Jan25th
Monday, January 25th, 2010
Yesterday a government minister fuelled speculation that the general election will be on 6th May. In advance of this, Buildingtalk seem to be getting more briefings from various lobby groups setting out how policies will impact the building industry. For example, the National Housing Federation said the number of affordable homes to be built over the next 10 years could be halved by planned government spending cuts. Besides the affect on jobs and apprenticeships, this would mean adding 1.25 million people to the record 4.5 million people on waiting lists for affordable housing. Not a vote winner. (more…)
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Jan18th
Monday, January 18th, 2010
I was up in Salford at the weekend, visiting friends and family, as well as watching Manchester United beat Burnley. A great game. Balfour Beatty are building the new Hope Hospital, close to where I was staying and I noticed their motto ‘Zero Harm’ splashed across the building site. It relates to their vision to achieve, by 2012, a health and safety record of no deaths or serious injuries to their workforce or the public, throughout their business including any subsidiary, sub-contractor or partner working anywhere in the world. An ambitious target but they are already making good progress towards it. (more…)
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Jan10th
Sunday, January 10th, 2010
I have chosen the first story to be featured in Buildingtalk in 2010 to help celebrate the opening last week of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, formerly called Burj Dubai, which stands at 828m (2,716ft), twice as high as the Empire State Building. Designed by Adrian Smith from Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, it is also a tribute to Bill Baker, the chief structural engineer for the project. Between them they have created a spectacular and beautiful building. (more…)
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