All Building articles in 2005 issue 22 – Page 3
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CommentWhere did Multiplex go wrong?
We’re used to drama at Wembley but last week’s events are right up there with white horses and Russian linesmen.
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News
Viñoly wins Oxford’s glittering masterplan prize
Architect Rafael Viñoly has seen off an international shortlist to win a major masterplanning commission from Oxford University.
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NewsRedcar moves into gear
The £45m Redcar & Cleveland Grouped Schools PFI project has reached financial close.
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CommentFun, frolics and forms
The JCT has revamped and extended its range of standard contracts. If you can get past the swanky yellow covers, you’ll find all kinds of interesting changes inside
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Comment
The final word …
As aired in your letters pages (13 May, pages 38-39) Mr Danieli could have had the right of adjudication against his two non-paying customers had anyone told him of the standard form of building contract for a home owner/occupier as published by the JCT in 1999, priced £9.99 and available ...
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Comment
Pulling a fast one
It took just 22 days for Mr Justice Jackson to enforce the adjudicator’s decision in the Devonport case. So if the courts can work that fast, why adjudicate at all?
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NewsPycroft sets out Mace’s five-year expansion plan
One hundred days into the job, Mace’s chief executive aims for £400m turnover by 2010 and targets USA
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FeaturesEmission impossible
The government’s decision on whether to introduce mandatory pressure testing of homes is going to upset some people – but will it be those who oppose the measure, or those who back it?
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Comment
Domestic dispute
Mr Cartwright was an adjudicator in respect of a dispute between Miss Lydia Fay and Colonial Preservation & Construction Ltd regarding a JCT Building Contract. He had been appointed by the RICS and had issued his terms and conditions to the parties. He apportioned his fee on a 50/50 ...
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Housebuilders lobby for year’s delay to Part L tests
Home Builders Federation seeks time to develop simplified method for meeting air-tightness requirements
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Comment
How to follow an impressive debut
May I ask what steps are being taken to ensure the Redrow Debut homes remain affordable for future buyers (20 May, page 21).
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Dubai projects threatened by rising material costs
Report by consultant Davis Langdon suggests excessive demand means prices are set to continue to increase
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Comment
A clarification
With regard to the article on Greenwich Millennium Village, Powerwall Systems Ltd did not design the building with the problem.
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CIC moves to mollify clients
The Construction Industry Council has moved to head off criticism of its clients agreement by appointing a legal expert to ensure the document is fair to both clients and consultants
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NewsSteps change
Jefferson Sheard Architects has unveiled this design for the entrance to Edinburgh’s Waverley Station, commonly known as the Waverley Steps.
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Comment
Bunch of lightweights
Well, what a surprise – the unfortunate people living in flats separated by lightweight floors at Greenwich Millennium Village can hear their neighbours!