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Spread the word
Hansom is right (25 March, page 19) that the CIOB has better things to do than worry about a definition of construction management; and we鈥檙e doing them
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CommentMore nuclear, please
Having been struck by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, then flooded by a tidal wave over 10m high, the Fukushima reactors, understandably, suffered some damage
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CommentPower and influence
It鈥檚 a big-stakes game for construction this week, with large donations to politicos and whole countries being flogged off. Meanwhile, 星空传媒 itself pulls off a mass deception
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CommentGreat leaders of our time
The industry, and indeed the world, is on the move and to stay on top chief executives have to predict where it鈥檚 going. The successful could even win a 星空传媒 Award
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CommentDos and Don'ts: Interface issues
In the latest in our series on dos and don鈥檛s, we look at interface issues - what they are and how to manage them when they arise
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CommentSmall domestic disputes often get out of hand
A small domestic building dispute begins with a niggle and ends up like the gunfight at the OK Corral 鈥� but costing thousands of pounds. The pity is, it鈥檚 all so unnecessary
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Comment星空传媒 contracts: Setting the standard
The Joint Contracts Tribunal has provided building contracts for 80 years. Today, the challenge is to respond to a changing industry 鈥� but keep costs low
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CommentDemolition: Hold off on that wrecking ball
A heritage group has won a major legal battle regarding controls over demolition. It means nearly all demolition now needs planning permission
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Defects after completion
Dominic Helps wrote an illuminating account of what damages a client might expect if serious faults are found in an otherwise completed and occupied building (18 March, page 47)
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CommentTown and country
Protecting the green belt from redevlopment is not the same as protecting the English countryside. If we work sustainably, we can create a better, greener future
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CommentA lesson for Michael Gove
The construction minister tries to calm down architects rattled by attacks on their profession and a drive to standardise
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CommentNo prizes it seems in the New Homes Bonus for being a housing-friendly good planning authority
The biggest winners on the New Home Bonus race are councils based in the South
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CommentWhy WWF had to leave the Carbon Taskforce
Groundbreaking green policy has been undermined by government says WWF campaign manager Darren Shirley
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CommentBuyers survey points to quickening pace of input price rises
Activity levels are positive but rising input costs will put pressure on firms with slim margins
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CommentHousing market: more stable but still fragile
Prices shouldn't fall too much in 2011 provided interest rates and unemployment doesn't rise
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CommentSustainability on a shoestring
The Budget didn鈥檛 do much to raise Pascale Scheurer鈥檚 hopes for the future of the industry. Here she considers what has changed and what you can do to mitigate the effects
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CommentSuspend reality
Make sure you鈥檙e clear on the terms of a contract before suspending for non-payment. If you get it wrong, you could end up being burned