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French lesson
Whether Gus Alexander is writing about the dome, the Cambridge Cattle Market Development or his experiences on small-scale building contracts, he seems to put my thoughts into words nearly every time.
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The true cost
With reference to the adjudication survey on the Building website (29 October, page 15) and concern about the rise in adjudicator’s fees, it is commendable that someone is trying to get statistical information in order to better analyse the benefits or otherwise of adjudication.
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Regal, but not necessarily legal
With reference to your recent articles on professional organisations and their amalgamation into one body, I wonder if any of the present organisations have considered what the effect of the changes to the EU constitution might be.
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NewsPrison Service accelerates £3bn refurbishment plan
Authorities to name contractors for framework deal four months early as concern mounts over state of system
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Election casts doubt on Smith’s CABE job
Cabe's prospects of securing former secretary of state for culture Chris Smith as its chairman could be undermined if the government decides to hold a late general election
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Cleveland Bridge awarded £500,000 in Wembley row
Steel contractor Cleveland Bridge has this week won a further £500,000 in adjudication as part of its dispute with Wembley national stadium main contractor Multiplex.
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Plan for one-year school deals
The government intends to complete the procurement process for a typical secondary school in just over a year – roughly half the time needed for a typical hospital scheme.
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Children’s hospital is running more than six months late
£60m Evelina hospital in London, designed by Hopkins Architects, delayed by ‘complexities of the building’
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NewsOxford wins court ban on animal lab protesters
Oxford University has been granted an injunction to stop animal rights protesters harassing contractors at the site of its £18m animal testing laboratory.
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NewsShape of things to come
Winchester firm Architecture plb has released images of its design for the St Matthew Academy in Lewisham, south-east London.
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Manchester airport closes framework deals
Manchester Airport Developments is finalising framework deals with consultants and contractors for its £1bn, 10-year construction programme,
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Lipton blasts CABE inquiry evidence as ‘not true’
Former CABE chairman hits back at select committee witness angered by disputed Croydon Gateway site
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NewsLondon Olympics team unveils ambitious plans
The 2012 London Olympic bid team has unveiled its vision of a purpose-built Olympic park on the Lea Valley in north-east London.
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Construction to be offered at GCSE
Students will be offered GCSEs in construction from next year as the industry steps up its drive to attract young people,
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Engineers face public shaming on safety
Engineering contractors who fail to address safety issues risk being publicly denounced by their own trade body.
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NewsHunter’s trophy
Architect Hunter & Partners has been awarded a contract to design a £6.5m brownfield development, next to Caledonian Road underground station in north London.
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Fatality rate overshadows HSE’s healthy living plan
HSE plan to improve occupational health could be blown off course by continued high death rates on site
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RICS rebel warns of exodus
RICS members will resign if complaints about its management continue to be ignored, says rebel QS Jeremy Hackett.
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Ideal playing conditions
David Morley Architects has been awarded an RIBA East Midlands Award for its National Cricket Academy at Loughborough University. The indoor facility is the world’s largest purpose-built cricket training centre. It includes a roof light, pioneered by the architect, that allows the centre to operate without artificial light for most ...