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Comment星空传媒 buys a pint 鈥� for London Basement Company
鈥淗e鈥檚 got a big beard 鈥︹�� ponders site foreman Tom
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Insurance cover: Don't attempt the impossible
If you don鈥檛 make sure your subcontractors have a specific level of cover you may find your own insurer drops you like a hot potato
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CommentThe fall guys: Richard Steer on the challenges ahead
So we tumbled off the cliff. But, to look on the bright side, we survived. The task now is to identify what challenges we are likely to face on the long climb back up
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In with the old
Reusing existing buildings is set to be the next big thing because it is greener and cheaper than new build. Hampshire council's refurbished headquarters has kicked off this trend; a gas guzzling sixties eyesore has been transformed into one of the UK鈥檚 most energy efficient offices. It pioneers a way ...
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Your chance to play: Fantasy Chancellor and swing that spending axe
Feel that fantasy football is a bit old hat? Think you have outgrown FIFA Manager 09 and are itching to run something bigger than a football club?Well why not try playing Fantasy Chancellor and conduct your very own Spending Review 2010.If it grabs your fancy, then those zany guys at ...
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CommentOFT investigation: It鈥檚 wrong 鈥� but how wrong?
The recession has weakened regional contractors to the point that a fine set at the 鈥榣enient鈥� level of 2% of turnover may force many to close down
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Hell is for heroes
The job of chief construction adviser is so daunting that only a person with unique skills can make it work. Which makes it all the more important that we find them
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Hearing voices
Robert Adam (7 August, page 31), calls for an end to the 鈥渄eadly sin of designer egotism鈥�
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Give us a jumpstart
It is encouraging that the government鈥檚 拢300m scrappage scheme has boosted the UK鈥檚 car industry, with new registrations up 6% this year
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Empty home help
It has been suggested that local authorities should make use of existing empty homes in their districts
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CommentA question of discipline
Strangely, your leader (星空传媒, 7 August) on the acquisition of architect DEGW by Davis Langdon didn鈥檛 include 星空传媒 Design Partnership among the multidisciplinary firms mentioned
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Environmental damage: Have we got newts for you
The EU鈥檚 Environmental Liability Directive has now, at last, been written into UK law. Here鈥檚 what it says 鈥� and how to minimise your risk
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CommentWestfield fit-out dispute: An everyday story of building folk
This shopfitting dispute sounds hair-raising, but it is really nothing out of the ordinary. That鈥檚 because people who work in construction are like everyone else: they mess up
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Carbon-ready building
Given the importance 鈥� and extraordinary difficulty 鈥� of tackling climate change, we need to come up with some pretty spectacular solutions
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What Bordon really wants
As the meeting secretary of BAAG 鈥� the Bordon Area Action Group 鈥� I am writing to correct the impression that everything in Bordon is lovely (11 September, page 46)
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CommentWonders & Blunders with Sandy Nairne
Sandy Nairne chooses two art galleries: one in Germany that set a new standard for art and architecture, and another in London that, unfortunately, did much the same
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A balanced scoresheet
We read with interest your article (28 August, page 10) concerning the appointment of Turner & Townsend for the Hoe Valley scheme in Woking
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CommentGlobal warning: Construction鈥檚 carbon cutting agenda
The Copenhagen summit will be the most important environmental conversation ever. Beginning our coverage in the run-up to the summit, Thomas Lane and the UKGBC鈥檚 John Alker look at which countries emit most carbon, and why construction will top the agenda
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CommentHansom: Be very afraid 鈥�
Gather ye round for ghost stories and seadogs鈥� yarns, from tales of the living dead at the SEC Group to night-time sabotage on the briny. Thank goodness we have some illumination from the RIBA 鈥