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Voice of the common man
Congratulations on your article about pleural plaques (14 March, page 36), as it is an important issue that deserves prominent and regular attention.
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CommentCollateral warranties: Lost and found
聽The use of the word 鈥榗osts鈥� instead of 鈥榣osses鈥� in collateral warranties can cause much confusion as to what exactly is being referred to and who is liable for what
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CommentCDM regs: A question of principal
State your case 鈥� Defra seems to be instigating the use of the title of principal contractor in both SWMP regulations and CDM 2007. Is this joined-up thinking or just plain confusing, asks Gillian Birkby
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Comment星空传媒 buys a pint 鈥� for Duggan Morris
The staff of Duggan Morris are chatting excitedly about their competition win of a visitor centre at Liverpool Bay as I arrive. That is, they would be had this meeting occurred last week.
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The Pinnacle development: Bad vibes
The office of the London insurer Hiscox is next to the site of the Pinnacle and the latter鈥檚 demolition works are causing no end of trouble between them. But can Hiscox make the work stop?
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CommentExistential angst
If Heathrow Terminal 2 ceases to exist, what happens to Terminals 3, 4 and 5? And if the BBC believes Lord Digby Jones to be a lager-swilling teenager, does it make it so?
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CommentCantillon vs Urvasco: Adjudication 谩 la carte
The case of Cantillon vs Urvasco suggests that the parties, the adjudicator and the enforcing court have a great deal of latitude when it comes to presenting arguments and judging them
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Court refuses to enforce adjudication: Rhode vs Markham-David
Judge Thornton heard an application for summary judgment in respect of the enforcement of an adjudicator鈥檚 decision, and gave permission to defend. This cases deals with the hearing of that defence.Mr Rhode as builder carried out work for Mr Markham-David in 1999. Work went well until the parties fell out. ...
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CommentFirst impressions: Projects by Gehry and Daniel Libeskind
Architecture students from Nottingham University look at five featured images from the 星空传媒 website and tell us what they think
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Deeper and down for US house prices
As we consider, or for that matter dismiss the possibility of a house price crash in the UK it is perhaps worth taking a look at the shape of things in the US.The most respected figures for house prices come from the S&P/Case Shiller index and this shows prices down ...
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Construction boom forecast to slump
The latest forecast from Hewes & Associates is not one that will fill the faint hearted with comfort as they return to work from their Easter break.Hewes's rather bleak take on the prospects for UK construction suggests that the industry is heading for a fairly prolonged recession taking output in ...
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Government housing strategy holed below the water line
As if Gordon Brown hasn't enough on his plate at the moment, this morning he received a letter from the Home Builders Federation telling him that his housing policy doesn't stack up.The letter sent by HBF Executive Chairman Stewart Baseley warns Mr Brown that he faces stark choices between the ...
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CommentThe stranglers
One hand is called administrative efficiency. The other is called funding projections. Together they are throttling the life out of education in the creative arts. We have to fight back while we still can.
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Material matters
I am glad Mr Woolas has spoken out, as recorded in your article 鈥淢inister predicts death of brick and concrete in decades鈥� (3 March, building.co.uk).
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CommentTop project managers' websites: Mismanagement
In the latest of our series examining the accessibility of the industry鈥檚 websites, Martin Hornagold looks at what works and what doesn鈥檛 on project managers鈥� pages
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Room for improvement
In reply to Joe Martin鈥檚 letter 鈥淓asy as LCC鈥� (7 March, page 39), I thoroughly endorse his exhortation to do life-cycle costing (LCC).
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CommentSupercasinos: Manchester鈥檚 legal gamble
Manchester council says it may sue over the decision to axe the supercasino. But will it succeed? And what are the wider questions for construction?
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