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CommentThe solution is construction, but not any old construction (Part I)
Brian Green argues that construction鈥檚 power to help the nation鈥檚 economy out of recession is being lost in the middle ground between corporate vested interests and ignorance on the part of politicians
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CommentPassivhaus goes global
Chris Herring reports from the 2012 International Passivhaus conference in Hanover
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CommentA quick guide to the Party Wall Act 1996: notice requirements and dispute resolution procedure
A quick guide to the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996), explaining the Act鈥檚 notice requirements and its section 10 dispute resolution procedure.
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CommentTime for change
The government鈥檚 policies for economic recovery aren鈥檛 working, and if 鈥榞etting Britain building鈥� is the answer, a new course of action is needed now
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CommentAs official figures point to decline, Markit/CIPS survey suggests the good times are back
Brian Green questions whether too much expectation is being placed on an index with an overly positive track record
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CommentObliterated by obsession
The amusingly acerbic judgment from a Canadian case offers a darker reminder of what happens when reason fails
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VAT rules cripple business
Essentially we鈥檙e paying someone else鈥檚 tax for the privilege of acting as unpaid tax collectors for HMRC
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It could be like buying a car
We could choose the right base model for a building off the shelf and personalise it by colour, alloys, fabric, and so on
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CommentWhy Labour must think long term
Most political crises come and go in a short period, which is why it is more important than ever for the opposition to focus on the big issues if they are to regain power, writes David Blunkett
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CommentThe UK economy: Kill or cure
Recent figures show the UK economy is back in recession - and it鈥檚 the construction sector that put it there. In the first of a two-part look at the handling of the economic situation Joey Gardiner examines why the government鈥檚 course of treatment is failing to deliver a recovery
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CommentMy Digital Life鈥� Robert Deatker
The Turner & Townsend project director on why he doesn鈥檛 own a Mac, vaporizing Network Rail employees and dancing around the sitting room to David Guetta
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CommentHansom: Critical condition
It鈥檚 all a bit confrontational this week as Giles Coren offers his opinion on the Shard and David Lock takes on Nick Raynsford鈥� let鈥檚 hope Sir John Armitt finds more satisfaction in his role as wedding planner
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CommentWonders & blunders with Matt Lown
Matt Lown hails the impressive comeback of a sixties icon, and blows the whistle on a former MI6 building unconvincingly disguised as an apartment block
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CommentCrystallisation of disputes: Working Environments vs Greencoat Construction
In this case a Judge examined whether it was possible to severe an adjudicator鈥檚 decision to exclude issues that fell outside of a crystallised dispute
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CommentHow the 3% fall in construction output could have been worse
Brian Green praises hawk-eyed Office for National Statistics staff
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CommentThe secret schools report: Lessons from school
If the government continues to block access to vital schools data, it risks undermining its aim for school building in an era of austerity
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CommentHansom: Bit of a cover-up
From the site hoardings obscured by topiary to the 2012 Sir John Armitt swimsuit calendar, this column wonders when it鈥檚 best to keep some things under wraps 鈥�
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CommentSupport your supply chain
According to 星空传媒鈥檚 new white paper, specialists fear the pain is about to get even worse - which makes the issue of fair payment more critical than ever, says Suzannah Nichol