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Listen to Leitch
I read with interest Sir Digby Jones鈥� article on the need for increased training for young people in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics (27 April, page 34).
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CommentIt doesnt work like that
I read with interest the article on energy performance certificates (EPC) (27 April, page 64-66). The premise of the survey 鈥� that EPCs will have an immediate effect on landlords and tenants 鈥� betrays a misunderstanding of the mechanics of EPCs.
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CommentDark and dangerous work
Don鈥檛 worry. If life lacks excitement after the Wembley peace treaty, it鈥檚 a safe bet in our industry that a fresh outbreak of hostilities won鈥檛 be far off.
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Home Rule
The parties entered into a JCT With Contractor鈥檚 Design contract for the construction of 114 residential apartments in Manchester. This case concerns the enforcement of an adjudicator鈥檚 decision. During the adjudication, Crosby Homes raised three jurisdictional challenges:1 There was no jurisdiction under the 鈥渟ide agreements鈥�2 ...
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Hitting the books
The appellant, Charter Partnership Ltd (鈥淐harter鈥�), is a firm of architects which designed a warehouse that was leased to the respondent, Pearson Education Ltd (鈥淧earson鈥�). Pearson suffered financial loss when a number of books it owned which were stored in the warehouse were damaged in a flood at the warehouse. ...
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CommentSculpture clash
When it comes to public art, there are two schools of thought: 鈥榩lonk art鈥�, where you plonk down a slab by a big-name artist, and a more local, integrated approach. Tarek Merlin offers a few lessons on both methods
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CommentMade to measure
In the old days, a claim for disruption was a kind of generalised moan about things getting fouled up. These days, there are all kinds of ways of putting a figure on the costs. Here鈥檚 how it works
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CommentGiant leaps
The gold rush, the space race ... the US psyche likes nothing more than a bit of competition, which might be good news as it finally begins to acknowledge the green agenda.
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Watching our waste line
Aghast at the amount of waste generated within our industry and at our reluctance to do much about it, the government wants to make site waste management compulsory. But is it going after the right guys?
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A timely reminder
Cheltenham Ladies鈥� College took exception to an architect and, relying on the contract, began proceedings. It lost: the reasons why, says Corinne McCarthy, should be a warning to others
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Wonders & blunders
Roger Bolton tells some harsh truths about his home town of Carlisle but is lost in wonder at the eternal city鈥檚 temple to all the gods
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CommentThe youth of today
While the industry鈥檚 old hands said adieu to Paul Morrell and discussed sustainable construction, the youngsters were engaged in a drunken debauch at the Marriott. Who said QSs don鈥檛 know how to party?
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How to fight a towering inferno
During the recent debate on tall buildings, as illustrated in Amanda Levete鈥檚 article (5 April, page 34) one issue is ignored: fire safety. Are we to presume the process of control in design and construction will ensure that the right decisions are taken on fire safety?