chris Cole)(includes profile of taskforce planning company's strategy)Construction and materials industriesElane Knutt
Confidence trick: More than every buyers expect perfection, but can something built in a muddy field attain it? (Building homes)Construction and materials industriesDavid Birbeck
Construction industry support for rough sleepers' initiative.(Construction Monitor supplement; UK homeless projects)Construction and materials industriesTom Biddlecombe
Contractors' body to lobby deputy PM. (United Kingdom Construction Confederation to meet Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and Construction Minister Nick Raynsford)Construction and materials industriesAdrian Barrick
Cost model. (decisions to be made when designing and constructing a high-quality industrial building)(Procurement)Construction and materials industries 
Cost model. (office fit-out costs)Construction and materials industries 
Cost model. (UK housebuilding industry)(Industry Overview)Construction and materials industries 
Cost study. (American Air Museum in Duxford, England)Construction and materials industriesDavid Wood
Cost study. (Clockhouse Place office headquarters on Bedfont Lakes Business Park near Heathrow Airport, England)Construction and materials industriesStephen Smith
Cost study. (Friends' Provident office development in Manchester, England)Construction and materials industriesIan Theis, Andrew Elson
Cost study. (headquarters building for Knoll MicroCheck on business park outside Nottingham, England)Construction and materials industriesIan Rennie, Andrea Riley
Cost update. (analysis of unit rates, materials prices and labour costs in the UK construction industry)(Procurement)Construction and materials industries 
Cost update. (financial analysis of United Kingdom construction industry)Construction and materials industriesDavis Langdon & Everest
Cost update.(Procurement supplement; cost information on bill rates, materials and wages within construction industry)Construction and materials industries 
Cost update. (United Kingdom construction industry's wages and materials costs)(Procurement)Construction and materials industries 
Counting the costs. (Legal)Construction and materials industriesKelda Groves
Counting the days. (planning for the millennium date change) (includes case study of John Laing)Construction and materials industriesClive Seddon
Country file Lithuania. (construction industry)(Building Procurement supplement)Construction and materials industriesFranklin and Andrews
Country file: Singapore. (investment opportunities in Singapore)(Procurement)Construction and materials industries 
Covered with glory.(PVC-U in Construction supplement; cellular PVC usage in construction industry)Construction and materials industriesMark Barnes
Creature of habit: the monk who couldn't resist using his QS skills in God's service.Construction and materials industriesJessica Cargill Thomspon
DBFO roads - round two.(Design, Build, Finance, Operate; UK roads construction operations)Construction and materials industriesAnn Minogue, Trevor Butcher
Defective reasoning.(UK construction industry legal considerations of Ruxley Electronics and Construction Ltd v Forsyth 73 BLR 1)Construction and materials industriesRichard Foley
DOE moves to new headquarters.(Department of the Environment; UK)Construction and materials industries 
Draught dodging. (air-leakage tolerances)Construction and materials industries 
Drawing on experience. (AutoCAD Release 14) (Software Review)(Evaluation)Construction and materials industriesJeremy Newsome
EC may allow firms to claim interest from late payers.Construction and materials industries 
Economy class. (construction of BAA's car park, Heathrow Airport, England)Construction and materials industriesJames. Macneil
European costings. (information on building costs, labour rates and materials prices in Europe)(Procurement)Construction and materials industries 
Foresite. (lead-time and cost data for United Kingdom construction industry) (includes analysis of joinery sector)(Industry Overview)Construction and materials industries 
Foresite. (procurement lead times in United Kingdom construction industry)(includes analysis of lift industry)(Procurement)Construction and materials industriesGary France
Foresite. (review of procurement lead times in UK construction industry)(includes analysis of piling industry)(Procurement)Construction and materials industries 
Foresite. (trend towards lengthening procurement lead times)(Procurement)Construction and materials industriesGary France
