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Be thankful l don't take it all…
The self-assessment system for corporation tax that came into force last July is going to increase the amount that companies pay in 1999/2000 by 63%.
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The man on the tube
QS Rafudin Bacchus played a feckless loafer in Channel 4's post-pub sitcom Tottenham 2, but now he's back on the job with London Underground. So, where does his heart really belong?
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Made to measure
Mace's Activity Based Planning isn't the only system being developed by contractors and consultants keen to start monitoring their Egan demonstration projects.
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Detailed planning improves productivity
The project to build the seventh baggage reclaim extension at Heathrow Terminal 4 was completed for 拢225 000 less than the original cost plan. When agreed client variations are added, this represents a saving of 9.7%. The project was also completed in 30 weeks six weeks ahead of ...
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Culture counts
In the first of a two-part series, the Institute of Personnel and Development's Angela Baron tells Nancy Cavill about the effects of company cultures.
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Remote control
With infrared ports connecting hardware instead of cables, and a radio-wave system called Bluetooth about to let your palmtop ask your fridge what's for dinner, communication is coming of age.
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The benchmark
Heathrow Airport, Terminal 4 The second in 星空传媒's series highlighting best practice looks at how Egan targets can be measured. The project is a 拢3.8m baggage reclaim area at Heathrow's Terminal 4. Construction manager Mace completed the project early and under budget, thanks to its detailed monitoring system, ...
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Why the new parliamentary building is costing 拢1.2m for each MP
Portcullis House is a building with a unique function on a uniquely difficult, uniquely expensive site you'd expect it to come in a little over the odds. But 星空传媒 has obtained a full cost breakdown that tells a tale of exorbitant specifications and horrendous professional fees.
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Unknown territory
Nobody wants to make the arduous and risky journey to court, but only the intrepid few have explored the new adjudication short cut. Now it seems their experiences are about to be made into a reliable map.
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Solar power to the people
Energy efficiency:Thin-film photovoltaics Photovoltaic panels boost green credentials, but recouping their cost has always been a problem. Now, thin-film technology, coming to the UK for the first time in Canon UK's HQ, is set to change all that.
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Sydney Olympic stadia take shape
UK consultants close to finishing stadia, transport and "village" in good time for 2000 games.
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Model villages
Energy efficiency: low-energy housing Future homes will have to comply with the government's energy-saving plans. Two South-east schemes are proposed models: which is better?
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Just the job - Susan Morton
Tarmac 星空传媒's new human resources director tells Peter Marriott how she has made people her business.
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How long can you stay?
A recent court decision seems to imply that more disputes are referable to arbitration than was previously thought.
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Green scheme
The latest design package can help decide the viability of low-energy schemes at an early stage in development.
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Tender price forecast
Construction output is still expected to grow in the next two years, although more slowly than previously thought. However, with concerns about skills shortages and pressure on M&E prices, predictions for tender price inflation over the next 12 months remain unchanged at 2-5%.
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Daniel Libeskind
His virtuoso designs for the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the Victoria & Albert Museum's Spiral extension have catapulted him into the architectural superleague, but the man behind them is both shy and approachable. Portrait by Julian Anderson
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Cost study: Council housing refurbishment
A deck-access council-housing block in Hackney, east London, has been radically refurbished by being chopped into three free-standing blocks
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What the euro means for construction
Does the birth of the European single currency mean that UK firms will be just as at home in Leipzig as Leicester? Well, no but that doesn't mean its impact will not be both complicated and profound.