All Building articles in 2000 Issue 21
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Involve workers, says union
The Movement for Innovation needs to keep site operatives better informed if it wishes to improve the industry’s image, a top union official told Monday’s conference.At a break-out session on education and training in construction, Bob Blackman, building, construction and civil engineering national secretary at the Transport and General Workers ...
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Features
Somerset House
Liberating central London's historic squares from their oppression by cars has been a gleam in the eye of Lords Rogers and Foster, among others, for more than a decade. The first square to achieve this distinction is the Inland Revenue enclave of Somerset House, between the Strand and the Thames ...
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The final straw
Two parties sort out the final bill for a job, don’t put it in writing, and one of them later denies an agreement was reached. Can that be classed as a dispute “under the contract”?
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Treasury revolution to start a year early
Outgoing procurement chief Mike Burt tells conference that switch to three preferred routes begins in June.
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Dixon and Jones
This elegant wing of the National Portrait Gallery. The Royal Opera House refurbishment. Somerset House’s riverside terrace. Welcome to the civilised world of architects Sir Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones.
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Egan projects smash defects targets
The Egan demonstration projects are taking huge steps to slash defects, according to key performance indicator figures released at Monday’s conference.In all, 90% of Movement for Innovation projects achieved a defects score of eight out of 10, compared with the industry average of 65% of projects. The figures showed ...
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Defects myths exploded
So you think you know about defects? Well, the truth behind these 10 commonly held misconceptions might prompt you to brush up on your knowledge about repairs liability – before you become a liability yourself.
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Damage limitation
Back in February, Rachel Barnes advised consultants to put a net contribution clause in their warranties. In fact, these can prevent a client from recovering damages from the party responsible for causing it.
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Countryside denies exit rumours
Countryside chief executive Graham Cherry has discounted speculation that the low valuation of housebuilders on the stock exchange might prompt his company to go private. He said: “The rating of the sector is very low, which is unfortunate considering the good results produced across the board. But if we keep ...
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Opportunity cost
Equal opportunities is more than a slogan, it should be at the heart of your company right up to board level. Now that local authorities have adopted best value, failure to implement it could be expensive.
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Cost update
This quarterly analysis looks at materials prices for external works and work item rates.
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Comment
Things to come
First person To mark his 20th anniversary as a Building columnist, Sir Michael Latham looks to the future of the industry.
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Features
The Wallace Collection
Rick Mather, architect for the refurbished Dulwich Picture Gallery, has performed a similar service for the Wallace Collection near London's Oxford Street. The building, refurbished at a cost of £10.6m, is due to be officially re-opened on 22 June by Prince Charles, one century to the day after it was ...
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Clear choices
It’s bright. It’s light. It’s clean. It’s green. The Eden Project would have been impossible without it. Is ETFE the industry’s new wonderstuff?
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Builders wary of cowboy pilot, Raynsford tells MPs
Minister tells parliamentary debate on construction that Birmingham pilot has “chicken and egg” problem.
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Get back on the field, ref
The adjudicator’s word is law, as our latest case report shows. Even if he makes an obvious clerical slip-up he is entitled to correct his mistake if he does so within a reasonable time.
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Art explosion
Is London the capital of the art world? Judging by the the rush of lottery-funded gallery openings and refurbishments – yes. Over the next nine pages, Building exhibits three of the latest: the Dulwich Picture Gallery, the Wallace Collection and Somerset House.
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Is this the right room for an argument?
Those witnessing last week’s debate on the future of construction (there were about 25 members of public who came and, amazingly, stayed for the full three hours) were treated to a chummy affair. A bit of a disagreement in the junior common room rather than the Blair-baiting frenzy of prime ...
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Franklin + Andrew sets up consultancy
TOP 10 QS Franklin + Andrews has launched a new division, Capro Consulting, to offer strategic advice on capital projects and built assets to high-spending clients. It will now compete head-to-head with management consultants such as Ernst & Young and Andersen Consulting, rather than acting for them in a subcontracting ...