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鈥� or is it too late?
As Tony has so well described over the past eight years or so, the original idea of the adjudicator being only an enhanced QS/architect/engineer has really gone by the board and there is now a requirement for a proficient handling of matters of law while under pressure.
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How to run a seven-year marathon
It is crucial that the right procurement methods are put in place to deal with the apportionment of risk in the event of delay and disruption in the run-up to 2012
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CommentThe fiddle of fitness
Whether you鈥檙e a building contractor or a pastry-making equipment supplier, the fitness-for-purpose debate rages on 鈥� and it isn鈥檛 getting any easier
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CommentMy slip, your fall
The NEC Third Edition has been hailed as a friendly partnering contract, but one particular clause seems to tip the balance against contractors
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CommentMove over, Don Quixote
Here鈥檚 the inspiring story of one man鈥檚 extraordinary, insane, visionary quest to attach a small illuminated sign to the side of a listed building
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We stand corrected
Your 鈥淚n brief鈥� column (12 August) incorrectly reports a fatality on a Kier Regional site in Kensington during 2004.
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A public challenge
In 1997 Thanet District Council granted outline planning permission for a business park in Ramsgate. The developer had not provided an environmental impact assessment with his planning application nor did the council seem to require one. There was no evidence to indicate what, if any, consideration the council gave to ...
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Bucks redux
I wrote on 12 August that the competition brief for the 拢60,000 house contest was prescriptive.
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CommentOur lost billions
鈥淎 considerable amount of waste is incurred in the industry as a result of poor logistics,鈥� concluded the Strategic Forum鈥檚 industry report Accelerating Change in 2002. Three years later, we now know roughly how much waste we鈥檙e talking about 鈥� 拢3bn.
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CommentDear Bill 鈥�
One is an arch defender of the quaint and traditional Dorset village dreamed up by Prince Charles, the other is the architect of south London鈥檚 cutting-edge, solar urbanist community. So what would Michael Mehaffy, director of education at the Prince鈥檚 Foundation, and Bill Dunster find to talk about?
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CommentA wardance
The ordinary way that contracts are entered into provides a natural breeding ground for disputes, as vividly demonstrated by this recent Appeal Court case
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Symptoms of a soft market
It would appear from your comprehensive report 鈥淐rime and punishment鈥� (5 August) that the Office of Fair Trading has only recently become aware of collusion in the building industry.
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CommentMargaret鈥檚 mix-up
Margaret Beckett says a central policy of Britain鈥檚 European Union presidency is to cut carbon dioxide emissions. So why is a directive that would actually do that being scrapped?
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CommentTax, lies and red tape
Don鈥檛 argue for the postponement of the Construction Industry Scheme 鈥� it should be scrapped so that the self-employed can get on with boosting the economy
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A chance to catch up
I have been heartened by 星空传媒鈥檚 coverage of the introduction of measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from buildings.
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星空传媒 gets Loaded
Bearing in mind the raging debate in recent weeks regarding the role and perception of women in construction, it was interesting to see in Hansom (5 August) news that wouldn鈥檛 have been out of place in a copy of Loaded: women were referred to as 鈥渕unters鈥� and you reported the ...
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CommentBrave new housebuilding
When Wimpey threw down the gauntlet to outspoken fashion designer Wayne Hemingway and his wife Gerardine, competitors brushed it off as a PR stunt.