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CommentAfter copenhagen
We still have little idea of how low-energy designs perform, which means we鈥檙e like scientists conducting endless experiments without ever seeing how they come out
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CommentEnd this crisis by Christmas: Richard Steer on the RICS
The RICS has to sort out the mess it鈥檚 made, or rumours of a breakaway group are bound to resurface
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After Copenhagen
Whatever happens in Copenhagen this week, the UK has already committed itself to some of the most ambitious targets for reducing carbon emissions in the world. It鈥檚 worth reminding ourselves of that. It鈥檚 also worth asking ourselves what this means and how on earth we might, well, get there.The average ...
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CommentHansom: Dangerous liaisons
Construction has come over all drama and intrigue, it seems. We therefore invite you, ladies and gentlemen, to a cloak and dagger meeting, a masked party and a duelling lesson. Don鈥檛 forget your wigs
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CommentShould we blame the big boys?
On 13 November you published an article by Richard Steer complaining about uneconomic bidding by QSs
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Or blame all QSs?
I read with interest the article in which Richard Steer was having a whinge about how the prevalence of low bidding was having a dramatic impact upon levels of professional QS fees
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Where does it all end?
Stephen Blake, director of the Office of Fair Trading (23 October, page 30) has drawn attention to the illegality of one bidder obtaining a price from another
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They should have said
It was with some incredulity and confusion that I read the news item 鈥淚ndustry slams payment law plans鈥� (13 November, page 12)
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Planning obsolescence
I was most impressed with the first question posed at last week鈥檚 Homes and Communities Agency 鈥渙pen meeting鈥� on 26 November
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Whistling in the dark
Further to your recent 鈥渨histleblower鈥� item (13 November, page 15), it seems the proposed action by Balfour Beatty ex-employees is driven by an assumption of continuing unemployment with a commensurate loss of prospective earnings
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Arbitrary distinctions
I read John Redmond鈥檚 piece about arbitration with a wry smile (27 November, page 51)
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CommentInformation overload: The bumf tax
Tenderers are forced to wade through a shedload of information for the odd relevant detail, costing them a fortune. A few trips to the county court might put an end to the practice
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CommentDon鈥檛 get your suspenders in a twist
The Construction Act says it is lawful to down tools if you haven鈥檛 been paid what you鈥檙e owed. But what happens if you get it wrong and the money isn鈥檛 owed?
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Blowing their cover
At last, the details of the infringements that sparked the OFT inquiry into bid rigging are exposed for all to see. Those of a nervous disposition should look away now
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Cometh the hour: Nick Raynsford welcomes Paul Morrell
If anyone can pull off the new role of chief construction adviser, it鈥檚 Paul Morrell, says Nick Raynsford. But we need to give him time before we can reasonably expect to see results
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Timber frame inspections: Everything you need for a fire
Timber-frame sites are sustainable, technologically sophisticated and accidents waiting impatiently to happen, says Paul Hymers. And he should know 鈥� he has to inspect them
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CommentTimber frames: Warning bells are ringing
The blaze that swept through a Peckham street two weeks ago has left the timber-frame industry in little doubt that, next time, lives may soon be lost. But can the sector do more to ensure there is no next time?
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Pre-Budget Report points to more money for construction...but a much bigger fall
Few would argue against the view that this set of Pre-Budget Report announcements has more to do with pre-electioneering that pre-budgeting.That鈥檚 fair enough. The Labour Party may not be in power to pursue its plans and, if it is after the next election, we don鈥檛 know how keen it will ...