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NewsNot the brightest spark
Thanks to John Giles who took these photographs in Chiang Mai in Thailand of an electrician preparing to make a connection to the live main. “I was too squeamish to stay and watch,” he says.
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CommentContracts at the OK corral: Conflicting terms
If contract terms don’t amount to anything more than a succession of conflicting proposals, expect a legal showdown. What matters then is who fires the final shot …
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CommentAvoiding disputes: Fancy a game of battleships?
Every contract tells you to issue a notice when something is going wrong. But that launches warships – and makes it virtually certain that something will go wrong
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Do the paperwork: Illegal workers
The UK Border Agency is cracking down on illegal working and the penalties for employers can be prison or heavy fines. So take care you’re making all the right checks
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NewsFlying fortress: Heathrow Terminal 4’s bomb-proof facade
A dazzling 180m-long glass external wall has transformed dingy old Heathrow Terminal 4 into a light-filled modern airport building. It is also capable of withstanding a 100kg car bomb. Stephen Kennett finds out how it was done
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eBest practice
Your article, “Contractors attack rise of eBay tendering” (26 February, page 15), is wholly unfair and quite inaccurate
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Could it be magic?
I was intrigued to see that the Building for Life score of one of the developments in round one of the Kickstart programme had flowered from 1.5 to 16.5 (26 February, page 11)
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CommentMan behaving badly
As an avid reader of Building, I must register my disappointment at seeing the increased use of swear words in print
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Hard facts
With regard to your article “MPs: Ban import of child-labour stone” (12 February, page 14), I would like to draw your attention to the Stone Federation’s document, Selecting the Correct Stone, which is to be published shortly.
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Save our regs!
The article “Councils start early on Tory planning overhaul” (26 February, page 10) was read with interest and concern
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CommentYellow card
Regarding your feature on the South African World Cup venues (12 February, page 38), we have been involved with the new Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane since our team won the commission in June 2006
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Houses and trousers
The Tories’ planning green paper is another cheap shot at gaining votes (22 February, building.co.uk)
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Going, going …
In response to Building’s story about the skills crisis (“Union warns of skills time bomb”, 5 February, building.co.uk), as a trainee building surveyor I am beginning to regret my decision to join the industry
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FeaturesCivil stars: ICE’s London award winners
Civil engineering may not be the most glamorous profession but the ICE’s London awards give its brightest and best their moment in the limelight. Thomas Lane takes a look at the winners
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CommentPrice, value and Vincent van Gogh
It’s sad but true that the way we define the worth of people, professions and companies has nothing to do with the value of what they actually do, says Chris Wise
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Eco-homes strategy launched
The government has set out a plan to make eco-improvements to 7 million homes by 2020, in a move it says should create 65,000 construction jobs
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Two clients forced Harry Neal into liquidation
The collapse of £35m-turnover contractor Harry Neal was partly prompted by bad debts, a liquidator’s report has revealed
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FeaturesCountry focus: United Arab Emirates
The end of the year could see a more robust performance from the UAE economy, but for the time being it’s displaying only the most anaemic of recoveries. Simon Light of EC Harris in Dubai reports