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CommentEat, drink, fall overboard
It鈥檚 Cowes again, where gentleman are free to do what gentleman do best 鈥� sail close to the wind, sink pontoons, tumble arse-first down hatches and beer-first off the back of boats
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Who鈥檚 suing whom 鈥� A round-up of the writs in the Technology and Construction Court
London Basement vs Thames Water Construction firm London Basement Company has launched a legal battle against Thames Water Utilities over a water leak that it says damaged one of its projects.
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CommentWebmaster review: Constructing Excellence website
The built environment lobby group has relaunched its website and even joined 星空传媒 in the world of Twitter
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CommentMy digital life 鈥� Martin Clowes
The boss of Elementa Consulting climbs mountains, reads war tales, sails boats and owns old vinyl records, and likes any technology that fits in with these passions
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Claims for falling property values: A turn for the worse
If a housing scheme is delayed and the property market slumps, can developers recover damages for the decrease in value?
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CommentPI insurance rates: Talk is cheap
Rates for professional indemnity insurance are going sky high, but Lance Rigby says you can bring them down by explaining your business to your insurer
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CommentA question of charisma
Some regenerated areas become fizzing centres of creative energy whereas others are, well, a bit dull. But what is it that makes the difference? Amanda Levete has a theory 鈥�
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A calculated gamble
I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but if the Homes and Communities Agency misses its 2016 target by say 500,000 homes, then we have got to build 375,000 homes a year from 2016, which would be an increase of 50% on 2007.
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Comment星空传媒 buys a pint 鈥� for Bompas & Parr
It鈥檚 a Thursday night, I鈥檓 in Dalston, and I鈥檓 scared. The 鈥渁rchitectural food curators鈥� Bompas & Parr have brought me to an Egyptian ballroom in the middle of east London, stuck a fez on my head and popped a miracle berry in my mouth.
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Transparency in awarding contracts
The CaseOn 15 March 2007, the London Borough of Newham (鈥淣ewham鈥�) advertised its intention to enter into framework contracts for the procurement, maintenance and management of private sector leased properties. The tender evaluation criteria stated that the contracts would be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender, ...
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No point arguing
Information on sustainable products is often confusing and contradictory, as illustrated by the greener-than-thou spat raging between the timber lobby and the PVCu industry (5 September, page 68).
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CommentCivil Engineering vs VGC Construction: Did you hear the one about鈥�?
聽鈥� the subcontractor who put in a claim for 拢300k with no supporting evidence? Well the parties ended up telling it to the judge, who supplied a rather surprising punch line
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Parallel universes
Is it me or are you living in a different world than that described by the national statisticians?Today we are asked to accept that retail sales increased in August led by a jump in sales of shoes and clothes.What have we got here? Do we have a consumer addiction problem? ...
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How crisis can liberate thinking
I was speaking earlier this morning to the head of a top 50 house builder, a man with years of experience and someone's who opinions are worthy of respect.He is as baffled as the next person about where things are going. Each week brings a whole new set of uncertainties ...
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Job vacancies in construction drop to decade low
The latest jobless figures showing a leap of 81,000 people unemployed over the past quarter will come as little surprise to most people in the construction industry. They are seeing life getting tougher by the day, especially those with any links to house building.The major house builders have axed about ...
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What we can learn from wrong numbers
Anecdotal evidence is useful, if a bit unreliable. But it can help to substantiate the numbers and provide a context. And sometimes it can lead you to ask questions.Here is an example. I recently moved and have a new work telephone number. Right from the off I started receiving ...
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A lesson from history: realise the pain early when recession looms
I am in the midst of looking at endless numbers on house building and house builders for the annual Housing Market Intelligence report. I'll admit things are a bit slippy at moment. Trying to put meaning to the numbers is a bit like trying to pin a donkey's tail on ...
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CommentTime and space
This week鈥檚 report from construction鈥檚 hidden world tracks down Sunand Prasad and Jarvis Cocker on route to the Arctic, takes the air in Dubai and uncovers a strange transformation in Edinburgh
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Training regime
Panic and short-termism could cripple the UK鈥檚 construction industry in years to come unless it looks beyond the credit crunch and continues to invest in skill development during the downturn.