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CommentKings of the road
Far from the archetypal lecherous, tattooed, road-hogs, Stuart Macdonald finds that white van men are actually eco-friendly, diet-conscious, spiritually fulfilled Casanovas
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A question of form
The RICS Contracts in Use Survey, published earlier this month, revealed some interesting and surprising trends 鈥� not least the increased take-up of the NEC form
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CommentFast and stylish
I must strongly disagree with your comparison of Michael Thirkettle of McBains Cooper to a Honda Fireblade motorcycle. Firstly Honda is no longer the market leader 鈥� Yamaha and Kawasaki are equally strong brands.
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CommentMIPIM flies east
MIPIM Asia might not measure up to MIPIM France, but it鈥檚 far less stuck up and people actually talk to each other. Just a shame the UK stand was so dismal
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Why third-party rights don鈥檛 work
STATE YOUR CASE 鈥� The JCT2005 contract caused a stir with its third-party rights schedule. But, says Jeff Brown, there are so many problems with it that collateral warranties remain as popular as they ever were
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CommentGoing the extra distance
Thanks to Bruce McAra for this picture taken in Birmingham. He writes: 鈥淥ne for the album. This man appears to have forgotten where his ladder is, and it鈥檚 quite a journey back to the bucket.鈥�
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Price check
On 22 September, I wrote an article about the cost of photovoltaic systems. Ian Butters then wrote a letter on 6 October that argued that increases in electricity prices would mean a reduced net present value for photovoltaic systems. However, as the cost table only appraises, and does not compare ...
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Unforeseen changes
A problem emerged with your announcement that the DCLG had withdrawn Part F guidance on the installation of trickle ventilators in replacement windows (6 October).
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A binding decision
The case of William Verry Ltd vs The Mayor and Burgesses of The London Borough of Camden concerned the enforcement of an adjudicator鈥檚 decision, but raises the issue of the status of an adjudicator鈥檚 decision as a result of the operation of the final certificate provisions in the contract and ...
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Setting it straight
Your feature concerning the 鈥淐ladding crisis鈥� (6 October, page 42) refers to sources which appear to be out of date in regard to the state of play in the UK market, specifically in relation to our company, Schneider GB Ltd.
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CommentHard lessons
Open your wallets, construction industry, because a network of city academies is the only hope we have of halting the relentless march of the soft degrees ...
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Unstable ground
This was an appeal against a ruling on a preliminary issue. Technotrade Ltd had produced a site investigation report dated 14/12/98 on a sloping site. The report found that it was satisfactory for the proposed development of a number of two storey houses and contained no prohibition against assignment.When the ...
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CommentDown the tube
Debika Ray examines the big-bucks world of the video blog, and finds out what architecture students really get up to 鈥�
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Don鈥檛 rely on the sun
I read with interest your article 鈥淲hat鈥檚 new under the sun鈥� (6 October, page 22) having carried out a similar limited pilot survey last winter for Circle Anglia Housing Association, in which we compared four houses fitted with panels and four of similar house types without panels, including lifestyle adjustments. ...
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CommentDongtan-on-Thames
THE VIEW FROM THE EDGE 鈥� Shanghai鈥檚 eco-city is creating a precedent that developments like the Thames Gateway ignore at their peril