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CommentNo end of a lesson
The government's 21st-century schools extravaganza is in deep, deep trouble.
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Private concerns
As the newly appointed chairman of the Association of Consultant Approved Inspectors (which represents about 30% of the building control industry), I would like to endorse the five manifesto proposals, particularly the first two. It is noted however, that the private sector building control was not included in the summit, ...
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CommentThe collaboration game
The non-adversarial NEC3 contracts could serve the Olympic project well, but the design team needed to drive it forward raises some tricky questions of its own
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Don't blame the software
I have no wish to defend the shambles of the implementation timetable of Part L, forced on the ODPM by its political masters and the European Union. The development of the Simplified 星空传媒 Energy Model was part of that sorry process, but to criticise SBEM because it doesn't give the ...
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CommentBefore the tribunal
Firms that don't deal with discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability and - from October - age, risk being hauled up by employment tribunals
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Want your money back?
The problem of bid costs in PFI schemes has been highlighted again at Bart's. It therefore makes sense to know when and how you can claw back your cash
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Keeping at arm's length
The government should temper its move to replace the Decent Homes standard with a wider benchmark by taking into account the achievements of many arm's length management organisations to date.
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CommentAh, they've finally made that safe, then
This classic safety precaution comes to us from Tony Rackliffe, of Farnham, who explains it was one of a series of similar holes in a fairly busy street in Kuala Lumpur. It was much more dangerous before the planks went across, presumably
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CommentThe world is watching
The Olympic building project faces such intense scrutiny that only by committing to the highest standards can the industry avoid a nasty fall at every hurdle
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CommentRight from the start
The Midlands Expressway case has underlined the importance of agreeing the impact of changes before a job starts - and the usefulness of the SCL delay protocol
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CommentThe pursuit of truth
Why has a tiny dispute about windows ended up at the Appeal Court? Because one party had a major allegation - that key facts were witheld at the first trial
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CommentOff-site, on target
Off-site technology isn't new, but the industry is only just waking up to its benefits - about time too
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CommentMonsters incorporated
David Miliband lived up to his reputation for thinking big this week. On Wednesday the communities minister announced a review of the agencies that are responsible for delivering the government's sustainable communities plan. It's a brave decision and a potentially exciting development.
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CommentFool if you think it's over
A contractor or consultant may think it's immune from legal action once its original client sells on the property. In fact, the law doesn't let you off so easily
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Friend or foe?
Fascinating to see Gillian Birkby's article (7 April) on design liability in partnering concepts, but collaborate is also defined in my dictionary as "co-operate traitorously with an enemy".