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Eight stages to a landmark bridge
1 Design competitionIn 1997, civil engineer Gifford and Partners and architect Wilkinson Eyre Architects won a design competition for a new pedestrian bridge sponsored by Gateshead council."A contemporary design which complements the existing Tyne bridges in a way that is both refreshing and new," commented the judging panel. Although they ...
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Wish you were here
Newcastle's reinvigorated quayside isn't the North-east's only attraction. These massive regeneration schemes aim to lure industry and jobs back into the region.
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Practice makes perfect
The development of software program Vircon could help busy sites avert time-wasting construction problems before work even starts.
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Ask yourself this
How would you feel if an adjudicator decided your case on a question you didn't ask her, without giving you a chance to put your views on it? And do you think a judge would agree with you?
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Stand up for their rights
Consultants can fall foul of the Human Rights Act if they are deemed to have contravened one of its provisions while acting for a local authority or other public body. So it makes sense to watch your back.
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Getting off the hook
If a designer makes a mistake, when does the obligation to correct it expire? After the relevant bit is built? After practical completion? After the final certificate? Or never …
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Europe's grey area
If you get a grant from the state and I don't, surely you'll be at an unfair advantage if we compete for a job. The European Court of Justice was asked to consider this point – with disappointing results.
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Cost model update, January 2001
Eight years after the first cost model was published, Davis Langdon & Everest provides a companion to 17 building types featured in the series. Providing up-to-date costs for each type, this third cost model update includes the publication date of the original model and identifies current cost drivers.
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Big Brother
Advice for managers on the sensitive area of monitoring employees' personal emails and their use of the internet.
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Appointments
ContractorsTony Auger has been appointed pre-contracts director of Essex-based Rose Builders.GMI Construction Group, based in Leeds, has appointed Paul Whitaker (right) commercial director. Simon Bannister has been promoted to design office manager.HousebuildersJohn Leary, previously with Mansell, has joined housebuilder Lovell as commercial director in the divisional head office in Tamworth, ...
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Four fight it out in housing shake-up
Bryant and Beazer merger thrown into confusion as Taywood and Persimmon bid for players.
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Foster rapped over British Museum
Report into use of "wrong" stone says error could have been averted but exonerates Foster, Mace and client of a cover-up.
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MDA hit by £2.5m loss as borrowing rises
Troubled QS seeks to write off losses against share value as its financial position becomes critical.
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New acoustics regs unveiled
THE government was today due to launch new acoustic regulations that are set to cost the industry £75m a year.
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Firms urged to publish safety records
Bill Callaghan, the chairman of the Health and Safety Commission, this week urged firms to publish health and safety records in their annual reports.
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Prescott uses green muscle
In the first-ever application of the "sequential test" for greenfield development, deputy prime minister John Prescott has ordered work to stop on a site in Gravesend, Kent.
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Liverpool planning clash
Developer Grosvenor and Henderson has this week submitted a planning application to regenerate Liverpool city centre's Chavasse Park.
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Montague to advise DETR
Adrian Montague, deputy chairman of government PFI unit Partnerships UK, has taken two part-time jobs.