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CommentEnd this travesty
In these topsy-turvey times subbies think they鈥檙e designers, QSs act like lawyers and architects let builders specify. Wouldn鈥檛 it be refreshing if we stuck to our job descriptions in 2007?
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CommentGreen house effect
Ruth Kelly explains how she plans to meet the environmental challenge by awarding stars to sustainable homes
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Don鈥檛 fiddle
Your article regarding the implications of the Colindale fire (1 December) rightly stresses this is no time for fiddling.
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Devilish details
The zero carbon initiative proposed by Gordon Brown (8 December, page 10) looks impressive, with 鈥渆very new home to be zero carbon by 2010鈥�. His statement is backed up by the fiscal incentive of zero carbon homes being exempt from stamp duty. This is a bold statement, however like many ...
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CommentDanger is my bread, death my butter
Thanks to Bob Wright from Bignell & Associates for this one.
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Picking over the bones
A contractor paid a subcontractor 拢70,000 for light fittings. This should have been passed to the supplier, but the subbie went bust. So can the supplier get the contractor to pay twice?
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CommentA call to arms
Forget new year鈥檚 resolutions and good intentions, our new columnist reveals the biggest challenge facing the UK economy in the 21st century
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CommentWorlds apart
STATE YOUR CASE 鈥� Tony Bingham says arbitrators, judges and adjudicators do the same job, but the timescale of adjudication makes the process markedly different, argues Nick Henchie
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To answer the first question 鈥�
Stephen Robinson of the London Fire Brigade says a fire in a concrete or steel building isn鈥檛 an issue.
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Stand on your van
Neil Smith spotted this unique ladder extension system in Bolton. Let鈥檚 hope nobody鈥檚 planning a quick getaway.
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Comment鈥橳is the season 鈥�
鈥� to plan your next step towards world domination, attempt to make stadiums out of ice, spend extraordinary amounts of money on garish knitwear and be miserable in Norfolk. Apparently.
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One step at a time
In response to your article 鈥淗adid鈥檚 aquatics centre fails environment test鈥� (1 December) the updated concept proposals we presented at last week鈥檚 media launch are an early step in the process of developing a design for the aquatics centre. However, the environmental and sustainability audit you refer to relates to ...
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Without jurisdiction
This was an application for summary judgment pursuant to CPR 24, in relation to an adjudicator鈥檚 decision. In or around June 2003 Roselodge Ltd (RL) carried on business buying properties and redeveloping them before renting them to tenants. Westdawn Properties Ltd (WPL) was in the business of refurbishing properties. ...
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CommentWhat does going green mean?
Melting ice caps and the plight of polar bears are primetime Saturday night viewing 鈥�
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CommentTwilight of the Gods
Colin Harding is fed up of architects with a god complex going on about iconic design. When it comes to the Olympics, thou shalt worship none but design and build