More Comment – Page 594
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What do you get for 880bn?
One factor that is contributing to German growth (16 March) is the increasing self-confidence of the Germans.
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Flatpack living
The emperor’s new clothes comes to mind when viewing the Ikea flatpack homes.
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Cashing in on the green pound
Building’s “green gurus” raised some timely points on the commercial reality of building sustainably (16 March). On the one hand, we recognise that this is a thriving industry with great potential; on the other, housing developers see upfront costs and little hope of recovering them.
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CommentCIOB is better than the rest
I was intrigued by the “head to head” with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), but noted a few matters that weren’t addressed (16 March).
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RICS fees aren’t ‘dirt cheap’
A great idea for new members of professional institutions to interview the leaders, but your interviewer of the future RICS president was too easily fobbed off with trite answers (9 March).
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CommentRisky business
EU steps to tighten up the law on the safety of employees could make UK health and safety legislation even more out of kilter with the law on negligence
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CommentHere comes the rain again
The oft-discussed Baxall case was about negligence in designing rainwater drainage. So is the Charter case, but here the Court of Appeal has taken a very different view
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CommentRubbish rules
All Tony Bingham wanted was to enjoy his Bakewell tart, but it triggered a dispute with Mrs B over the best way to dispose of the packaging. It was all a bit like his day job, really ...
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CommentGreat British PFI
The UK is a leader in procuring public buildings with private money. We should be doing much more to export that expertise to the rest of the world
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Comment9.3bn for what, exactly?
The phrase “an inconvenient truth” may have been used for Al Gore’s film on global warming, but it also serves pretty well to describe the cost of building the London Olympics.
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Shining a light
In the original reserved judgment the judge found that the defendants were liable to the claimants for infringing a right to light to two windows which illuminated some stairs leading to the basement of the claimant’s building. However, the judge declined to grant an injunction and left the question of ...
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CommentGetting arise out of a challenge
An arbitration case might offer a way forward for the courts when asked to decide whether ‘arising under’ or ‘in connection with’ best applies to a jurisdiction challenge under the Construction Act
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You need some armour plating
The TUPE regulations now apply to a change of service provider. Make sure the original contract protects you in the event of a change of contractor
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CommentTwo steps forward, one back
Just when the government is keen to speed up planning, a recent case on environmental assessment looks set to undermine its efforts, write Brian Greenwood and Sherryll L’oken
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Do we really need QSs?
A professor on a visit to Japan years ago told the local industry: “Don’t give them visas.”
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CommentPicking on the wrong guy
Like many others living in Jordan, I am concerned about the dropping level of the Dead Sea (23 February, page 40).
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Not so charitable
Regarding your article on major international architectural practices designing affordable homes for South African township dwellers (9 March, page 15), surely for all the publicity they will get, they could put in more than 10 hours each.
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Scrap BSF as a waste of time
Regarding Paul Foster’s column about Building Schools for the Future (BSF) on 9 March (page 40), I have deep suspicions about this initiative.