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A race-goer riled
I visited Royal Ascot in June and July (17 November). I like the building and think it was remarkable that it was completed in time for the meeting. However, there are some issues that need rectifying.
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CommentKnow your rights
鈥業f it ain鈥檛 broke, why fix it?鈥� asked Jeff Brown of collateral warranties. But third-party rights are now used by many big developers as they reduce paperwork, time and money
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CommentGive it to us straight
One thing鈥檚 for sure about the London Olympics: the government won鈥檛 be picking up any medals for its management of the public鈥檚 expectations.
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CommentReindeer with everything
It鈥檚 postcards from the edge this week, as our globetrotting architect flits from the antlers of Helsinki to the Buddhas of Bangkok
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CommentThe eternal quest for perfect reception
Simon Perry writes: 鈥淲hile on holiday in Belgium, the home of the European parliament, which hands down the vast quantities of health and safety regulations, I happened to notice this unique approach. I presume they were seeing how many regulations they could break!鈥�
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CommentDear landlord
Charles McDonald, the real estate manager at the Carbon Trust, is right to target landlords in the battle to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings (3 November). Landlord developers are escaping accountability. As a design-and-build contractor, we employ good architectural practices, good building services consultants, and front-line M&E subcontractors ...
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A little less conversation
I think the proposal from WWF, the green lobby group, to make zero-carbon development a condition of public funding is spot on (10 November, page 15). The government keeps stating that Britain is at the forefront of reducing global warming, but in reality we are still only talking about it. ...
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Concentrating their minds
Tony Bingham claims that suing an expert witness is a 鈥榬ock solid no-go鈥�, but if your expert is negligent, shouldn鈥檛 they suffer the consequences?
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CommentPart C (for cats)
Further to your recent campaign concerning the 星空传媒 Regulations I recently came across this on one of our sites.
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Bricks and blunders
I regularly drive past Grosvenor Waterside, the 鈥渂est private housing development鈥� in this year鈥檚 brick awards. Are you joking? Smart contemporary lines? It looks identical to the 鈥渂est commercial building鈥� shown next to it.
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CommentBeyond Idaho
WEB WATCH 鈥� Jack Lemley thought he was having a quiet chat with a local journalist for the edification of his fellow Idahoans. Unfortunately for Jack, there鈥檚 no such thing as local journalism any more 鈥�
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CommentThreatening behaviour
Expert witnesses are immune from being sued for anything said or done in legal proceedings. One judge wanted to extend this principle, but the Court of Appeal disagreed
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Let's agree to agree
Bell Scaffolding (Aust) Pty Ltd (鈥淏ell鈥�) was founded in 1983 by Mr Kevin Bell. It is now one of the leading scaffolding manufacturers and contractors in Eastern Australia. It sought to take advantage of the lower hire costs for scaffolding in the UK and in 1996 entered into a hire ...
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CommentThe challenge: How to obtain value for money in 2012
One of the biggest difficulties facing big projects is cost?
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CommentOn the soapbox
WEB WATCH - Small practitioners can finally have a say in the 星空传媒 Regulations, thanks to a government website. Alex Smith logged on and found out what it all has to do with speed cameras 鈥