More Focus – Page 358
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Do you trust this man?
Ian Livsey, head of the new TrustMark accreditation scheme, wants to banish cowboy builders from the market. But how will he get the industry on side?
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Mowlem’s bitter lessons
Hundreds of kids crammed into mobile classrooms, continual redesigns, finger-pointing rows with the council …
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Infirmary blues
The PFI’s problems are not confined to the bid process. Even after a facility is up and running, there is a constant struggle between client and consortium over its running costs – as we’re finding out at Edinburgh.
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The insider
David Metter, chairman of the PPP Forum, knows more than most about the PFI. So it’s surprising that he thinks there’s a problem with bid costs – and is not sure if the government can meet its education targets.
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Striking balance
ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø on a college building in London that has shown work-life balance really works
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This other Eden …
Nature’s mathematical patterns have inspired the design of a new educational centre at The Eden Project. But Grimshaw has not just come up with a pretty flower-shaped space. Outside and inside, this is an elegant and robustly engineered design
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A critical procedure
University College London Hospital is the latest PFI project to open its doors to the public, promising – as they all do – to get the best value from the private sector. So ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø sent in an expert to assess just how well the fabric of this £422m building will ...
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What we need is whole-life value
PFI projects are failing to achieve the low whole-life costs that were promised. Thomas Lane asked Andy Green of Faithful & Gould if there is another way of going about the problem
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Projects update: safety regulations
The government’s decision to change the colours of electrical wiring is going to cause confusion. To avoid risks, Shepherd Engineering Services has introduced safety guidelines
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Whole-life costs: Hospital design
In this third article in our series, and as part of our PFI special, David Weight of Currie & Brown looks at the differences in lifetime costs between deep-plan, shallow-plan or courtyard-based hospital designs
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Costs: Acoustic flooring solutions
Complaints about noise transmission in the home are on the up. Peter Mayer of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø LifePlans looks at the choice of acoustic flooring solutions and analyses their whole-life costs
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Flooring
This week’s Specifier gets off the ground with a look at the V&A’s newly revamped central courtyard, followed by a round-up of the latest products on the showroom floor. Then it’s on to our handy checklist of how to avoid slipping up on safety, the cost of keeping noise down ...
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The Graduates
How do you get young people to join construction? Once they’re in, how do you keep them? Well, we could ask these guys. These 10 professionals from every corner of the industry are ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s new Graduate Advisory Panel, and they’ll be sharing their views on recruitment, skills and more in ...
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On the ocean wave
This year’s Little Britain regatta in the Isle of Wight was another roaring success – especially for joint race winners Amey and Languard Investments. And with a Moulin Rouge-themed evening and gala dinner with charity auction, the event certainly wasn’t all about the sailing … Your correspondent was there enjoying ...