All Building articles in 5 December 2008 – Page 6
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NewsMinister of estate
Consultant EC Harris has won a contract to survey the 34 buildings of the parliamentary estate in London.
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CommentEnforcing a summary judgement
The CaseJackson engaged VGC to provide various construction services relating to the provision of ducts and cabling on the M3 Motorway. The sub-contract overran by 26 weeks. Following the submission of applications for payment 13 and 14, and the imposition of various set-offs by Jackson, VGC commenced adjudication. The referral ...
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Emission omission
Participants at the CBI conference last week agreed we face one of the most difficult periods in memory.
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NewsPorritt joins Willmott Dixon
Influential environmental leader takes up directorship at contractor
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Rok operations director quits
John Samuel, operations director at Rok, has stepped down as a board director and will leave the company
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CommentMy digital life: Tom Holbrook
This architect enjoys the digital realm, but can imagine some improvements: emails that smell of ink, perhaps, a world without Facebook and an iPhone with a built-in corkscrew
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FeaturesMiddle East Q&A: Derek Johnson
Davis Langdon's Middle East head sees much potential in the region and reckons 'what's happening in Dubai will be beneficial in the long term'
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CommentThe judge with a flea in his ear: When costs outweigh damages
Here’s another case in which the costs by far outweighed the damages, only this time it was a county court judge who took the flak for letting it happen
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… and a hard place: Contractor termination
In the last of our series on how the credit crunch is affecting construction firms, we look at how to minimise the damage from terminating a contractor’s engagement
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Energy consultation is delayed
The government has cancelled the 16 December launch of its consultation on heat and energy efficiency
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NewsUK consultants shed staff from Dubai offices
Firms including EC Harris and Mace cut jobs or relocate personnel as region ‘goes southwards’
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CommentHansom: rethinking construction
This week, the industry takes a fresh look at urban regeneration, pay packets, energy performance certificates and even the design of the humble chair
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NewsCitywatch: Into the lion's den
As most housebuilders edged north on Tuesday, Persimmon was the exception to the rule and had fallen 2% to 206p by lunchtime.
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NewsBRE warns: Don’t misuse Green Guide
The BRE has warned that misuse of its green products selection guide could lead to a generation of badly performing buildings.
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NewsBlow me down
Concept designs for an 80,000-seat football and athletics stadium in Monterrey, Mexico, have been released by HOK Sport.
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FeaturesWhat lies beneath: Grimshaw's conversion of the LSE
Don’t be fooled by the classical Edwardian exterior – Grimshaw’s modern conversion for the London School of Economics is as exciting as it is innovative. By Martin Spring Photographs by Jens Willebrand
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Banks resist calls to ride to the rescue of SMEs
Fears grow that more small building firms will follow Pettifer Construction into administration