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CommentUnbalanced, unfair, ignorant
Many readers will have seen the Channel 4 documentary Dispatches on 14 August, which was the latest in a spate of media attacks on the private finance initiative.
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CommentThe way the money goes
The insistence that a contract be 鈥榠n writing鈥� before it can be adjudicated is transferring millions of pounds from one industry to another. Guess which ones they are 鈥�
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Help us train your future staff
Warwick School for Boys is a comprehensive for 600 11-to-16-year-olds in a deprived area of east London. We are applying for engineering college status, under the government鈥檚 specialist schools programme. We believe this will give our students a relevant education for the 21st century and develop a body of school ...
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CommentFreedom to roam
Policy pointers 鈥� It鈥檚 tough for globetrotting firms to secure affordable professional indemnity insurance, but without it you could be exposed to crippling liabilities.
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CommentEat the elephant
Clients now regard sustainability as a requirement when choosing a contractor. But how can contractors tackle such a huge subject given what they鈥檝e got on their plate already?
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CommentIt doesn鈥檛 have to be this way 鈥�
Open mike 鈥� People who run small businesses are no dummies, but even they are bamboozled by our 星空传媒 Regulations and their endless revisions. Here鈥檚 how to make life a bit simpler鈥�
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CommentThe victims of crime
When 拢20,000 worth of windows was stolen from a site, the contractor was landed with a six-week delay. So was the delay subject to an extension of time? If not, who was going to pay for the knock-on costs? Our panel of experts ponder the options鈥�
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CommentNow thats what I call service
Debate about the draft CIC Consultants鈥� Contract has focused on the conditions section, but the real innovation is in the integrated services
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CommentWonders & blunders
Alright, Brompton bicycles and bendy buses aren鈥檛 buildings, but they do make a world of difference to the way we enjoy London鈥檚 architecture, says Oliver Richards
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CommentBelieve it or not
Link between Lemley and Bechtel exposed! Arsenal party central upset! Halcrow celebrates birth of twins shock! Builders blank sexy girls horror! Well what are you waiting for? Start reading!
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Annes memorial
As a former colleague I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Anne Hemming. She was a thoughtful and stimulating public servant of the highest integrity.
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CommentThe amazing Spider Man!
Part 954 in our series 鈥淗ealth and Safety Blunders I Saw on my Holidays鈥� 鈥�
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All carrot, no stick: very green
I should like to register my support for 星空传媒鈥檚 99% Campaign. For many years, I鈥檝e been banging on about a whole-cost lending policy as a means of improving energy efficiency in older housing stock, but nobody ever listens.
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CommentThe mother of all contract wins
Congratulations to the CLM consortium of Mace, Laing O鈥橰ourke, and the American engineer CH2M, aided by Davis Langdon, which this week won the race to become the delivery partner for the 2012 Olympics.
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CommentA slippery slope
A consultant wrote a site investigation report for a developer, who sold the site to another developer, whose property was later damaged by a land slip. Now who do you think got sued?
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CommentVoices from the rubble
Lebanon鈥檚 bloggers have been turning their attention to their government鈥檚 chances of rebuilding all the civil infrastructure destroyed by the Israeli Defence Force. David Rogers listened in
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CommentThe real story
Your news report on the Liverpool demolitions (4 August, page 19) misses the point. The significance of this story is that after weeks of intense negotiation the council has accepted its responsibility for ensuring good design.
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Window of opportunity
Paul Jackson is by no means the only homeowner to find that planners do not favour his efforts to reduce carbon emissions by upgrading his Victorian house in the Highbury conservation area in north London (4 August).