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Perfect 10 (well, almost)
I was interested to read Rudi Klein鈥檚 recent article about the benefits of single project insurance to the construction industry (26 November, page 51).
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Get 鈥檈m young
Andrew Williams鈥� article 鈥淭he QS鈥� apprentice鈥� (19 November, page 33) raises some interesting issues about how we train future practitioners, and will no doubt provoke much debate.
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The name鈥檚 Bond 鈥� retention bond
A number of British Constructional Steelwork Association members may choose to give bonds in place of accepting cash retention (26 November, page 63), but I hope you don鈥檛 think I鈥檓 being too pedantic if I remind you that this is no longer a BCSA matter but one for individual companies.
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CommentRule Britannia
How鈥檚 this for a list of new year鈥檚 resolutions? I will not design buildings with sexy floor-to-ceiling glass cladding.
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Don鈥檛 delay
In 2003 Severn Trent Water Limited (STW) commenced its tendering process for the award of contracts for the maintenance, renewal and improvement of its reservoirs, pipelines, pumping stations, treatment plants and sewerage systems. The contract was a five year programme of considerable value, being somewhere in the region of 拢1.5-拢2bn.STW ...
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CommentClucking hell
If construction has been likened to a flock of quarrelsome chickens, it is because industry bodies are concerned with nothing but their own place in the pecking order
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CommentPeace and goodwill
With Christmas eight days away, what better time could there be for the unions and CITB-ConstructionSkills to call a truce in their war for possession of the CSCS card scheme?
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CommentA question for the judge
Can one adjudicator read 52 lever-arch files and nine boxes of documentation in 100 days and still reach a fair decision? Here鈥檚 what Judge Toulmin said
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CommentJingle all the way
Deck the halls with boughs of holly/Here鈥檚 some advice on saving lolly/Hire yourself a new surveyor/Who鈥檒l collect evidence against the payer 鈥�
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The recovery position
If your subcontractor or supplier turns turtle you have a major problem, but all may not be lost. Here鈥檚 how you can jump the insolvency queue 鈥�
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CommentOpen mike: This is unacceptable
Legal disputes in construction are as important as those in any other industry, so why do our firms have to use the tradesman鈥檚 entrance to the courts?
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CommentHold that axe
The architecture school at Cambridge is a world-class institution renowned for the calibre of its ex-students (ahem). Only the Brits could think of shutting it down
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A recipe for disaster
If danger is your bread and death your butter, you might be attracted by contracts containing fitness for purpose obligations. Otherwise, steer clear
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A place for leisure
In 1997 outline planning permission was granted for a business park on a 53-hectacre site. The permission covered mixed-use development for business and commerce, comprising classes A2, B1, B2 and B8, together with recreational use associated with a particular recreation ground. No environmental impact assessment (EIA) was carried out in ...
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CommentWho are you today?
A piece of legislation that protects 鈥榗onsumers鈥� against unfair treatment from 鈥榗ommercial鈥� types 鈥� meaning you 鈥� undermines whole basis of a building contract
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The making of a muddle
The Skanksa vs Egger case blurred the distinction between entitlement to extension of time and entitlement to compensation. Here鈥檚 what happened 鈥�
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Backing the bill
Despite objections from certain camps, government backing for more stringent punishments in order to reduce the level of workplace death and injury (鈥淨ueen鈥檚 speech heralds corporate manslaughter bill鈥�, 26 November, page 15) is largely matched by the corporate world鈥檚 level of concern.
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It鈥檚 not either/or
The article on 鈥渘ew urbanism鈥� (26 November, page 41) pitted two extreme and opposing views of architects. On the one hand, we are asked to believe that a bunch of icon-obsessed egos is working in the interests of self-promotion rather than for the benefit of our towns and cities; on ...