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An open letter to Tim Byles
Dear Tim, congratulations on taking up the challenge of the 拢40bn 星空传媒 Schools for the Future Programme (. I wish you most sincerely every success 鈥� our young people and the teaching staff do deserve better learning environments.
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A word in your ear
Belatedly following up on your 14 June issue, readers who feel that they have problems with alcohol or drugs would be well advised to phone one of these numbers:
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CommentA slippery slope
A consultant wrote a site investigation report for a developer, who sold the site to another developer, whose property was later damaged by a land slip. Now who do you think got sued?
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A questionable answer
This summer, the PFI M6 toll road was the subject of another High Court case 鈥� this time over whether it鈥檚 possible to withdraw a claim from adjudication. But Mr Justice Jackson鈥檚 ruling on this raises some troubling problems with adjudication itself
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CommentWhat the Poles have done for us
A construction industry without foreign labour is about as viable as a fish on a skiing holiday. So in the midst of the political hoo-ha over immigration, one thing is clear.
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A quay decision
British Ports engaged Hydro Soil Services to carry out strengthening works to quay wall 205 at Southampton. The contract was a lump sum contract based on the ICE conditions as amended. Hydro in turn engaged Haecon NV to carry out the design of the strengthening works to the quay ...
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CommentAn idiot鈥檚 guide to being an idiot
Rudi Klein Novation transfers the risk of design liability to those who may have had precious little to do with the design. How smart is that?
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CommentDon鈥檛 poke lions
Tony Bingham Composite companies hold out the promise of tax savings for the self-employed, so of course they are popular 鈥� just make sure you understand how they work so you don鈥檛 provoke the taxman
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An unconventional route
Martino Giaquinto As PFI projects go, the M6 toll road has had more than its fair share of disputes, but now one has gone all the way to the Court of Appeal over the usually straightforward issue of provisional sums
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Dictionary corner
I was interested to read your article 鈥淛olly green clients鈥� (21 July, page 44), which highlighted the bewilderment that still surrounds the term 鈥渟ustainability鈥�.
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A load of syphonic action
I was at the Science Museum last week with my grandson and among the interesting displays was the syphonic-action flushing system invented by Thomas Crapper.
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Survey begets survey
After my experiences training to become a home inspector I鈥檓 not surprised that the home condition report has been dropped.
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Bingham: still looking buff
I add my compliments to those who have praised the new format and design of 星空传媒. Properly thought-out changes for the better 鈥� surely a message for the industry.
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Local leads the way
Your facts about local authority representation on the Public Sector Construction Clients Forum are wholly wrong (28 July).
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Tortoise vs hare
I was interested to read Chris Jarvis鈥� letter (21 July) concerning the use of thermal mass in new buildings.
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From Russia with love
In regard to Bill Mellor鈥檚 photograph of the pipe crossing the footpath in St Petersburg (28 July), could this be the UK鈥檚 gas supply from the Russian Federation?
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CommentBack here in the real world 鈥�
Richard Steer wasn鈥檛 surprised to read that the cost of the London Olympics is set to rise 鈥� they nearly always do. What counts is what you get for the money
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CommentGet out of our way
Colin Harding If the government would just leave us alone and stop interfering with its feeble regulations and all-encompassing spin, we could get on with building for the Olympics
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