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The appliance of science
Attending the Sustainability Awards organised by 星空传媒 last month brought home to me that the age of sustainable buildings has finally arrived.
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Send the academics on site
Despite 30 years鈥� experience in building control, I no longer feel confident on site that what I am looking at achieves the requirements of the regulations; also, when asked for advice I don鈥檛 always have the answer straight away because the regulations have become too complicated.
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Ventilation, ventilation, ventilation
I was very pleased to be consulted for the article on disease risks to schoolchildren (4 November).
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CommentA traveller鈥檚 tales
Travel may expose you to diverse cultures, but skills shortages, seem to be the same the world over. If only the same could be said for health and safety 鈥�
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More words of support 鈥�
It is becoming increasingly difficult for building control to keep up with changes...
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Support from The RICS
As chartered building control surveyors, we pride ourselves on being the first port of call for advice on how to satisfy the functional requirements of the regulations.
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Take some responsibility 鈥�
In her article 鈥淚t鈥檚 not their job鈥� (11 November), Ann Minogue has shot herself in the foot by stating: 鈥淏ut surely one-off clients, which make up most customers, cannot be blamed for what happens on site?
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CommentAnd he鈥檚 off 鈥�
Congratulations to English Partnerships鈥� boss David Higgins, who has finally been persuaded to take the job of building the stage for the largest sporting extravaganza ever to be seen on our shores.
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CommentWhat the forum鈥檚 for
The Strategic Forum has recovered well after the rushed publication and unmanageable targets of Accelerating Change. Where should it go next?
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Jestico鈥檚 first
For the record, YRM was not the first architect to transform itself into a not-for-profit trust (4 November).
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Are insurers pulling a fast on
鈥� While Mike Grant of law firm Weightmans says half the contractors it surveyed felt let down by insurers. Does this reflect badly on the policies or on firms鈥� failure to understand them?
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A problem doubled
As the old saying goes, a problem shared is a problem halved. Peter Rees鈥� article 鈥淒ouble Your Risk鈥� (4 November), explaining how more than one employer can be liable for the acts of employees, seems to demonstrate a more realistic scenario: a problem shared is two people with a problem.
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CommentDangerous liaisons
This week we have two industry reports that reveal contractors鈥� cavalier attitude to risk, starting with what industry executives will do to secure work 鈥�
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An irregular challenge
The claimant construction company, Kharafi was the main contractor for airport construction works in Ethiopia. Kharafi engaged Protech as earthworks subcontractor. Kharafi terminated the subcontract before the earthworks were completed and Protech made various claims that were referred to arbitration. The arbitrator made several awards in Protech鈥檚 favour including a ...
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CommentPeople who care
A faulty load transfer platform caused a block of luxury flats to sink. The consulting engineer didn鈥檛 design the platform, but could it be liable for the problem?
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Big problem for small firms
There will, I鈥檓 sure, be a schemes where the budget allows the hiring of consultants to provide comliant designs, but these will be few and far between.
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Alexander grates
I having just read Gus Alexander鈥檚 article 鈥淎 Waste of Energy鈥� (28 October), and it鈥檚 had a fundamental effect on my view of the way we go about construction in the UK.
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CommentIt鈥檚 about to get messy 鈥�
Our thanks to Mike Gosling for this fine example of British improvisation.
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CommentWho wants 70bn euros?
In the past, the construction industry has missed out on European research grants. But now, with a huge round of funding up for grabs, it's time to stand up and be noticed