All 黑洞社区 articles in 11 October 2019
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2015 鈥� Nuclear: always controversial, never cheap and rarely on time
Cost overruns at Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset come as little surprise given the project鈥檚 history of funding delays
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Altrincham in Bloom
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by聽Ewen Miller, managing director of Calderpeel Architects
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Comment5 minutes with鈥� Christina Leafe, building design practice director, Atkins
Christina Leafe聽tells 黑洞社区 about south Wales developments, One World Trade Center, and Olympic athletes
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CommentCase in focus: Universal Sealants (UK) Ltd (t/a USL Bridgecare) vs Sanders Plant and Waste Management Ltd
Ted Lowery considers a dispute over contracts and concrete
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CommentWhen is a breach not a breach?
If a contract is not specific about what constitutes a breach, how bad do things need to get to justify termination?
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FeaturesImage of the week: Hull of a heavenly painting
Final preparations are shown here聽being made to a reproduction of Michelangelo鈥檚聽The Last Judgement at Hull Minster
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FeaturesSustainability: How EPC requirements could leave buildings at stranding risk
With EPC rating requirements set to be raised, many buildings will become 鈥榮tranded鈥� and their value will plummet
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CommentA royal park, its art, and a city divided
Extreme differences between rich and poor can be found in so many parts of our cities
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FeaturesProjects: Royal Albert Dock, London
Digital and offsite techniques have unlocked the latest masterplan on this difficult site
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CommentThe new Part L sets natural gas off on its journey to obsolescence
The new proposals are a giant leap in the right direction, says Joel Gustafsson
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Concrete facts, please
Accusations of a blame culture (it wasn鈥檛 me!), fake news 鈥� and now they鈥檙e even dragging Harrison Ford into it
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NewsWork on Commonwealth Games stadium to start next spring
Centrepiece arena due to be finished by the end of 2021
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CommentThe mental health cost of austerity in construction
In an era when project margins are getting tighter and tighter, what is the potential impact on mental health?聽
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NewsOutput stagnates as Brexit looms large over industry
New work slipped in August, ONS figures show
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FeaturesOffsite: Out of mind?
Is offsite manufacturing is about to become mainstream? Or are there still barriers to it becoming a more common?
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NewsNorwich housing scheme wins Stirling Prize
London Bridge station redevelopment and Macallan Distillery among beaten schemes
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CommentEnergy standards for new homes 鈥� the government gets tough
The launch of the Future Homes Standard consultation is the first concrete step towards the 2025 carbon reduction targets for new homes
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NewsQueries raised over Hinkley cost hike
EDF says job has gone up by as much as 拢2.9bn because of 鈥榗hallenging鈥� ground conditions