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The case for a research levy
Your report on research funding (18 January, page 48) made clear that, outside the area of construction products, market forces do not stimulate significant funding for construction research.
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The insurance game
Regarding Malcolm Taylor鈥檚 letter (15 January, pages 36-37) a few corrections are required.
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CommentIt鈥檚 good to talk
Human interaction takes many forms, from rapping to your clients to phoning confidential hotlines. But sometimes nothing says it better than the good old impersonal email and the hidden bugging device鈥�
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CommentThinking it through
The need to be sustainable is now as universally accepted as the need to wear a seat belt. But as Ryanair鈥檚 campaign advertising 鈥�1 million flights for 1p鈥� illustrates, it鈥檚 one thing to accept the desirability of sustainable living, another to make the sacrifices to actually do it.
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Comment星空传媒 buys a pint 鈥� for University of East London students
星空传媒 treated four architect students to a pint or two and recorded their thoughts on 3D rendering, the smoking ban and, er, dating other architects
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Sourcing materials overseas: Foreign entanglements
Did you know you can cut the cost of materials 30% by getting them overseas? And did you also know the risks you鈥檙e running by doing so?
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CommentE is for express terms, F is for fitness for purpose
The A to Z of construction law:聽Our instant course in legal concepts continues with some advice on how express terms can muddy the waters, and a guide to fitness for purpose obligations
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CommentHere to go
Our latest columnist, Tory shadow minister Michael Gove, ponders how long Caroline Flint will hold on to her job 鈥� especially after that debut speech 鈥�
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Awarding interest:Claymore Services Ltd vs Nautilus Properties Ltd
Nautilus, the leasehold owner of a London property, engaged Claymore to refurbish and convert the property into a hotel, restaurant, nightclub, and a number of bars. The work began in 2001, under a letter of intent, and was completed in 2002. The parties did not conclude a formal contract. ...
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CommentPhase One goes to Birmingham
Over a hundred of Birmingham's bright young things came to the latest Phase One networking party hosted by 星空传媒
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CommentYoung at heart
If it鈥檚 not Chris Liddle rocking Old Trafford or Julian Daniels shouting from the stands, then it鈥檚 Will Alsop talking dirty or 鈥� goodness, is that Richard Steer with those gun-toting heavies?
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Comment星空传媒 goes speed dating 鈥� with architects and developers
Because I was otherwise occupied on Valentine鈥檚 day, Cabe and the RIBA invited me to a speed-dating event on 13 February.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Two English icons inpire Claire Sweeney: one with pride in the skills of its builders and designers, the other revulsion for the money wasted on it
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CommentHow safe are the specialists?
Another well known family name looks like becoming history this week. In an echo of the famous sale of Laing to O鈥橰ourke in 2002, Hills Electrical was taken over by one of its rivals for the nominal sum of a pound.
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The facts of life
I read with interest the copious articles (8 February, page 62-65) regarding the Office of Government Commerce鈥檚 Guide to Best Fair Payment Practice and the follow-on subject of project bank accounts.
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When theres nobody to chase
Tony Bingham鈥檚 boss, a main contractor, was very good at chasing retentions from employers and getting paid (25 January, page 60); the problem comes when the employer goes bust.
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An honest answer
Reading Amanda Levete鈥檚 arguments in support of nuclear power (8 February, pages 30 -31) reminded me of a conference I attended four years ago.
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What London needs
Further to your article on the establishment of a London board of the Home and Communities Agency (7 February, 星空传媒.co.uk), the availability of affordable housing in the capital is one of the city鈥檚 most pressing issues.