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CommentSickness or health
To the RIBA conference in Venice, where we encounter, if not death, then at least disease and depression, while closer to home an industry leader feels distinctly queasy on a site visit 鈥�
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CommentMobile generation
WEB WATCH - New phone? Then you鈥檙e probably one of a growing band of construction professionals receiving news alerts on the move. Alex Smith reports on our changing relationship to industry news
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CommentGangster rap
SECURITY ALERT - Gangmasters supply illegal construction workers as well as cockle pickers. And a new act is just part of a government crackdown on their activities
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Foul mouthed
Am I the only person who is appalled at the profanities expressed in your article concerning the future of the Office of Government Commerce (20 October, page 28)? In an industry that has been trying hard to improve its public image in the face of constant hostility in the popular ...
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CommentDressed for success
Thanks to Bryan Imbery for this shot of a Portuguese painter whose choice of head and footwear are almost as impressive as the quality of his edging 鈥�
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Please don鈥檛 go
I am writing regarding your article (20 October, page 11) that says the RICS is considering selling its data and research arm, the 星空传媒 Cost Information Service (BCIS).
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A matter of life and death
Your blog about Al Gore鈥檚 recent film, An Inconvenient Truth (13 October), was entertaining but somewhat flippant. As last year鈥檚 Sustainability Leader award winner, I feel duty-bound to comment.
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CommentDances with gorillas
The ODA manifesto for building the 2012 Olympics talks about delivering on time, to a tight budget.But if that is to be done, novel ways of thinking are needed
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CommentWonders & blunders
David Snell, the king of the self-builders, shares his pearls of bungalow wisdom and calls for the cramped modern family house to carry a health warning
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CommentBeside the seaside
When cheap flights become a thing of the past, people will once again yearn for good old British seaside resorts. So it鈥檚 about time we turned them into places where people might actually want to stay 鈥�
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CommentWhat rights does a tree have?
If a neighbour鈥檚 tree is damaging your property you have a right to remedy the situation by chopping it down. Except if it belongs to the council, in which case it鈥檚 a lot trickier
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CommentWhat鈥檚 right is right
The main lesson of Technotrade鈥檚 well-documented attempt to use a legal technicality to minimise its liability to a client warns us all of the need to be vigilant
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CommentWhy Reid is wrong
Whatever the political motivation behind John Reid鈥檚 decision to restrict the number of Romanian and Bulgarian workers entering the UK in the new year, construction and the wider business community is unlikely to sympathise.
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CommentOur sound suburbs
The humble burbs are a vital part of our national life and deserve to be planned accordingly. Just don鈥檛 expect those who have benefited most from their safe, nurturing communities to stop grumbling 鈥�
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CommentMarginal utility
In reference to your feature on utilities (13 October) we have been developing a scheme at Ashton Moss, east Manchester, over the past seven years.
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CommentLooking for love
Fun-loving 203 year old seeks like-minded construction professionals, crowd-surfing architects or OGC officials (with GSOH) for free drinks, indiscreet gossip and maybe more 鈥