All Building articles in 09 July 2010 – Page 4
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CommentNever mind the counter claims
If I owe you £20 and you owe me £10, can I ask an adjudicator to ignore my debt and make you pay up? This eternal problem has just been tackled once again by the courts
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Low carbon needs high spending
The UK Committee on Climate Change has reported that the 8.6% reduction in carbon emissions last year was mostly due to the economic downturn, with only a small fraction being a consequence of green policies
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Charles, Camilla and Ike
The prima donna architects who hurl abuse at Prince Charles (most recently regarding his Chelsea Barracks intervention) ought to have a very careful read of the excellent articles written by Ike Ijeh in Building (page 12) and Camilla Cavendish in The Times, both published on 2 July
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Grontmij buys French engineer
Dutch consultancy Grontmij has bought a controlling share in French engineer Ginger, making it the fourth largest engineering consultancy in Europe
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NewsFuture of school building unclear until Christmas
Government review may delay scaled-back programme till end of 2011
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NewsLegal brief
ISG has won a fit-out contract for the new headquarters of law firm Pinsent Masons in the City of London
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Take it to the bridge: Where engineering meets music
If only our ears were as big as parachutes, we’d be able to hear the built environment, says Chris Wise, and then we’d discover that a building can be every bit as musical as a violin
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NewsClient caution takes toll on Cyril Sweett order book
Chief executive points to stage-by-stage commitment to projects as orders fall 20%
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FeaturesHere be dragons: Construction Dragon Boat Challenge
Who says the age of heroes is over? At the construction industry’s annual charity boat race, Alex Smith watched wannabe dragonslayers vie to see who was the strongest, fastest (and silliest)
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A bit of revision
The rules on the taking of evidence in international arbitration are used as a benchmark by tribunals. So you probably want to know what the impact of recent revisions will be
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CommentCan school bid costs be recovered?
Procurement processes are usually set up to give the procuring body no duty to pay bid costs if schemes don’t go ahead. But there may be particular circumstances on certain contracts that could justify bidders recovering their bid costs
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NewsCoinford says view from the ground is better
Company profile Work is picking up for groundworks firm, but profit is an ’ancient word’
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FeaturesConsultants: The best way to beef up
As US giant URS subsumes Scott Wilson, Aecom closes in on Davis Langdon, and EC Harris prepares for a flotation, Tom Bill examines what the best options are for businesses looking to scale up
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Lose the legal battles
Having read that the largest construction lawsuit in UK history has finally reached an end (“Final whistle for £253m Wembley row”, 25 June, page 9), it never ceases to amaze me that contractors still have inadequate project control measures in place to avoid such situations
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CommentThe birds and the bats
Building’s piece on biodiversity was really superb and extremely useful (25 June, page 58)
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Gleeds snaps up consultant in bid to diversify away from BSF
Gleeds has bought an education consultancy, Cocentra, for an undisclosed sum in a bid to survive the cuts to the Building Schools for the Future programme
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards: Living proof
It takes more than a numbing recession, constrained sites and nimbyism to stifle creativity in housing design. Martin Spring reviews the winners of this year’s Housing Design Awards
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Arup boss: Brace yourself for a tough year and more takeovers
Philip Dilley, the chairman of Arup, has forecast further takeovers and a “tougher” year as consultants are hit by cuts in public sector spending.Dilley, who took over at Arup in April 2009, said the recent spate of takeovers of British consultants by US firms, such as URS’ takeover of Scott ...
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Q+A from Building Answers
Building’s Forum regulars offer their advice on problems. This week: extending a shared roof