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FeaturesVentilated spleen
City Hall is the latest green office to miss its energy targets. But when it comes to low-energy buildings, the fault may lie with facilities managers, not designers.
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CommentAll too human
Arbitrators, adjudicators, even judges, all have unconscious bias. You can’t change that – but you can make sure that you don’t help them to direct it against you
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Taywood and Wimpey hit hard by UK downturn
Profit at Taylor Woodrow falls 18% in six months to June while Wimpey shows 21% slippage in same period
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NewsUK experts to fly out to aid New Orleans recovery
Engineer Halcrow and QS Gleeds lead calls for British consultants to go and help devastated city
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A tax dodge?
This was an appeal in relation to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1998 (ICTA) against the Commissioners’ decision to issue a statutory Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) certificate to Transform Shop Office and Bar Fitters Ltd after the Inspector of Taxes refused to issue the CIS. The CIS provides ...
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NewsNew Orleans: Lessons for UK
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, insurers have warned about the flood risk in the Thames Gateway
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NewsUK experts to fly out to aid New Orleans recovery
Engineer Halcrow and QS Gleeds lead calls for British consultants to go and help devastated city
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CommentWonders & blunders
It’s not the tallest, but it’s got style. Broadcaster Sheena McDonald picks a deco landmark and a flaw in her diamond of a home town
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projectsupdate: sustainability
When even Buckingham Palace is getting a ground-source heating system, you know sustainability is serious. And microgeneration is the latest issue to make the government’s green agenda
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NewsSharewatch: Katrina strikes
Although the announcement of a slowdown in consumer spending last week reinforced fears about the state of the UK economy, construction fared reasonably well.
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NewsNew Orleans: Lessons for UK
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, insurers have warned about the flood risk in the Thames Gateway
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NewsShareholders may sue Multiplex
Multiplex’s shareholders and former shareholders are planning legal action against it after claims that it may have misled investors over Wembley Stadium.
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Livingstone threatens Tube firms
London mayor Ken Livingstone has told the two PPP Tube maintenance consortiums that he will ask the government to dispense with their services if they fail to deliver projects on time and budget
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Industry quits taskforce over tax scheme row
Construction representatives resign in protest as crunch talks with Revenue fail to delay the start of revised CIS
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FeaturesWhat are you worth?
Want to buy the finer things in life - or a one-bedroom flat in Catford? A job in contracting can take you to both … Building reports on salary hikes across the country and Hays Montrose works out the pay for 12 types of jobs.
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Gate Gourmet revisited
Contractors who are thinking of growing their facilities management arms should be conscious of the risks concealed in a simple outsourcing deal
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FeaturesWas ken right?
Three years ago, Livingstone described the imminent part-privatisation of the Tube as ‘folly’. Three years later, London Underground released a report that appeared to agree with him. Building analyses the evidence – and cross examines the Tube consortiums …
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How to haggle
At last, premiums for professional indemnity insurance have started to fall, so now is the time to find a broker and shop around for a better deal
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I’ve seen the light
Your correspondent used to be sceptical about this mediation business, but after some surprisingly successful experiences with it, he has become a convert …