Free for all. (Softcover International's ChoiceCAD software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)Construction and materials industriesAndy Ling
French lessons. (legal recourse for subcontractors in continental Europe)(Legal)(Column)Construction and materials industriesDominic Helps
Fuel speed ahead.(temporary petrol station constructions)Construction and materials industriesMarcello Minale
Full of beans. (Java programming language)Construction and materials industriesChris Partridge
Gammon's gamble. (Gammon works on Carlsberg brewery in Shanghai, China)(China: Special Report)Construction and materials industries 
Getting off the ground. (opportunities for United Kingdom construction companies in China)(China: Special Report)Construction and materials industries 
Getting the measure.(PVC-U in Construction supplement; pros and cons of plastics in construction)Construction and materials industriesNick Gale
Hangover cure. (cantilevered pavilion on the river Thames)Construction and materials industriesJessica Cargill Thomspon
High-rise office towers.(cost analysis of tall building construction)Construction and materials industries 
High-rise office towers.(Procurement supplement; cost analysis of tall building construction)Construction and materials industries 
Home start.(Building Homes supplement; Zurich Municipal's new housing guarantees)Construction and materials industries 
Honest, highly skilled and cheerful. (United Kingdom survey of publics view of construction industry)(National Construction Week)Construction and materials industries 
How to harness Europe's Celtic tiger. (Ireland's construction industry)(includes related article on Irish construction workers)(Industry Overview)Construction and materials industriesJames Edmond Macdonnell
How to satisfy the banks that schemes are PFI-able. (slow progress with Private Finance Initiative hospital schemes in the UK)Construction and materials industriesDouglas Hogg
International costings. (comparison of international building costs)Construction and materials industries 
Joint adventure. (contractor firms' use of partnering management training courses)(includes related article describing training course)Construction and materials industriesDaniel Thistlethwaite
Jury on trial. (use of citizens' juries to promote housebuilders' proposals)(Building Homes)Construction and materials industriesDavid Roger
LA lure. (positive aspects of United Kingdom government's private finance initiative for social housing)(Building Homes)Construction and materials industriesDerek Collins
Local heroes. (construction industry management)Construction and materials industriesElaine Knutt, Andy Cook, Denise Chevin, Giles Barrie, Jessica Gargill Thompson
Making adjudication work. (UK government's consultation document on adjudication under the Construction Act)Construction and materials industriesCatriona Dodsworth
Marriage guidance. (dealing with mergers and acquisitions in the United Kingdom construction industry)(Industry Overview)Construction and materials industriesColin Robinson
Materials differences. (United Kingdom construction materials companies must catch up with continental European counterparts)(includes views of construction managers)(Top 500)Construction and materials industriesAndrew Pring
Meet the men from the ministry. (China's Ministry of Construction and China Construction Association)(China: Special Report)Construction and materials industries 
Mixed fortunes. (boosting profit in UK construction industry)(Tilbury Douglas Chairman Mike Bottjer)Construction and materials industries 
Move over, Canaletto. (architectural photography, Happold Gallery, Bath, England)Construction and materials industriesJohn (Supreme Court justice) Marshall
Moving up a grade. (Asta PowerProject version 4.1)(Information Technology)(Evaluation)Construction and materials industriesMatthew Kyte
New sealed paving system. (Petrapave concrete block paving)(insight supplement)Construction and materials industries 
No flex, please.(advantages of office designs with no cables or cords)Construction and materials industriesMorgan Lovell
No staying power.(legal aspects of United Kingdom arbitration law)Construction and materials industriesBelinda Griffiths
Notional health service.(Procurement supplement; role of planning supervisor in construction industry)Construction and materials industriesJoelle Depont
Odd job men. (unusual occupations in the United Kingdom construction industry)(Site Life supplement)Construction and materials industriesCaroline Sanders
Only 48 hours in a week. (implications of European Union's directive of a 48-hour maximum working week)Construction and materials industriesLynne Burns
