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Features
Local lowdown
The Celtic tiger economy has produced a boom in Ireland's residential sector. Robert Smith of Hays Montrose looks at the impact on salaries and benefits
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FeaturesCost model: Urban design and infrastructure
Proposals for new communities in the South-east, and the redevelopment of existing urban sites will require large-scale investment in site infrastructure. In this month’s cost model, we examine the cost and value drivers associated with infrastructure and site amenities
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News
Montpellier buyout close
Roger Feast, director of Montpellier's construction division, is expected to complete the buyout of one-third of the group's contracting businesses by Monday.
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Comment
Our chance to shine
National Construction Week is reaching out to schoolchildren across the country with a series of events designed to inspire young minds
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FeaturesKunsthaus Graz: You sexy thing
Graz is celebrating its status as Europe’s capital of culture with a dazzling architectural display – and a British contribution is stealing the show. We visited Kunsthaus Graz, a shocking, sensuous, biomorphic art gallery designed by Peter Cook and Colin Fournier – and still found time to sample the city’s ...
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David Curry
Left-wing think tanks are keen to make the government's housing policy as interventionist as possible. But tampering with inheritance tax would be political suicide
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FeaturesIn Person: Dennis Lenard
Trust an antipodean to want to turn everything upside down. But the new chief executive of Constructing Excellence thinks that's what we have to do to change the industry's image – and he's starting with a fundamental review of his own organisation. We spoke to the man who thinks Australian.
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Comment
Carry on at your convenience
Understandably, clients feel warmly about a clause that allows them to terminate a contract for any reason. But, as these cases show, judges can be more frosty
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Comment
Is it safe?
What do you do if you know you're going to win your claim, but can't convince the finance director to back you? Perhaps FATE will lend a hand …
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Comment
Keep off the green
One of your news stories (26 September, page 10) said that the Campaign to Protect Rural England claimed housebuilders were hoarding land in order to keep house prices high. We have made no such accusation.
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Comment
What's in a name?
A number of people have used your letters page to advocate a name change for the QS.
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Comment
Horses for courses
Dominic Helps raises the issue of adjudicators seeking technical assistance ("Justice au naturel", 8 August, page 41).
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Comment
Moving from A to B
John Smith points out (12 September, page 29) that it is only in his "industry A", inhabited by the large contractors and practices, where inroads have been made by organisations such as Be in realising the vision laid out by Egan.
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Comment
Radical thinking
While I agree with most of Geoffrey Osborne's comments, (1 August, page 28), he must remember profit is not the only criterion for judging the success of a company.
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Comment
People in the know
It was refreshing to see in the techmeisters article (26 September, page 74) that the work of technology specialists is beginning to be valued.
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Comment
From caves to frames
Bill Dunster's opinion (5 September, page 11) is another example of a lack of continuous professional development.
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Comment
The perfect hat trick
For those in search of wide-brimmed headgear (5 September, page 35) take a tip from me.
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Features
The West is the best
We discover that if you're in the South-west, you're probably wondering what all the fuss is about