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Spot the difference
I was quick out of the blocks this morning keen and eager to get my hands on the latest construction output figures. Sad really, but it keeps me happy. Until this morning that is.Hot on 9:30 I downloaded the press release. Here is the release. oec1208a.pdfIt showed construction down 1%. ...
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CommentTell it to me straight
When did clients become scared of saying what they want? Tarek Merlin is getting a little tired of prevarication, procrastination 鈥� and endless competitions
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CommentNot quite a pick-me-up
The pre-Budget report should have been the equivalent of a cask-strength Macallan, but it was more like a bucket of cold water 鈥� and we鈥檙e still heading for a hangover
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CommentOkay, we've stopped
In your piece about Philip Turner鈥檚 digital life (7 November, page 110) you printed a picture of Talking Heads鈥� Remain in Light, whereas he referred to Stop Making Sense.
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CommentEnforcing a summary judgement
The CaseJackson engaged VGC to provide various construction services relating to the provision of ducts and cabling on the M3 Motorway. The sub-contract overran by 26 weeks. Following the submission of applications for payment 13 and 14, and the imposition of various set-offs by Jackson, VGC commenced adjudication. The referral ...
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Emission omission
Participants at the CBI conference last week agreed we face one of the most difficult periods in memory.
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CommentMy digital life: Tom Holbrook
This architect enjoys the digital realm, but can imagine some improvements: emails that smell of ink, perhaps, a world without Facebook and an iPhone with a built-in corkscrew
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CommentThe judge with a flea in his ear: When costs outweigh damages
Here鈥檚 another case in which the costs by far outweighed the damages, only this time it was a county court judge who took the flak for letting it happen
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鈥� and a hard place: Contractor termination
In the last of our series on how the credit crunch is affecting construction firms, we look at how to minimise the damage from terminating a contractor鈥檚 engagement
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CommentHansom: rethinking construction
This week, the industry takes a fresh look at urban regeneration, pay packets, energy performance certificates and even the design of the humble chair
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星空传媒 buys a pint 鈥� for Woods Bagot
Chosen watering hole: The Duke of York, Fitzrovia聽Ambiance: Rain, wind, patio heaters Topics: Working abroad, Oxford Street and dodgy environments, the number of ex-HOK architects in London Drinks drunk: 4 Kronenbourgs, Guinness, Abbots, Becks Vier, Fosters
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Annable of the yard
A reader wrote in recently to express concern about the garden arrangement of our Ecoterrace refurbishment (21 November, page 47).
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CommentWho is he? And what is he to you: Adjudicator loyalties
Here鈥檚 a puzzle for you: if A and B hire X to decide a dispute, and A and X have a previous relationship, can B tell A to get lost if X decides in favour of A? (Answer below)
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The truth about Hollandia
The article on your website on 20 November was wholly inaccurate, as Hollandia sees the UK as the hub of future activity and development.
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Why record low interest rates will fail to ease house building woes
The Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates to just 2% today, the lowest in its 300 plus years, will come as a relief to some.But in reality the Bank is near powerless to influence the direction of house prices or the rate of their decline.There will be some ...
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Shock drop in Halifax house prices index spells more gloom
The Halifax has just recorded its second biggest house price fall in its 25 year history.The average price of a British home fell 2.6% in November according to the mortgage lender's figures.It means house prices have fallen on the Halifax unadjusted measure by 19% since last August and 16.2% on ...