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CommentHell hath no fury: public sector frameworks
Scorned bidders are increasingly refusing to take rejection lying down, which means wrongly tendered public frameworks may be set aside
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CommentIt’s a lads thing: liquidated and ascertained damages
Even when liquidated and ascertained damages are totally fair, they may seem like a contractor’s worst enemy – here’s an example why …
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Get in early: the new JCT agreement
The new JCT preconstruction services agreements allow clients to employ contractors and specialists in a consultancy role before the final contract is awarded
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FeaturesCost model: Data centres
As IT power increases, so energy use has grown enormously. Simon Rawlinson and Nick Bending of Davis Langdon examine the design and cost implications of low-energy data centres
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FeaturesHot wheels: Abu Dhabi's Ferrari theme park
The Ferrari theme park in Abu Dhabi has all the sleek lines, smooth curves and visual impact of the Italian super car, just on a mind-boggling scale.
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NewsHomes and Communities Agency: Quite an entrance
Get out the champagne … On Monday, the long-awaited housing superagency finally opens for business. Joey Gardiner considers the bedraggled legacy of English Partnerships, an organisation Rouse fears will turn up to the new body’s opening night with ‘its clothes tattered and its lipstick smudged …’
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NewsThe recovery unit
The Homes and Communities Agency must invest in land and infrastructure in order to be in shape for an eventual upturn, says the former chief executive of the Housing Corporation
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NewsHousing Corporation boss Steve Douglas: Outgoing (to say the least)
Housing Corporation boss Steve Douglas thinks some housing associations will go to the wall, is sceptical about the affordable homes target, but is nevertheless brimming with optimism for the public sector. We spoke to him on the eve of his departure
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CommentMy digital life: Dominic Papa
This architect roams the bandwidth seeking out news, ancient books, cartoons and inspiring photography. But there’s nothing quite like a real-life Jammie Dodger and a nice cup of tea
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Rush to judgment
I was saddened to read your article concerning the fatality at the Bouygues UK site in Chelmsford (14 November, page 15), and would like to express sympathy from the GMB to friends and family of the victim.
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Take cover
I have just read the latest edition of Building and was dismayed by the comments contained in Rupert Choat’s article (31 October, page 72), which looked at the issues faced when the main contractor ceases to trade.
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Anybody fancy £1.5bn?
If the industry believes that sustainable building is going into hibernation, it is time for a wake-up call.
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CommentBad old days
The lack of cash in construction could usher in a return to mutual mistrust between contractors and clients
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Buro Happold
A Scotsman, a Welshman and an Irishwoman walk into a pub …
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FeaturesPerfidious Weymouth: Portland's 2012 Olympic sailing story
It doesn’t bode well. The first venue to be completed for the 2012 Olympics should have been a regeneration triumph, but instead the sailing facilities on the Dorset island of Portland have sparked resentment among the locals and a grudge against a neighbouring town. Michael Willoughby headed to the south ...
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CommentWe can all learn something
The failures of 19th-century property developers, BAA’s cunning way of working to budget and Jamie Oliver’s efforts to reform school dinners all provide some lessons this week
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NewsEducation Now
Education Now is a new and fully interactive online experience, brought to you by the publishers of Building and BD. It will run directly on your computer’s desktop, without any downloads or installations.
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FeaturesBuilding Sustainability Awards 2008: Who's the greenest of them all?
The 2008 Sustainability Awards reminded us that all the eco-problems we used to worry about are still there. As are the firms that are helping to solve them …
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CommentBetter than nothing
So much was expected of the pre-Budget report that if Alistair Darling had opened up the Bank of England’s vaults and invited construction firms to help themselves, there would have been a few commentators arguing that he should have gone further.