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CommentFoster opens up a bright spot in Kazakhstan
This distant cousin of the UK鈥檚 Millennium Dome should meet more appreciation from the locals
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diaries, part 2: The airtightness strategy
The architect behind the retrofit of an Edward property using Passivhaus principles takes us through the strategy for achieving airtightness鈥�
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CommentHas the Office for Budget Responsibility screwed up stamp duty figures?
Estimates on expected revenue from stamp duty look hugely optimistic, so what happens if they鈥檙e wrong?
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CommentSigns of a stalling housing market
It鈥檚 a confused picture, but overall the recent resurgence in the market looks to be petering out
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CommentChelsea Barracks: The Prince is not the Problem
Does the ongoing Chelsea Barracks saga teach us as much about architects as it does Prince Charles?
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CommentGleeds on the budget 2010: Video
Clive Curd and David Gibson, Gleeds taxation, grants and insurance, look at the implications of the budget on the construction and property industry, focusing on taxes, spending cuts and enhanced capital allowances
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CommentWW Gear Construction vs McGhee Group: submitting a claim in time
If you fail to put in a claim for loss and expense within the time period, you lose your right to claim as happened in this case
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Sell, sell, sell
I have been saying for years to stakeholders that householders and consumers are ignorant of the benefits that sustainable technology can deliver because it has been poorly sold to them (鈥淩eport shows green benefits elude homeowners,鈥� 24 June, building.co.uk)
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CommentHansom: Turf wars
While a fishmonger and a newt-fancier fight over a scrap of east London, a trip to the races proves a right royal to-do and the new housing minister gets slapped down by the Treasury
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CommentThe z factor
What鈥檚 the point of using a standard contract if you鈥檙e going to add so many extra clauses that you鈥檙e essentially creating a bespoke form? Take Z clauses in NEC3 for example 鈥�
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Data centres: What you need to know
Banks have to comply with tough regulations on data security. And that affects how they procure the buildings
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Get building
Surely we have to get back to real basics now (鈥淚ndustry left waiting on housing and BSF,鈥� 25 June, page 10)
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Halting a project: Breaking up is hard to do
With funding cuts looming over the industry, clients may want to stop projects at short notice. How can they protect themselves against subsequent damages claims?
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CommentThe people vs BP
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is said to have harmed the livelihoods of at least 37,000 Americans. Most will claim compensation. How on earth is that going to be possible?
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CommentWonders & blunders with Eamonn Holmes
Eamonn Holmes thinks Stormont majestic enough to host George Best鈥檚 funeral service, but would love to drive a bulldozer into a seventies DVLA office
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CommentBudget could have been worse
At least there are people within the coalition who realise how vital our industry is to the UK economy
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A bad Budget for us
The cuts to public spending announced in the emergency Budget should come as no surprise and are something the construction sector has been bracing itself for
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Q+A from 星空传媒 Answers
星空传媒鈥檚 Forum regulars offer their advice on problems. This week: a dissertation on sustainability and the London 2012 Olympics
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Cut your coat according to cloth
As the UK鈥檚 leading school locker manufacturer, we share the industry鈥檚 concerns over the future of 星空传媒 Schools for the Future (鈥淚ndustry fears for future of BSF,鈥� 21 June, building.co.uk)
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CommentUS consultanting giants: About the size of it
Clients who have had a close relationship with a consultant they see as independent and free thinking could hesitate before employing a more impersonal multinational