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Behind closed doors
I was peturbed to read Peter English鈥檚 article about a case that he said demonstrated that contractors need not always agree to give clients discounts (14 March, page 70).
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CommentHansom BAA, humbug!
Is there really anything more to be said about last week鈥檚 fiasco at Heathrow鈥檚 T5? You bet there is. But it鈥檚 not all bad news and schadenfreude: we put on some light entertainment for you, too
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Comment星空传媒 buys a pint 鈥� for Cole Thompson Anders
These four architects from a tiny 15-strong practice in sleepy Twickenham on the fringe of west London are as multinational as any turbo-charged celeb practice in the centre.
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CommentAldi vs WSP Group: Piercing the cover field
Many people automatically assume that the insurer will pay out simply because the premium has been paid when a claim is made. But there are certain grounds on which the insurer can refuse to pay
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Claim to enforce an adjudication: Cantillon Ltd vs Urvasco Ltd
This was a claim to enforce an adjudication decision. The decision allowed Cantillon Ltd 拢391,565.50 plus VAT and one fifth of this decision related to Cantillon鈥檚 claim for 13 weeks extension of time. Cantillon had submitted two extension of time claims to adjudication, one for 16 weeks and one ...
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Comment1666 and all that
A month after the Great Fire, King Charles was keen for the Reconstruction Commission to get to grips with sustainability as part of a rebranding strategy going forward. Sir Christopher Wren takes up the story 鈥�
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Buyers and sellers feel construction market shudder
If the RICS construction survey is a good indication of what the future may look like, then the monthly Purchasing Managers Index produced by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) tends to give a fair indication of the mood of the moment.So when the March results released today ...
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There may be trouble ahead
How worried should we be about the the findings by the surveyors body RICS in its latest construction market survey showing that the outlook for the industry is at its worst for a decade?The short answer is seriously concerned. But that is only a partial answer. It certainly does not ...
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A bad time for house prices to go negative
Nationwide released its latest house price figures today showing the a 1.1 per cent rise over the past 12 months. However, it also revised its forecast for 2008 down from no change to an overall fall.This will please neither estate agents nor house builders as they put Easter behind them ...
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A place for sarcasm
I am reassured to see from the photos attached to the article Welly Garden City (14 March, pages 60-62), that the landscape and natural countryside is being so effectively held back and not allowed to encroach on yet another 鈥済reen development鈥�.
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CommentThe new seekers
Alex Smith explains how building4jobs.com is making the long and painful process of looking for a job a whole lot easier
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New tricks
Regarding the fact that the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is to be axed and its responsibilities reallocated to local authorities (18 March, building.co.uk), I think this shift in emphasis is a good idea.
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CommentThe makeover manifesto
Open mike 鈥� A refurbishment revolution is needed if we stand any chance of cutting carbon 60% by 2050. And it may have just begun in a stable in Watford 鈥� Kate Symons explains
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A fundamental flaw
The proposals to review 星空传媒 Regulations regularly every six years looks like a throwback to the seventies to me (I am a former building control officer).
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CommentSpanish flair
Madrid鈥檚 new Barajas airport takes Gus Alexander by surprise at every turn. Offering a stimulating and innovative space, he discovers that it鈥檚 more a feat in Spanish pragmatism than technicality
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CommentThe eco echo
View from Whitehall: A repeated refrain has been directed at the communities department in recent months: that it fails to deliver on key objectives. Now, it must work hard to make sure that eco-towns strike the right note, says Nick Raynsford
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To complete the list 鈥�
I noticed that your article on The Sunday Times鈥� good employers list (14 March, page 15) missed out Royal Haskoning.