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Wasted talent
I have just read and re-read the article in this week’s Building magazine outlining the bleak situation that graduates are finding themselves in. It has left me feeling numb and disheartened by the current job market
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Wasted training
As a student involved in the construction industry your article certainly struck a chord
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Wasted trainers
The loss of Train to Gain funding to help keep workers skilled in the UK goes completely against the government pledge. Apart from the lost skills, there is a hidden impact on both colleges and training providers who have had to lay off staff, and in some cases training providers ...
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Reality check
I sympathise with David Marks (28 August, page 22) and understand it is tough to manage cash flows in this environment. But I would also like to say: PLEASE WAKE UP AND SEE THE REALITY
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Unoriginal sin
Robert Adam (11 September, page 28) has been tempted by the apple of resentment to deride those who don’t agree with his way of thinking
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CommentHealthcare: How to build a hospital
Open mike: What happens when a nurse who has been on the client side of healthcare projects finds herself working for a contractor?
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Insurance cover: Don't attempt the impossible
If you don’t make sure your subcontractors have a specific level of cover you may find your own insurer drops you like a hot potato
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CommentSo crazy it might be true
We’re so conditioned to looking at the world in a particular way we stop thinking about it. But what if it is, in fact, quite wrong? And what could prompt us to realise it is?
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CommentTake the fifth: Liability for design mistakes
If you’re an architect, and you suddenly realise that you’ve made a mistake, do you have a duty to tell your client about it? Well, that all depends
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for London Basement Company
“He’s got a big beard …” ponders site foreman Tom
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In with the old
Reusing existing buildings is set to be the next big thing because it is greener and cheaper than new build. Hampshire council's refurbished headquarters has kicked off this trend; a gas guzzling sixties eyesore has been transformed into one of the UK’s most energy efficient offices. It pioneers a way ...
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Your chance to play: Fantasy Chancellor and swing that spending axe
Feel that fantasy football is a bit old hat? Think you have outgrown FIFA Manager 09 and are itching to run something bigger than a football club?Well why not try playing Fantasy Chancellor and conduct your very own Spending Review 2010.If it grabs your fancy, then those zany guys at ...
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CommentWestfield fit-out dispute: An everyday story of building folk
This shopfitting dispute sounds hair-raising, but it is really nothing out of the ordinary. That’s because people who work in construction are like everyone else: they mess up
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Environmental damage: Have we got newts for you
The EU’s Environmental Liability Directive has now, at last, been written into UK law. Here’s what it says – and how to minimise your risk
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CommentHansom: Be very afraid …
Gather ye round for ghost stories and seadogs’ yarns, from tales of the living dead at the SEC Group to night-time sabotage on the briny. Thank goodness we have some illumination from the RIBA …
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Hell is for heroes
The job of chief construction adviser is so daunting that only a person with unique skills can make it work. Which makes it all the more important that we find them
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Give us a jumpstart
It is encouraging that the government’s £300m scrappage scheme has boosted the UK’s car industry, with new registrations up 6% this year
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CommentA question of discipline
Strangely, your leader (Building, 7 August) on the acquisition of architect DEGW by Davis Langdon didn’t include Building Design Partnership among the multidisciplinary firms mentioned
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Hearing voices
Robert Adam (7 August, page 31), calls for an end to the “deadly sin of designer egotism”