All Building articles in 2003 issue 36
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He started it
I see Luke Wessely is in your columns again trying to tell us all how good he and other trade contractors can be (5 September, page 36). In a perfect world, maybe.
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Be serious
The sordid tale of the cocaine-fuelled rise of an industry boss and his debauched nights of three-in-a-limo … Oh, alright, it's about a new form of contract
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School ties
In adjudications involving non-payment, the outcome can depend on which school of thought your adjudicator belongs to. Finding out early on can save you a fortune
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It poured and poured
I wish to challenge Multiplex's claim (reported on 25 July, page 13) that it has completed the longest ever continuous concrete pour at Wembley Stadium, at 19.5 hours.
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And your point is?
In reading your article "Towers of Doom" (29 August, page 36) I find myself having to comment on the article's validity.
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No more neighbour-proofing
The news that new homes may not be subject to acoustic insulation testing (29 August, page 13) demonstrates that housebuilders are more worried about their financial returns than the plight of their end users.
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Features
Local lowdown
In the latest of our regional series, Robert Smith of recruitment consultant Hays Montrose investigates the thriving job market in Scotland
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FeaturesInn with the new
When the founders of City Inn commissioned their flagship central London hotel, they wanted something accessible but striking – inside and out. So Bennetts Associates came up with a fresh approach that has rewritten the rulebook for hotel design.
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Hold your horses
I was astonished to read the news item claiming that 70% of all commercial properties could be made unusable by the effects of global warming (5 September, page 11).
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NewsWho makes the grade?
It's exam result time again for the housebuilding industry, when we find out which boffins are top of the class and which dunces must do better. Josephine Smit picks some highlights from the Private Housebuilding Annual 2003
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Trust the experts
In your article about the impact of global warming on buildings (5 September, page 11) you gave us a set of doom-and-gloom statements from "experts" Nick Cullen, Geoff Livermore and Bill Dunster.
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NewsMiller Homes to open two more offices in England
Edinburgh-based housebuilder plans to win work on back of NHS deal and new communities plan.
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FeaturesReturn of the eco-warrior
A decade after Swampy, environmental protesters are set to make a comeback. This time, their target is not the bypass but the runway, in a bid to scupper government plans for air travel expansion. We look at how contractors can avoid getting caught in the crossfire
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Prescott's homes drive set to trample small housebuilders
Bovis Homes boss says firms worth less than £100m will be shut out of plan to build 1 million homes in South-east.
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Farrell's Manchester deal
A team led by architect Terry Farrell & Partners has beaten off stiff competition to win Project Unity, the merger of Manchester University and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.
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David Curry
The government is gearing up to take the Housing Bill through parliament, but there are a couple of issues it will have a hard time getting past the Commons – let alone the Lords …