More Comment – Page 665
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The parent trap
Over recent years many people have criticised the construction industry for not making enough of an effort to attract women recruits.
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CommentWonders & blunders
Stuart MacDonald loves the 1960s and says we should reclaim its brutalist architecture from ham-fisted embellishments
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Contracts and cucumbers
The claimant, Hortimax, referred six disputes arising under six different contracts to adjudication by way of serving six separate adjudication notices. The six decisions were delivered in August 2004 by the adjudicator. Hendon, the defendant, was a commercial grower of cucumbers and other vegetables and carries out its operations in ...
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The right stuff
New concrete builds on the success of previous generations of concrete. It is an ancient material that is being developed continuously.
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CommentShow and tell
Any debate over building houses in the South-east seems to descend into a conflict between interest groups. But there is a way to win the argument …
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CommentA summertime chill
June temperatures may be soaring, but there’s a chilly breeze wafting through the construction industry.
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CommentThat’ll do nicely
The New Engineering Contract used to be an, ahem, eccentric choice for projects. Thanks to a much improved third edition, it has become a respectable option
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CommentThe big squeeze
When the Bechtel boss told his people to do everything they could to disallow contractors’ costs, the contractors went to court. But was this the right move?
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Sharpening our beaks
Lord Woolf has shaken up the Technology and Construction Court by drafting in five High Court judges and ‘redeploying’ Judge Seymour. So what effect will this have?
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CommentCheck it out
The revamped JCT suite of contracts has finally begun to arrive. So what’s changed, what’s stayed the same – and what do you have to look out for?
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Get out of the office
As a woman involved in and passionate about a career in construction, I read with interest the article regarding the construction industry being “no place for women” (10 June, page 28).
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Nails, but no claws
It’s good to see Building espousing the cause for more women in construction but sadly the hammer-wielding lady on your front cover isn’t properly equipped for the job.
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The simple pleasure of piling
Poor Roger Knowles doesn’t come out of your article on women in construction very well. Indeed, I am going to add my own complaint, having been a pile driver for the past 20 years and finding that we are grouped with cowboy builders in Knowles’ considerations.
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The long road to Wembley
In your leader (3 June, page 3), you ask of the Wembley Stadium problem: “Where did Multiplex go wrong?” May I also add: “And why should we find out now?” There are two possible answers.
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The Lend Lease lead
Thank you for the great article on women in construction, and for drawing attention to the issue of maternity pay again.
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Pressure on the HBF
You report that the government is to decide this month whether pressure testing will be required to conform with Part L of the Building Regulations (3 June, page 64).
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Carrot health scare
Carrots may be good for you, as Roger Knowles suggests in his letter (3 June, page 36), but the idea of giving a bonus for a reduction in accidents has been tried in the offshore oil industry, with unfortunate results.
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Turn the mike down …
Perhaps Ian Abley was simply trying to be provocative in his Open Mike article (10 June, page 34) but it is rather alarming that any professional designer should express such views. There is much to take issue with in his article but I will settle for the following.
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… in defence of architects
Ian Abley seems to be in denial about the responsibilities of designers for site safety.