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Artistic licence
Now that the design and access statement process has bedded down in the planning control system, we should move on with further developments.
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RICS campaign forges ahead
Roger Thrush鈥檚 letter (19 January) is incorrect in its assertion that the RICS is having little impact with its visa campaign. In fact, it is currently working with the government to ease the shortage of quantity surveyors in the UK.
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CommentWEB WATCH What a waste
Virtual marketplaces now mean that there鈥檚 really no excuse for dumping perfectly good materials. Just be sure you don鈥檛 end up with Lego bricks instead.
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Uncertain terms
This was an appeal against a decision on a preliminary issue relating to the interpretation of a contract between Somerfield and Skanska.Somerfield intended to enter into a facilities management agreement with Skanska for a term of three years. Between June and August 2000, discussions between Skanska and Somerfield took place ...
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CommentWhere Rudi went wrong
State your case聽Rudi Klein鈥檚 assertion that specialists are losing out because main contractors are telling them what products to use doesn鈥檛 stand up to scrutiny.
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CommentPre-nuptials
The merger of English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation has finally been announced. But through the flurry of preparation, both need to remember their responsibilities and not get distracted by the future
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Not a question of materials
A fire strategy can only work effectively if passive fire protection measures (structural steelwork protection, fire-resistant paints, fire-resistant glazing, and so on) are built into the structure.
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You got a warrant?
Legal aid聽A main contractor asks an M&E consultant for a warranty. Before complying, the anxious subbie has three questions for our panel. Here鈥檚 what they have to say
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Fit for the Olympics
I must take issue with Steve Rudd鈥檚 letter (12 January) regarding compensation events under the NEC3 contract. His comments only serve to perpetuate a fallacy that I have heard many times before.
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CommentMore fuel to the fire
I was quoted in a news article last week (12 January) on the serious fire at the timber-frame construction site in Colindale, north London. I think several statements in the story require clarification.
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CommentIt鈥檚 different this time
Adjudication is about deciding the 鈥榥ow dispute鈥� and moving on. But it鈥檚 not always so simple. In this case, a firm beefed up its arguments and came back for round two
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CommentWhy we need a crane crackdown
It often seems that everything the construction industry does is bound in a fine mesh of red tape.
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CommentThe Scottish no-water diving champion
Thanks to Alan McConkey of loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey for this one. Alan writes: 鈥淭his was taken in Glasgow in December 2006.
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CommentHansom A good all-rounder
This week our diarist mixes the gravitas of a barrister with the technical competence of an architect, the generosity of a cladding manufacturer and the easy charm of an Ann Widdecombe ...
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Age concern
I read with great interest both the letter written by a reader (6 October, page 38) and your blog on section 106 restraints in the retirement sector.
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The military philosophers
The Ministry of Defence likes PFI procurement but prefers to do it differently to the rest of Whitehall. Things will start to change in August, however, so contractors had best take account of the latest thinking ...
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Stick to what you know
Tony Bingham鈥檚 hope that 2007 will be the year when architects do drawings, engineers do engineering and so on (5 January, page 54) is music to the ears of indemnity brokers and insurers.