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    In my opinion

    2004-02-06T00:00:00Z

    The decision by the RICS governing counsel to reject a properly submitted requisition from 901 members for an extraordinary general meeting moving a motion of no confidence in five senior executives was in many ways as ill-considered as it was predictable.

  • Features

    Face LIFT

    2004-02-06T00:00:00Z

    You'll be aware that the government has a programme to improve local healthcare buildings. But did you know that smart developers and councils are using it to catalyse the wholesale regeneration of rundown areas?

  • Features

    Here’s the pitch

    2004-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Sport England’s standardised design is starting a Mexican wave of achievable, accessible halls that don’t look like tin boxes. We report from the touchline at Dagenham.

  • Features

    Our homes in Havana

    2004-02-06T00:00:00Z

    A UK architect is bringing prefab housing to Cuba in the hope that it will eliminate poor quality homes, delays and light-fingered builders. With government backing, residents of old Havana could soon be moving to new homes, leaving their grand colonial buildings for the tourists.

  • Comment

    How late is too late?

    2004-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Missing a deadline in a contract can have dire consequences, but you may not be surprised to learn that in construction some deadlines are stricter than others

  • Features

    The 90-day war

    2004-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Rudi Klein on the controversy over Jarvis payment terms

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    By fair means or foul

    2004-02-06T00:00:00Z

    The latest Housing Forum survey show that some of the UK’s most profitable housebuilders offer the least satisfaction to their customers. But do these Manchester Utds of the industry even care – and what can be done to get them to raise their game?

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    Going places

    2004-02-06T00:00:00Z

    This quarter we look at how regeneration cash has sparked crossover careers between the private and public sectors

  • Features

    Heads on the block

    2004-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Why clients want internet auctions – and how contractors should react

  • Features

    Going, going …

    2004-01-30T00:00:00Z

    A reverse auction for a £6.9m office in Milan shows how it’s done

  • News

    GMW forms global alliance with Chicago practice

    2004-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Architect teams up with American fit-out specialist to target work in Europe, Asia and the Pacific

  • Features

    Aisle be back

    2004-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Construction's often lucrative relationship with supermarkets has had its sticky-wheel moments. But now that competition between stores has hit an all-time high, the sector is racing back towards the building checkout.

  • Features

    Maker's mark

    2004-01-30T00:00:00Z

    London's Holloway Road was not exactly crying out for an edgy, in-yer-face building, but Daniel Libeskind's latest design does wonders for it anyway. Martin Spring assesses the design, Thomas Lane reports on the building techniques.

  • Comment

    Spec savers

    2004-01-30T00:00:00Z

    If you're expecting someone to do a load of work for you on a speculative basis, you'd better keep reminding them that that's the deal – or you'll end up paying

  • News

    Police investigate sabotage after Wembley site death

    2004-01-30T00:00:00Z

    HSE and police examine series of similar accidents involving stadium contractors PC Harrington and Multiplex

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    Dean & Dyball opens Surrey office

    2004-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Dean & Dyball is to open an office in Bagshot, Surrey, further expanding its business in the South-east

  • Comment

    Gripping stuff

    2004-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Professional negligence claims can be damned difficult, so is it asking too much to create a breed of adjudicators capable of grasping the issues?

  • News

    Jarvis' troubles mount as it announces profit warning

    2004-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Doubts emerge over future of outsourcing deals worth £450m after share price falls 44.75p on Tuesday

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    PFI borrowing jumps 67% in 2003

    2004-01-30T00:00:00Z

    The amount of money borrowed for PFI deals increased 67% to £8.2bn last year, according to research by Thomson Financial.

  • News

    Fresh fears over Holyrood's £401m budget

    2004-01-30T00:00:00Z

    The bill for the Scottish parliament may overrun its "final" £401m budget