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CommentLitigation: Shedding the pounds
An alternative to litigation for a fraction of the price - bad news only for lawyers
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CommentWonders & blunders with David Barrett
Renzo Piano’s California Academy of Sciences earns its green credentials without sacrificing elegant design, but his once great Pompidou Centre now looks outdated, says David Barrett
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CommentThe bad news keeps rolling in for construction
There is growing evidence that the second dip into recesssion will be worse than expected
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CommentMy digital life ... Simon Bowden
A design director hopes this confession will cure his worst digital habit, and also reveals a penchant for 90’s hard house music
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CommentKazakhstan: the regulations, the permits and the laws
Kazakhstan is the ninth largest country in the world with huge economic potential, but how easy is it doing business there?
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CommentBuilding on Flickr: Allies and Morrison's office
Allies and Morrison’s office on Southwark Street, London during Open House in 2007. Photograph by James Attree
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CommentLand of hope
Talk of recovery in Dubai is rightly treated with caution by firms that experienced the 2008 crisis, but there is real growth in the emirate and the Middle East region in general
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CommentThe skills gap and how to fill it
Anyone in construction who dares to peer into the future will be confronted by a looming skills gap and an ageing workforce. David Blunkett calls for some imaginative forward planning
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CommentIndia: The Supreme Court puts out the welcome mat
India should be even more attractive to foreign investors, now that a recent case has decided that Indian courts cannot interfere in foreign arbitration awards
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CommentStandard form contracts: What the papers say
Time was there were just two standard form contracts – now there are umpteen of them. It makes no difference because they all get amended beyond recognition
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CommentHansom: Trips down memory lane
RMJM crosses paths with its old PR firm, Balfour Beatty’s Mike Peasland enjoys some clarity, EC Harris’ Philip Youell kicks back with some designer headwear, and we finish with a musical number
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CommentMy digital life ... Bruce Cockburn
The Berman Guedes Stretton Architects director on why he never looks at Twitter, the benefits of communicating face to face, and why the BBC is his favourite website (it just is)
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CommentConstruction Act: One year on
It is one year since the amended Construction Act came into effect - a landmark that has gone almost unnoticed. This might be because the amendments have had such little impact
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CommentFITs: Happy Anniversary, Mr Barker
A year after the energy minister slashed the feed-in tariff for solar power the legal ramifications are still emerging, with the latest challenge coming in the form of a class action
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CommentGreen is gold
Next year’s Ecobuild will be the biggest yet, with an added focus on commercial property
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CommentWhat's on at Ecobuild 2013
Here’s a sneak preview of the conference programme and seminar highlights at next year’s Ecobuild
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CommentHow structural engineers contribute to sustainability
What contribution can a structural engineer make to designing and delivering a sustainable building? The answer depends on who is marking the paper
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CommentConstruction Rocks... at the Camden Centre
The venue: The Camden Centre The winners: Best Performance - Zero Charm; New Band - Mr Meaner; Best Fundraiser - Zero Charm
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CommentWe must keep the Code for Sustainable Homes
Abolishing the Code for Sustainable Homes as part of the government’s review of housing standards would be a retrograde step
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CommentThe airport debate: Thames Hub
Huw Thomas, partner at Foster + Partners, argues the case for the Thames Hub