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All carrot, no stick: very green
I should like to register my support for Building’s 99% Campaign. For many years, I’ve been banging on about a whole-cost lending policy as a means of improving energy efficiency in older housing stock, but nobody ever listens.
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Help us train your future staff
Warwick School for Boys is a comprehensive for 600 11-to-16-year-olds in a deprived area of east London. We are applying for engineering college status, under the government’s specialist schools programme. We believe this will give our students a relevant education for the 21st century and develop a body of school ...
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Annes memorial
As a former colleague I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Anne Hemming. She was a thoughtful and stimulating public servant of the highest integrity.
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CommentThe amazing Spider Man!
Part 954 in our series “Health and Safety Blunders I Saw on my Holidays” …
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CommentIt doesn’t have to be this way …
Open mike — People who run small businesses are no dummies, but even they are bamboozled by our Building Regulations and their endless revisions. Here’s how to make life a bit simpler…
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CommentThe mother of all contract wins
Congratulations to the CLM consortium of Mace, Laing O’Rourke, and the American engineer CH2M, aided by Davis Langdon, which this week won the race to become the delivery partner for the 2012 Olympics.
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CommentEat the elephant
Clients now regard sustainability as a requirement when choosing a contractor. But how can contractors tackle such a huge subject given what they’ve got on their plate already?
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CommentBelieve it or not
Link between Lemley and Bechtel exposed! Arsenal party central upset! Halcrow celebrates birth of twins shock! Builders blank sexy girls horror! Well what are you waiting for? Start reading!
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CommentThe way the money goes
The insistence that a contract be ‘in writing’ before it can be adjudicated is transferring millions of pounds from one industry to another. Guess which ones they are …
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CommentThe victims of crime
When £20,000 worth of windows was stolen from a site, the contractor was landed with a six-week delay. So was the delay subject to an extension of time? If not, who was going to pay for the knock-on costs? Our panel of experts ponder the options…
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CommentNow thats what I call service
Debate about the draft CIC Consultants’ Contract has focused on the conditions section, but the real innovation is in the integrated services
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CommentFreedom to roam
Policy pointers — It’s tough for globetrotting firms to secure affordable professional indemnity insurance, but without it you could be exposed to crippling liabilities.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Alright, Brompton bicycles and bendy buses aren’t buildings, but they do make a world of difference to the way we enjoy London’s architecture, says Oliver Richards
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CommentNo need for this
Don’t be fooled by the chatter about sustainability – if you look at the way we actually do business, the waste piles up so fast you need wings to stay above it
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CommentVoices from the rubble
Lebanon’s bloggers have been turning their attention to their government’s chances of rebuilding all the civil infrastructure destroyed by the Israeli Defence Force. David Rogers listened in
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An exclusive deal
The respondent, Stainforth, obtained a loan from the appellant company, Lexi, to purchase a property. Stainforth had difficulty in re-financing the loan and asked Lexi if it knew of anyone who might be interested in buying the property. Lexi knew of a property investor who expressed an interest in buying ...
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