More Comment – Page 394
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Ode to Quentin
Your satirical feature, The Trials of Quentin Shears continues to be the first thing I turn to in your magazine, as it is so witty and well observed.
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Don't pass the buck
Regarding the article, “Can subbies survive on less?” (18 February, page 20) I believe that there are significant sums that can be taken off construction project costs
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CommentThe last straw
Dean Walton spotted a disaster waiting to happen from his hotel room in Bangladesh
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CommentWonders and Blunders: the Economist Building and Kew Gardens' herbarium
For Giles Dixon, the Economist Building in London manages to hit the spot, while Kew Gardens’ herbarium stands out for all the wrong reasons
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CommentPassivhaus at Ecobuild: separating the hits from the hype
The voice behind our original Passivhaus Diary picks out his 2011 exhibition highlights
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Are the Games' green credentials in tatters?
Missing the target to generate 20% of power from renewables is not the end of the world, but it's not a good sign
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CommentWhy TUPE ruling is bad news for purchasers of pre-pack administrations
Ruling could prove costly for buyers of companies in administration as they will now inherit employee contracts
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Supply and purchase agreements: McCain Foods GB vs Eco-Tec (Europe)
This case highlights te importance of setting out exact terms when drafting exclusion causes
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CommentRevolution!
It’s chaos for construction in the Middle East. So what’s the outlook in the longer term?
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CommentA fine romance: Cabe and the Design Council
Some may grumble about the match but bringing Cabe and the Design Council together might be the best thing to have happened to design for 60 years
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CommentHow can you exit your Libyan contracts?
Guidance on ’force majeure’ and the proper steps to take if you need to exit contracts
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Network rail shake-up: light at the end of the tunnel
Roy McNulty’s interim report on how to get value for money from the railway sector suggests that train operating companies are set to be turned into quasi developers
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CommentMichael Gove: The bad boy in school
The education secretary got his knuckles rapped for bad-temperedly tearing up the BSF rule book. But it won’t stop him getting his way
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CommentBack to basics with professional indemnity claims
There may be any number of clever ways to reduce the risk of professional indemnity claims. But why not start with the simplest?
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CommentBuilding buys a pint ...for Mivan
The Cittie of Yorke in High Holborn was the venue this week, where Mivan’s business development manager Alasdair Donnachie and marketing manager Lee Campbell discussed the hazards of sport and bad behaviour at football matches
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CommentOpen mike: One for all
Each profession in this industry has at least one body to represent it, which just widens the gulfs between us all. What if we set up a collective body instead?
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CommentCommunity spirited
I am constantly surprised by the kindness of strangers. This week builders and designers inspire each other, MPs battle climate change and a kindly planning officer keeps kids out of trouble
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CommentLondon’s the place to be
The London commercial sector is strong, but the regions are still weak
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CommentO is for ownership, P is for performance
Zone out whenever someone uses legal jargon with you? Here’s a handy bluffer’s guide with a look at ownership and performance
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Use your common sense
I found Alan Harris’ concerns that adjudicators rarely seek advice from specialists on matters of law or programming interesting (11 February, page 25).