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Greased palms
Recent research from the Chartered Institute of 星空传媒 (10 November, page 58) has significant implications for construction professionals.
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Expert answer
As an adjudicator, I disagree with four points made by Nick Henchie (5 January, page 56):
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How to miss the 2012 deadline
While I share the opinion of Frances Alderson (17 November, page 60) that London 2012 will obviously gain from the advanced planning of construction projects, I take issue with the idea that the NEC3 contract is appropriate, because of the excessively bureaucratic procedure for compensation.
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Hidden identity
This was an appeal against a decision that some third parties were entitled to enforce a transfer agreement between two individuals and The Bathroom Trading Company under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. Avraamides brought a claim against The Bathroom Trading Company in respect of a refurbishment ...
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CommentA call to arms
Forget new year鈥檚 resolutions and good intentions, our new columnist reveals the biggest challenge facing the UK economy in the 21st century
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CommentPause for thought
As we complete another lap of the calendar, our diarist stops to consider the effects of time on the vanity of human wishes, before moving smartly along to a story about Keith Clarke and nipple piercing
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CommentHomage to Helsinki
As a regular visitor to Finland for more than 40 years, I was taken aback by Amanda Levete鈥檚 ill-informed comments on Finnish culture and design (24 November).
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Don鈥檛 fiddle
Your article regarding the implications of the Colindale fire (1 December) rightly stresses this is no time for fiddling.
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Two questions
Two issues for further discussion arise from the Colindale fire. The first is the extent to which steel-framed buildings are different from timber. I am watching a steel-framed retirement home go up locally and there is a lot of timber in the secondary structure.
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To answer the first question 鈥�
Stephen Robinson of the London Fire Brigade says a fire in a concrete or steel building isn鈥檛 an issue.
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Devilish details
The zero carbon initiative proposed by Gordon Brown (8 December, page 10) looks impressive, with 鈥渆very new home to be zero carbon by 2010鈥�. His statement is backed up by the fiscal incentive of zero carbon homes being exempt from stamp duty. This is a bold statement, however like many ...
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Setting the record straight
Your story 鈥淢arks Barfield starts work on Olympic spike鈥� (8 DecembeR), was inaccurate and misleading.
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CommentDanger is my bread, death my butter
Thanks to Bob Wright from Bignell & Associates for this one.
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CommentGreen house effect
Ruth Kelly explains how she plans to meet the environmental challenge by awarding stars to sustainable homes
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CommentReflections and predictions
Wembley remained incomplete, third-party rights grew in popularity and we awoke to the importance of sustainability last year. So what will 2007 hold?
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Picking over the bones
A contractor paid a subcontractor 拢70,000 for light fittings. This should have been passed to the supplier, but the subbie went bust. So can the supplier get the contractor to pay twice?
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