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CommentThis time, it might actually work
Kate Barker is rapidly becoming the patron saint of housebuilders.
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CommentAnd as for the waiters...
The dining situation in the new grandstand was not as good 鈥� the original was more private and special 鈥� and the waiters are not attentive.
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CommentAnd then she said...
星空传媒 control surveyor Sarah Pearce captured this fascinating conversation on a domestic site in Leicestershire. It鈥檚 not the spot we鈥檇 choose for an intimate chat, unless they really are the confessions of a window cleaner...Email your 鈥渇avourite鈥� health and safety pictures to building@cmpi.biz. The sender of every published picture ...
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Wheres your Olympic spirit?
In the wake of the Wembley fiasco, fears have been raised that the London 2012 Olympics may run over time and budget.
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Niggling and nagging
Tim Tapper and Victoria Glover-Ward聽PFI/PPP projects are plagued by minor squabbles that can easily escalate because the complaints procedure is complex and misunderstood
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How to get recruitment right
It was interesting to see the comparison between gangmasters in the agricultural sector and those in construction (3 November, page 76).
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CommentFun, frolics and self-immolation
Richard Steer offers season鈥檚 greetings to you all, and hopes your office party doesn鈥檛 finish up in the Sunday papers, A&E or, indeed, the High Court
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CommentFools rush in
The construction world is full of dangers this week 鈥� paparazzi poised to pounce, company names to trip over, bungling waiters, errors of protocol 鈥� even the angel at the top of the tree is fearful...
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CommentErrors of judgment
Tony Bingham聽Half a dozen Appeal Court judges have recently gone on the record to explain what adjudicaton is all about. What a pity they all got it wrong...
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CommentIn the detail
Can you identify this building to win a 拢25 drinks voucher? This scheme has such a diversity of community uses, it even contains a theatre. But what is it?Email your answer to building@cmpi.biz First correct answer wins. The editor鈥檚 decision is final. No cash alternatives will be offered. No ...
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CommentCracking it
Sir Michael Latham CITB鈥揅onstructionSkills is doing more than ever before to provide the construction industry with a highly skilled modern workforce. Here鈥檚 how...
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CommentBirds eye view
WEB WATCH 鈥� With virtual planning and architectural critics judging from on high, Google Earth may transform the way we view buildings 鈥� and force us to make roofs more attractive.
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Is this binding?
3DM (3DMA) Pte Ltd (鈥�3DMA鈥�) sought payment of their retainer under an alleged consultancy agreement with 3DM 3DM Worldwide Ltd (鈥�3DM Worldwide鈥�). 3DMA claimed it entered into the consultancy agreement to provide corporate finance advice and project management assistance in developing 3DM Worldwide鈥檚 business. Draft consultancy agreements had passed between ...
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The killing bill
Again we have a member of the legal profession offering biased views on a political debate to make his life easier.
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Knock it down and start again
In regard to your recent article on Ascot (17 November, pages 28-30), the original royal enclosure lawn was 2m above the racetrack.
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CommentAn offer you can't accept
Rudi Klein聽Main contractors are increasingly insisting that specialists use materials supplied by a specified manufacturer 鈥� which can put them in a difficult and dangerous position. Here鈥檚 why
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More than zero
Anything we do to remain alive on this planet comes with a carbon burden. The use of renewable energy comes with a carbon burden 鈥� photovoltaic cells and wind generators for domestic energy production consume energy in being manufactured, resulting in carbon dioxide emissions 鈥� renewable energy is NOT 鈥渮ero鈥� ...