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CommentCourtwell Properties Limited vs Greencore PF (UK) Limited: Part 36 offers
It was open to Courtwell to apply for indemnity costs if they could show that Greencore’s behaviour in the dispute had been unreasonable to a high degree. But on the evidence both sides were at fault
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CommentWhy did Brits build the modern world?
What is it about the UK that spawned the likes of Rogers, Foster, Hopkins, Grimshaw and Farrell?
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CommentWe need to work together on apprenticeships
Only by avoiding the ‘skills timebomb’ can construction reap the rewards of recovery
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CommentWonders and blunders with Neill Werner
Neill Werner is blown away by the organic detailing of Gaudí’s House of Bones, but wonders why Herzog & de Meuron had to cut the power at Tate Modern
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CommentNew planning guidance waters down government growth commitment
Revised guidance produced with an eye to 2015 election, rather than maximising growth
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CommentDon't panic: Energy market reform can work
UK expertise in delivering complex energy projects will be in demand across the globe
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CommentSketch of the week: Luxury homes in Charlotte, North Carolina
A big thank you to Gordon R. Beckman of John Portman Associates in the US for our latest sketch
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CommentSustainability: What is it worth?
As green issues become a big issue for big business, why aren’t more companies following through on sustainability principles
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CommentWater, water, everywhere
Flood protection has become national headlines for good reason, so we need to take a long, hard look at the options available
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CommentApprenticeships: We must look to the future more than once a year
National Apprenticeship Week is right to celebrate on-the-job learning but we must promote these opportunities all year round
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CommentA cause for celebration
The government’s £4bn social housing programme is set to increase stock for the first time since 1979. So why aren’t we shouting about it?
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CommentPublic sector work for SMEs: Ajar but not open
The government is taking steps to make public sector work more accessible to SMEs. But there’s a lot more to do - especially on procurement and ensuring prompt payment
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CommentAdjudication: Pick on someone your own size
Some parties will go to great lengths – even so far as bullying the poor adjudicator – to get an adjudication stopped. Better by far is to go straight to the judge and argue your case
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CommentHansom: Positive identification
Some big personalities unburden themselves at Ecobuild, and we try to get to know our readers (and their taste in tea) better. But who is the mysterious figure lined up to host this year’s Building Awards?
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CommentA new world after the flood
Greg Barker presented was optimistic about the UK’s progress on carbon reduction at Ecobuild this week, but the pace of change needs to accelerate
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CommentOffshore wind schemes: Blown off course
As more UK offshore wind schemes are canned, threatening our leading position in the market, we should consider the rocky road towards investment in a diversified energy market
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CommentTowards sustainable growth
Our industry is no laggard when it comes to laying the foundations for sustainable growth
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CommentFarewell to the Code for Sustainable Homes
The government is right to want to scrap the Code for Sustainable Homes