Our flexible friends in the north. (South Close Developments and Rivergreen Developments allow house purchasers to customize specification)(Building Homes)Construction and materials industriesDavid Birckbeck
Out of control. (faulty housing construction in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom) (includes related article on owners experiences with faulty housing)(Building Homes supplement)(Cover Story)Construction and materials industriesJeremy Pollock
Outside chance.(PVC-U in Construction supplement; use of cellular PVC-U products in building design)Construction and materials industriesPeter Cooper
Pad locks. (security standards for doors and windows in the United Kingdom may not be rigorous enough)(Building Homes)Construction and materials industriesMark Brinkley
Partners in time.(measures to prevent staff shortages in UK building industry)Construction and materials industriesAndrew Gay
Party pieces. (UK Liberal Democrats and Labour and Conservative parties detail policy plans for construction industry)Construction and materials industriesRobert Jones, Nick Raynsford, Diana Maddock
Party walls draw the lines. (UK's Party Wall Act) (response to Tony Bingham, Building, p.31, July 18, 1997)Construction and materials industriesJohn Lytton
People, politics and pay. (expatriate life in China)Construction and materials industries 
Personal view.(PCV-U in Construction supplement; architect attitudes towards polyvinyl Chloride in construction)Construction and materials industriesMatt Brown
PFI and local authorities. (new legislation has impact on United Kingdom's private finance initiative)(Legal)(Column)Construction and materials industriesSusan Owen
PFI delays are reaching legendary proportions.(private finance scheme; criticism of UK private finance scheme for the National Health Service)Construction and materials industriesChris Smith
Plots & plans. (leading United Kingdom housebuilders purchase strategic land)(planning practice, part 1)(Building Homes)Construction and materials industriesNigel Moor
Political failures make Hereford patients suffer: after bridging one affordability gap, Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust's plans for a much-need new building were hit by the double whammy of further funding problems and John Major's early election call.Construction and materials industries 
Practice policy.(PVC-U in Construction supplement; attitudes towards polyvinyl chloride)Construction and materials industriesWolfgang Doering, peter Caplehorn, Chris Blow
Preaching to the converted.(PVC-U in Construction supplement; use of polyvinyl chloride in London, England, housing association project)Construction and materials industries 
Preferred bidder complains of delay after delay.(criticism of UK private finance initiative scheme delays)Construction and materials industriesJohn Turner
Procuring profits. (role of supply chain management in boosting profit in United Kingdom construction industry)(Finance)(Column)Construction and materials industriesColin Robinson
Public inquiry Hastoe: Hastoe Housing Association has cut back on its development programme but when it does build, the schemes are often pioneering prototypes. (Building Homes)Construction and materials industriesChris Brazlinton
Pump action. (benefits of projection plastering)(Building Homes)Construction and materials industriesMark Brinkley
PVC-U pushes open the door.(PVC-U in Construction supplement; polyvinyl chloride replacement doors)Construction and materials industriesChris Phillips
Quick off the block. (Priestmere Properties' experiences of using Panablok prefabricated blockwork)(Building Homes)Construction and materials industries 
Service requirements.(construction industry)Construction and materials industriesPhillip Morris
Show business. (Building Homes)Construction and materials industriesLeslie Gillilan
Show business.(Building Homes supplement; property market in Ashford, Kent, England)Construction and materials industriesDavid Rogers
Show business.(Building Homes supplement; rural housing development in Northamptonshire, England)Construction and materials industries 
Show business. (Dexterfield's Sandringham Court apartment block in St Albans, England)(Building Homes)Construction and materials industriesDavid Rogers
Show business. (McCarthy and Stone's Bay Court apartment development in Falmouth, England)(Building Homes)Construction and materials industries 
Show business. (show home review; Troon, Scotland)(includes a personal view of Troon development)(Building Homes supplement)Construction and materials industriesLesley Gillilan
