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Wonders & blunders with Greg Lomas
Greg Lomas marvels at 18th-century stone shelters in Italy, but derides a restaurant in south-west Africa
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Asbestos: The struggle continues
Companies may think they鈥檙e already doing their bit to stay on top of asbestos risks but guidance from the HSE spells out the true seriousness of their responsibilities
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Any which way
As money for schemes is squeezed, clients will opt for lowest price tenders. But contractors will then seek to boost their income through claims and variations, warns Sir Michael Latham
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CommentLow carbon agenda: Mixed greens
To a minister in Whitehall, bringing forward regs changes by a year may not seem like much of a leap. But for firms in the real world, it promises massive disruption
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Take our advice
Your leader on the government鈥檚 health reforms and clients鈥� need for solid advice struck a chord with us (16 July, page 3)
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CommentNationwide joins other indexes to show house prices falling
House prices may be on the slide but there shouldn't be another collapse
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CommentDealing shares in your own firm? These are the rules
Not surprisingly there are some very strict rules for senior managers dealing shares in their own companies
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CommentA break in the clouds for construction's smaller firms
New surveys provide more evidence of a strong second quarter for building firms
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Video: London 2012 venues under construction
Watch Tim Crocker鈥檚 stunning film of London鈥檚 2012 Olympic venues
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CommentGreen 2012 expertise in danger of being lost
Government departments must harness the sustainable expertise gained from building the 2012 London Olympics
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CommentShepherd Construction鈥檚 court victory and why it matters
One of the lawyers acting for the winning party looks at what this case means for those assessing extension of time claims
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CommentDid construction really propel the UK economy this spring?
What were the factors behind the 6.6% growth in construction output in the second quarter?
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CommentConstruction Growth Drives Economic Recovery? Really?
ONS said that GDP in 2010 Q2 grew at double the rate that macroeconomic forecasters were anticipating and that the main driver was construction... really?
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CommentClarification: Public spending on construction
How much public cash has actually been spent on construction?
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Schools out for tender
It鈥檚 a new order for those involved in building schools after the coalition鈥檚 savage cutbacks. But the changes should bring opportunities for smaller contractors
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CommentHow does the state imagine?
The next decade is going to reinterpret, reorganise and abolish much of our familiar world, so we鈥檒l need creative thinking from government. Which could be a problem
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Have glass, won't travel
Here鈥檚 a new feature concept: 鈥溞强沾� buys a pint for 鈥� anyone outside London.鈥�
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Hansom: Fruit loops
Though life鈥檚 no bowl of cherries for construction, our resilient colleagues have been going bananas on the 2012 site, tapping away on BlackBerries and spilling raspberry juice over a top chef鈥檚 kitchen
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Let's get falls to fall
Recently released Health and Safety Executive figures, showing that worker deaths were down from 178 fatalities in 2008/09 to 151 in 2009/10, are testament to the work of safety practitioners across the UK
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Schools are too expensive ...
The number of people involved and the massive fees that are paid, no wonder the cost of the schools is off the scale