All Comment articles – Page 376
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You only live twice
Painting large areas can get tedious, so these two workers have decided to do it in true 007 style – teetering on a tiny ledge and leaning precariously over a drop.
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Frameworks: Putting SMEs in the frame
This weeks biggest stories are frameworks, SMEs and Mipim
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Let's dance
We’re in a party mood this week, as we toast the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2011 finalists at an exclusive, and very sartorially aware, London venue. Now, has anyone seen my bow tie?
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Procedure costs: Please translate
If a judge wants a specific document prior to trial that one party has never heard of, you’d expect someone to ask for clarification. Not in this, unnecessarily expensive, case
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Inbox: Perfect Casting
This week, readers assign leading roles to the overlooked Construction Industry Council; adjudicators experienced in the art of delay and disruption disputes; and architects with business nous
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ sports venues: It's only a game
Construction projects notoriously run over time, but when you are building a venue for an international sports event, time is of the essence. Here’s a few things to bear in mind
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Contractor results: A turn up for the books
The latest City updates by contractors reveal a surprisingly healthy outlook, says Alastair Stewart. Order books are good shape and margins are rising … among the heavy weights at least
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Don't be 'wilfully blind' to finance issues
A recent example of a firm going bust shows the risks company directors take if they neglect their duty to creditors and are ’wilfully blind’ to problems their business may face
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ buys a pint for… the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards shortlist
Last week Ðǿմ«Ã½ hosted a drinks reception for those shortlisted for the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards. It wasn’t so much Ðǿմ«Ã½ buys a pint, but Ðǿմ«Ã½ lays on heaps of booze and everyone on the shortlist is invited. The Met Bar, famous in the nineties for its celebrity clientele, had probably never ...
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Asking for the moon
A lot of offices designed pre-recession and waiting to be built won’t meet the toughest environmental standards. Once we start building again, we have to aim higher
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2011 is a working Mipim PS see you at the Tchenguiz party
Mipim has a more serious flavour this year, but that’s not to say that the world and its chien won’t be trying to get into the Tchenguiz party tonight
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Geskankup reveal their retrofit plans to Mipim hordes
The partnership formed by Skanska, Arup and GE are busy touting for business in Cannes
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London best in show at Mipim
London may not have the best football team in Europe but it’s the best bet for investors according to a Dutch neutral at Mipim
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UK cities vie for attention in Mipim beauty parade
The regional development bodies are back in Mipim desperate to attract the investor millions that will transform their towns and cities
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Green cheers as Carbon Plan commits to commercial DECs
The Carbon Plan brings clarity to green policy including a commitment to make display energy certificates mandatory in commercial buildings
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The Mipim survival kit: five essentials
It’s not just your sunglasses and iPhone you need in Cannes. Mipim veterans reveal their lifesavers
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Immingham Storage Company Limited v Clear Plc
This case highlights the point at which a contract becomes binding, and the importance of stating that negotiations are ’subject to contract’
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RICS housing survey suggests a house price slide, unless you’re in London
Banker bonuses pep up prices in London, while public sector cut-backs hit the North
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House prices flatline in a fragile market, but what does this mean for construction?
House prices are stable but that doesn’t mean an upward supply of housing
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Worrying new orders figures, despite 18% quarterly jump
Why a rise in construction orders is a cause for concern