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Comment星空传媒 control costs: Money matters
The new building control charging system is intended to give councils a chance to compete in the marketplace. Steve Evans explains what the new system is all about and what it means for the industry
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CommentShould you be tempted by Brazil?
Beach volleyball as the sun goes down, caipirinhas on demand and 拢360bn of government-assured infrastructure investment.
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CommentWonders & blunders with Maxwell Hutchinson
Maxwell Hutchinson dreads the decline of a health centre in Islington, but is sickened by a trip down Farringdon Road
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Defective work: Making amends
If you鈥檙e an employer cheesed off with a contractor鈥檚 work, it鈥檚 tempting to get someone else in to sort it out, then claim for the costs. Here鈥檚 why you should count to 10
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CommentAlternative medicine
How do I 鈥β燼void going to court? Litigation can leave you with a headache, not to mention a large hole in your wallet. But disputes do not have to end up in the courts, says Paul Flook
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Comment星空传媒 Answers: 04 June 2010
The 星空传媒 Forum鈥檚 online discussion site includes a page where members can ask advice from fellow professionals. This latest is about non-payment.
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CommentPassivhaus: the power of shared ideas
A road trip to Dresden reinforces the Passivhaus ethos 鈥� and provides an ego boost
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Buyers' index once again suggests growth in construction, but for how long?
However good the CIPS headline figures, they offer little hope until the effects of public sector spending cuts are clear
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APC extras: Letters of intent
In the first of a new series for APC candidates we look at letters of intent - their purpose, scope and limitations
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What the coalition means for health and safety
The Tory and Lib Dem鈥檚 election pledges on H&S issues differ widely, so what should the industry expect now?
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CommentMaking fonts appear clearly on building.co.uk
If our new-look website isn鈥檛 looking too hot, here are a couple of computer tweaks that could help鈥�
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People's prince
His intervention on the Chelsea Barracks scheme was a good deed well done by Prince Charles, as the high and mighty of the world of developers and architects are well able to use influence and money behind the scenes. The rest of us have to put up with the awful ...
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CommentThe HCA must survive
We鈥檙e living in anxious times. And if you鈥檙e in the social housing world, it鈥檚 as nerve-jangling as it gets
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CommentHansom: Lessons in public speaking
Some speakers can witter on for hours, while others can barely fill two minutes. To avoid a poor score on the snore-o-meter, a thrilling encounter with global infrastructure can come in handy
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CommentAn idiot鈥檚 guide to stupid questions
An implied term in a contract used to be defined as something that only a fool would ask about. Well, thanks to Lord Hoffman, it鈥檚 not quite that simple anymore
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CommentThe salami olympics: how to spot a fraudster
The Olympics is going to be bounty time for fraudsters, who will be slicing away at the budget whenever they get the chance. Here鈥檚 how to spot them
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Face the facts
Part eight of the civil procedure rules is a useful tool for getting the court to make a declaration in your favour - but not if there is a dispute over what actually happened
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CommentThe end of life as we know it
Waste in the building process makes us a costly place to build, but the deficit is a spur to act on this
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CommentThe persuader: Isabel Dedring
As the GLA鈥檚 environment adviser, Isabel Dedring has to convince banks, businesses and more than 7 million Londoners of the need to cut carbon emissions 60% by 2025. She tells Emily Wright how she intends to make the case
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CommentThe foundations of a good decision
From boldness to fairness, reaching a successful adjudication result starts with paying heed to seven pillars, as set out by Mr Justice Coulson