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CommentSafety check
EU WATCH 鈥� The European Construction Safety Forum recently staged a conference to assess policies that aim to improve the construction sector鈥檚 health and safety record.
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Setting it straight
Your feature concerning the 鈥淐ladding crisis鈥� (6 October, page 42) refers to sources which appear to be out of date in regard to the state of play in the UK market, specifically in relation to our company, Schneider GB Ltd.
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Don鈥檛 rely on the sun
I read with interest your article 鈥淲hat鈥檚 new under the sun鈥� (6 October, page 22) having carried out a similar limited pilot survey last winter for Circle Anglia Housing Association, in which we compared four houses fitted with panels and four of similar house types without panels, including lifestyle adjustments. ...
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The specialists are coming
Thank you for publishing my email (6 October, page 38). I must however express my disappointment that key elements were edited out:
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Broom with a view
Thanks to Tim Gough of Austin Winkley & Associates for this picture, and for also sending the contractor鈥檚 health and safety policy, which includes the line, 鈥淎ll employees are encouraged to contribute actively towards a work environment which is free of accidents and ill health鈥�. Quite.
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CommentDongtan-on-Thames
THE VIEW FROM THE EDGE 鈥� Shanghai鈥檚 eco-city is creating a precedent that developments like the Thames Gateway ignore at their peril
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CommentToasting Frank
He has projects from Seattle to Spain, designs toasters, and is a muse for internet poets. Surely it鈥檚 time Frank Gehry joined the illustrious ranks of 鈥榝amous Canadians鈥�
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CommentNot just hot air
The party conferences weren鈥檛 just about Tony and Gordon, Dave and Ming 鈥� they actually discussed something that matters 鈥�
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CommentFault lines
Employees can鈥檛 assume that their employer is wholly responsible for their health and safety at work, as their accountability is limited by what鈥檚 reasonable
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Unwritten rules
The defendants entered into a building contract in respect of significant refurbishment works that they wanted undertaken at home. The building contractor carried out the works in a manner and at a pace which was not to the defendants liking. The defendants therefore terminated the building contract before the works ...
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CommentTalking yourself into it
Earlier this year competitive dialogue was hailed as the answer to the problematic process of awarding PFI contracts. So how does it actually work 鈥� and is anybody finding it useful?
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CommentBoys will be boys
This week it鈥檚 sex, duds and hoi sin rolls as the man from BRE gets fruity, the job-swap lads get out of their depth and the Stef Stefanou gets the guests mixing with some old-fashioned bonhomie
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Look before you leap
When a contractor is caught out by unforeseeable events, under the ICE contract it can claim loss and expense from the employer. The problem arises over the definition of 鈥榰nforeseeable鈥�
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CommentSave the college
Further to your article on the threatened closure of the CITB鈥檚 National Construction College (29 September, page 28), I am writing to express our support for its redevelopment.
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An old story
Thank you for your most informative article on ageism in the workplace (29 September, page 44). I could not help but think that it was fortunate that it was published on 29 September and not after the new regulations came into force.
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It鈥檚 no secret
I was pleased to see that my letter to Graham Watts, chair of the construction umbrella bodies adjudication task group, received coverage in last Friday鈥檚 星空传媒 (6 October, page 63).