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    Praise indeed

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    It's against the journalistic grain to give praise I know, but I would just like to say how much I enjoy your magazine.

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    The climate change conundrum

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    "The great office meltdown has begun" (12 September, pages 24-25) certainly throws up a conundrum: global warming is causing higher summer temperatures, therefore increasing demand for air-conditioning; this in turn adds to energy use, causes more carbon dioxide emissions and accelerates global warming.

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    Lay the global gangway

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    I read your article "Good morning, Vietnam" (5 September, pages 38-41) and thought it was very interesting, so far as it went.

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    A new devil to get to know

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    I suspect Tony Bingham is correct in his view that the Be Collaborative Contract is unlikely to be widely used (12 September, page 51).

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    Up the spout

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    I wonder if the person who thought up the Reginox tap (12 September, page 60) has ever washed up or filled a kettle.

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    Queen of Herts

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    The University of Hertfordshire has completed its de Havilland campus in Hatfield. The £120m development is one of largest for a university in half a century. It comprises four academic buildings serving 4000 students, 1600 student residences and a sports complex. A learning resources centre (pictured), is linked to ...

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    UCATT and NHS trust lock horns over Stoke hospital

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Construction union UCATT is to hold talks with an NHS trust over complaints that construction workers will suffer poor conditions on a £270m hospital PFI scheme in Stoke-on-Trent.

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    Gavron urges high-rise restraint

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Labour's London mayoral candidate Nicky Gavron will adopt a more cautious approach to high-rise development than Ken Livingstone if elected, she said this week.

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    To coin a phrase

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    This 'neighbourhood centre' has been designed by architect Haworth Adams for not-for-profit developer Coin Street Community Builders. The scheme, near Waterloo in central London, forms the fourth side of the horseshoe-shaped Iroko Housing Co-operative development, also designed by Haworth Adams.The centre is due to open in 2005 and ...

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    Architect RHWL wins Belfast 'theatre for everyone'

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Architect RHWL's arts team has won an international competition to create a "theatre for everyone" at Belfast's Grand Opera House.

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    Skanska nicks prison blocks

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Contractor Skanska has won a £50m contract to build two prison blocks for the Scottish Prison Service.

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    High-Point Rendel finally sold to management

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    The troubled consultant High-Point Rendel has finally completed a management buyout, nearly a year after it began talks to leave the stock exchange.

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    Sharewatch

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    How construction fared in the City this week

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    Laing sheds housing arm in £16m buyout

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Laing has disposed one of its remaining housing interests, selling urban regeneration specialist John Laing Partnership to a management team for £16.4m.

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    Pressing on with the PFI

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    The tiresome ideological struggle over the PFI resurfaced at the Labour conference (see news).

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    Simon Murray switches sides

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Simon Murray, the former major projects director at Railtrack, is to take over as chairman at regional contractor Geoffrey Osborne

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    Steel door handles set to become illegal

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Architects who specify stainless steel door handles risk being sued under the new Disability Discrimination Act.

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    A little hotel for Dubai

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Architect RTKL has released this artist's impression of its design for the Capital Towers hotel in Dubai. The 35-storey structure, for Capital Investments, has been billed as the most sophisticated design in the city, owing to its distinctive blue glass skin.A structural engineer has not yet been appointed, but consultant ...

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    Holding the curve: McLaren unveils its sleek Foster HQ

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Racing car manufacturer's 60,000 m2 centre boasts cutting-edge technology and bends to rival Silverstone.

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    Workshop

    2003-10-03T00:00:00Z

    This week's finishing touches for the well-accessorised scheme include stylish mixer taps, a supertough glass canopy and doors with sound standards. Plus, news on the latest member of the BREEAM family