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CommentIdentity crisis
The role of the M&E engineer has been changing since Roman times. But in our energy-conscious era, that change is going to happen quicker than ever.
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Stop sobbing, subbies 鈥�
I think subcontractors complain too much about retentions. From experience, I think the subcontractor is often its own worst enemy.
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鈥� Or how about a 拢500 answer?
We are a small company with a turnover of 拢1m and have worked successfully with small and major contractors. In all cases 100% of funds are released on completion of our works.
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Four years later
I write as the author of the DTI/Bovis Lend Lease report on the Mid City Place project in London, which was referred to in your article 鈥淒riving us crazy鈥�, (2 September - see related articles). Although it is pleasing to see that Mid City Place still being held up as ...
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Why can鈥檛 we be more German?
The article on logistics in the UK is timely. If our recent experience as a small firm of architects is anything to go by, our German cousins beat us hands down. We needed eight 250 kg L-shaped pre-cast concrete units for a client near the M25 and found that British ...
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A logistical twist
There is far too much carbon dioxide-emitting traffic on the road, and the government is trying to address the issues through initiatives such as EcoHomes. But one is tempted to think that the authors of such systems have never been outside the Home Counties. Certainly, they do not appear to ...
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Local jobs for local people
In the 12 August issue of 星空传媒 there is an article entitled 鈥淓thnic minority firm gets helping hand in Burnley鈥� (page 18 - see related articles). The implication of this article 鈥� the same implication as contained in a separate recent article in 星空传媒 about social enterprises 鈥� is that ...
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An eye to the future
I would like to point out that the South Bank Centre is not seeking to increase the rent for the BA London Eye from 拢65,000 to 拢2.5m as stated in your issue of 2 September (page 15 - see related articles). The South Bank Centre and Bromley council, which has ...
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CommentThe pursuit of youth
This week 星空传媒 unveils its first ever Graduate Advisory Board to inform the industry of the pertinent issues that are facing young people working across the sector.
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CommentRight, let鈥檚 get started
It鈥檚 a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but we are going to have to move fast 鈥� and get unswerving government support 鈥� to make the Olympics a success
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A tax dodge?
This was an appeal in relation to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1998 (ICTA) against the Commissioners鈥� decision to issue a statutory Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) certificate to Transform Shop Office and Bar Fitters Ltd after the Inspector of Taxes refused to issue the CIS. The CIS provides ...
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CommentWonders & blunders
It鈥檚 not the tallest, but it鈥檚 got style. Broadcaster Sheena McDonald picks a deco landmark and a flaw in her diamond of a home town
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Gate Gourmet revisited
Contractors who are thinking of growing their facilities management arms should be conscious of the risks concealed in a simple outsourcing deal
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I鈥檝e seen the light
Your correspondent used to be sceptical about this mediation business, but after some surprisingly successful experiences with it, he has become a convert 鈥�
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Courage under fire
Politicians must be stronger in their support for design 鈥� and not run for cover at the first hint of criticism. Only then will we get the urban spaces we deserve
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A deep-sea red herring
The Guardian recently published a letter from James Abbott, editor of Modern Railways, responding to an article on construction that it published on 30 June.