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Swedish lessons
It was interesting to read the discussion on building.co.uk about how to harness the 鈥渟ustainability values鈥� of the 2012 Olympic Games (Green expertise in danger of being lost, 27 July)
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All skilled up and nowhere to go
News that the likes of BT and Network Rail have been inundated with applicants for their apprenticeship programmes should be welcomed
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CommentHitting the roof
I have asked 星空传媒 for a right to reply to Luke Wessely鈥檚 column 鈥淟and of the Dachdeckermeister鈥� (6 August, page 25), in which someone with a clear vested interest in a particular form of roofing wanted to suggest that its choice was a no-brainer
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Enforcing no set-off clauses
In her otherwise excellent column on the 2010 RIBA forms of architect鈥檚 appointment (A return to a simpler time, 13 August), Rachel Barnes predicts that a court may decline to enforce the no set-off clause
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Controlling interest
Doom and gloom followed the latest Construction Trade Survey鈥檚 reports. But this forecast of a bleak future should be seen as an opportunity to learn from past mistakes and challenge the way the industry works
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CommentHansom: The spice of life
Suspicious goings-on in the bedroom, recalcitrant plumbing in an ancient loo, growing pains at the Olympics and the case of the disappearing numbers - you can鈥檛 say we don鈥檛 bring you variety
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CommentLorraine Lee vs Chartered Properties: A late adjudicator
In this case the adjudicator鈥檚 mistake was to take the weekend to type up his decision, here鈥檚 why鈥�
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CommentImprovised theatre
This week the strangest drama venue in London opens on the South Bank. And, as Martin Spring found out, it鈥檚 a brilliant performance by an 80-strong cast
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Karsan Vaghani: Universities don't need iconic buildings any more
Higher education cuts mean the priorities for university estates is changing and value for money is now key
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diaries, part 4: The day of the airtightness test
The architect behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles reviews the results of the first airtightness test鈥�
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CommentAedifice vs Mr Ashwin Shah: Does the adjudicator have jurisdiction?
The process of objecting to an adjudicator鈥檚 jurisdiction has to be conducting properly, as this case highlights鈥�
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CommentNewport: We have a problem...
The recent upsurge in the construction output figures has baffled the industry, so is it all a cock-up on the part of the ONS statisticians in Wales?
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Global job opportunities: Think the unthinkable
Why you should consider working in Saudi Arabia
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CommentHow to challenge an adjudicator's jurisdiction
Here's a quick guide, courtsey of the courts, on how to object to an adjudicator resolving your dispute
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CommentWhy does BREEAM ignore embodied carbon?
Discussion about the future of BREEAM has so far not included this major element of a building鈥檚 overall carbon performance
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CommentMore regulation isn't the answer to poor design
Boris Johnson鈥檚 housing design standards won鈥檛 be as effective as simply giving consumers tools to make an educated choice at the point of sale
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CommentIt will take a joint effort to improve BREEAM
If we want an effective way to rate refurbs and fit-outs we need the BRE and the RICS to work together, argues RICS head of policy
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CommentCoalition government鈥檚 first 100 days: the industry鈥檚 verdict
As the government marks its first 100 days with tough-talking speeches, leading industry figures give their opinion
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CommentCity Inn vs Shepherd Construction: concurrent delay
This case went all the way to Scotland鈥檚 Inner House where the court backed a practical approach to analysing the causes of delay