Sir Michael Latham.(Building Homes supplement; United Kingdom Labour government housing policy)(Column)Construction and materials industriesMichael Latham
Sizing up.(Reinforcing Links supplement; sizing and choice of reinforced concrete)Construction and materials industriesCharles Goodchild
Soft option. (project management software)Construction and materials industriesTony Ciorra, Colin Stickler
Spoiling for a fight. (problems with interpretation of landfill tax legislation by HM Customs and Excise)(Legal)(Column)Construction and materials industriesRichard Connett
Spotlight on mechanical services.(Procurement)Construction and materials industriesJohn Gravett
Talk is cheap. (Legal)Construction and materials industriesRudy Klein
Tender price forecast. (forecast for first quarter 1997) (Procurement)Construction and materials industries 
Tender price forecast. (rise in building tender prices in the United Kingdom in second quarter of 1997)(Procurement)Construction and materials industries 
Tender price forecast. (rise in UK construction industry tender prices in first quarter 1997)(Procurement)Construction and materials industries 
Tender price forecast. (United Kingdom construction industry survey)Construction and materials industries 
The fight continues.(PVC-U in Construction supplement; English Heritage's attitude towards polyvinyl chloride and aluminium building materials)Construction and materials industriesJohn Fidler
The good, the bad and the tardy. (five construction lawyers give their verdicts on the second draft of the Scheme for Construction Contracts)Construction and materials industriesTony Bingham, Rudi Klein, Tony Blackler, Dominic Helps, Jennie Price
The outdoor life.(PVC-U in Construction supplement; usage trends of polyvinyl chloride in conservatory industry)Construction and materials industriesChris Richardson
The outsider. (Tarmac head of contracting and fee-earning operations Dr Leslie Atkinson)Construction and materials industries 
The percentage game. (strong emphasis on margins in UK construction industry)Construction and materials industriesMartin Hewes, Giles Barrie
Third parties and litigation. (funding of litigation procedures in United Kingdom)Construction and materials industriesRichard Williams
Top 200. (United Kingdom's leading construction consultants)Construction and materials industriesJohn Osborne
Transfer market update. (new interpretation of European legislation on transfer of employees)(Legal)(Column)Construction and materials industriesLynne Burns
Transferring responsibility. (European Court of Justice ruling places new interpretation on Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) rules)Construction and materials industriesEdward Goodwyn
Trench warfare? (constant conflict in United Kingdom construction industry)(Legal)(Column)Construction and materials industriesAndrew R. Hemsley
Trimming costs.(PVC-U in Construction supplement; financial comparison of polyvinyl chloride verses wood)Construction and materials industriesJim Schofield
Turn in the cowboys. (United Kingdom construction industry must decide how to deal with dishonesty)(Legal)(Column)Construction and materials industriesLiz Bridge
UK consultants earn 6.7 billion pounds sterling a year: previously uncounted billions of pounds of fees come to light in first state-of-trade poll.Construction and materials industriesAdrian Barrick
Up from under.(PVC-U in Construction supplement; use of plastics in drainage systems)Construction and materials industriesGeorge Gray
Warm patches and cold fronts. (mixed fortunes for United Kingdom construction industry)Construction and materials industries 
Water torture. (United Kingdom partners complete aquarium in Beijing, China)Construction and materials industries 
What clients really, really want.Construction and materials industries 
What goes up...: Instead of worrying about whether or not the Greenwich dom will be built, we should be longing for its completion and ensuring that, once the millennium celebrations are over, it is pulled down.Construction and materials industriesAlistair. McAlpine
White out.(PVC-U in Construction supplement; coloured polyvinyl chloride products)Construction and materials industriesPeter Watts
Who cares wins: who needs to keep buyers sweet? Everyone, according to new research into profitability. (Building Homes)Construction and materials industries 
World service. (Feilden Clegg designs Earth Centre in Doncaster, England)(Interbuild)Construction and materials industriesGeorge Demetri
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