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Leave out the luxury,


says Morrell Paul Morrell, the government’s chief construction adviser, has warned architects that they need to produce less extravagant designs to take account of spending cuts. Against a backdrop of fierce reductions in spending, the so- called construction czar has stated that the industry needs to identify savings ‘on drawing boards, not building sites’. Morrell told Building magazine:


‘This is the product of a constructive dialogue between designers and end-users, concentrating on outcomes rather than outputs. ‘This means that buildings must


certainly be spaces where people can do their best work, but we should stop at the point at which further cost does not add sufficiently to utility or client satisfaction.’


Laing rejects claims of Middle East


cl0sure plan Laing O’Rourke has denied reports that it plans to close its division in the Middle East. Media reports have attributed


an internal source, returning to the UK from the company’s base in the Gulf, as stating that the British company is to drastically cut its global workforce But a spokesman insisted to the


Journal that ‘Laing O’Rourke is not closing its Middle East operations’. The company set up operations


in the Middle East in 2006 after relaunching the business in three separate global divisions: Europe, Australasia and the Middle East. In 2009 its turnover in the region was more than £800m – double the previous year. l Building services group Scott Wilson is declining to comment on reports that it is in takeover talks with two consultants in the United States. A few weeks ago the building


services group confirmed to the Stock Exchange that it had received at least one approach for the company.


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Prevailing wind ‘could create 250,000 jobs’


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The European wind energy sector could generate more


than 250,000 new jobs in Europe in the next few years, according to industry estimates. Offshore wind, electricity grids,


and the training and education of more engineers and technical staff, are critical to creating new jobs, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Christian Kjaer, the EWEA’s chief


executive, said: ‘[We expect] strong growth in wind energy employment in Europe over the coming years to 280,000 by 2015 and 450,000 by 2020. That is, on average, 450 new European wind energy jobs per week over the next decade.’ By the end of 2009, the wind energy sector employed 192,000


people in Europe. In addition, European companies employ tens of thousands of people outside of Europe. Meanwhile, the EWEA has released its forecast for wind power installations in 2010. It expects 10 gigawatt (GW) of new wind power capacity to be installed in the EU during 2010, taking total installed capacity by the end of the year to almost 85 GW – an increase of 13%. Last year – a record year for wind


power installation – saw 10.163 GW of new wind power capacity installed, constituting 39% of all new power capacity installed in the EU in 2009. Total installed wind power capacity by the end of 2009 was 74.767 GW. Separately, the EWEA and EURELECTRIC, the association for


the electricity industry in Europe, have made a joint declaration stating that a truly European approach to grid planning, together with the integration of wholesale markets, are crucial to the large-scale deployment of renewable energy. It stressed that the 10-year Network Development Plan, drawn up by European grid operators, should be linked with EU Member States’ roadmaps for the development of renewable energy. www.ewea.org l The Worldwatch Institute has reported that about 7,300 megawatts of new solar photovoltaic power capacity was installed in 2009 – 20% more than was added in 2008. www.vitalsigns.worldwatch.org


Up for the cup


Crown House Scotland FC were crowned winners of the Building Services World Cup 2010, held in Liverpool last month. The international competition,


held annually for Building Services Engineering & Built Environment professionals, is managed by Engineering Sport Ltd, with the help of Liverpool City Council, Liverpool County FA, CIBSE and other partners. The tournament is also registered with the English FA. The event included a summer


Glasgow in line for some off-site hospitality


An eight-storey, 198-room citizenM hotel in Glasgow, Scotland (depicted here) is being constructed off-site using the modular design method. Steel-maker Corus Living Solutions is making the buildings on a production line in North Wales. Engineering consultant Gifford, which is involved in the project, has already helped to build single-living accommodation blocks for the Ministry of Defence.


ball held at Everton FC and featured a live screening.


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