All Building articles in 2005 issue 35 – Page 2
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News
Regeneration sector struggling
Top executives in regeneration say finding the right staff is the biggest challenge facing the industry, according to the first Working in Regeneration survey, published in the latest issue of Regenerate.
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CommentOffensive manoeuvres
A decision reached by an adjudicator can be overturned in court, one reached by an arbitrator cannot – unless the claimant establishes that he is incompetent
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News
Plan to wave low-carbon schemes through planning
Energy Saving Trust to present DTI with a series of radical proposals to stimulate energy-efficient construction
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Features
Spotlight on lifts
There has been a surge in growth in the elevator and escalator sector in recent years and it now has a market value of £1bn.
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Features
Lead times
In this quarter’s look at the industry’s lead times, Paul Dalton of Mace reports that a quiet summer has meant little movement across the sectors – and Robert Nicholson of Gardiner & Theobald looks at the rise of lifts
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Comment
Leave law to the lawyers …
In a recent article, Tony Bingham endorses the initiative to raise the standards of adjudicators by teaching them complex areas of construction law (12 August: Legal).
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Comment
… or is it too late?
As Tony has so well described over the past eight years or so, the original idea of the adjudicator being only an enhanced QS/architect/engineer has really gone by the board and there is now a requirement for a proficient handling of matters of law while under pressure.
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Features
Just the job
Leaving school at 16 hasn’t stopped Nick Rowling from pursuing a career as a building surveyor
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Comment
How to run a seven-year marathon
It is crucial that the right procurement methods are put in place to deal with the apportionment of risk in the event of delay and disruption in the run-up to 2012
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News
Social housing raises Mears
Housebuilder Mears has recorded a 42% jump in profit in its interim results, thanks mainly to the growth in social housing spending.
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Industry in talks to speed up PFI hospitals
The Department of Health is in talks with leading PFI professionals to find ways of speeding up the agreement of contract variations at large hospital scheme.
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NewsHow to be green
Architect RMJM has teamed up with Lauder College in Dunfermline, Fife, to design a workshop for students of construction.
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FeaturesFrozen warnings
Peter Clegg went with sculptor Antony Gormley to the Arctic Circle to create bleakly beautiful representations of the human body, a planet and a dead friend
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NewsFirst fruits
Contractor Ryder Construction has been appointed to build this sheltered housing scheme for the Guinness Housing Trust in Bristol.
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CommentThe fiddle of fitness
Whether you’re a building contractor or a pastry-making equipment supplier, the fitness-for-purpose debate rages on – and it isn’t getting any easier
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CommentMy slip, your fall
The NEC Third Edition has been hailed as a friendly partnering contract, but one particular clause seems to tip the balance against contractors
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News
London Eye row escalates
The row over the rent for the London Eye site heated up this week when the attraction’s owner applied for a judicial review to halt the imminent increase in premiums.
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Features
Hull v's Epsom
Hull is the home of caravan manufacturing and fish auctions; Surrey’s Epsom & Ewell hosts the Derby and was the first spa town in England. Hull is the home of caravan manufacturing and fish auctions; Surrey’s Epsom & Ewell hosts the Derby and was the first spa town in England. ...
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