Opinion – Page 310
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Rudi was right ...
The penultimate paragraph of Stuart Pemble’s article “Have I really been negligent?” (8 October, page 73) leads me to the view that he is wrong and Rudi Klein is, as usual, right
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Was Rudi right?
Every now and then Rudi Klein makes a worthwhile and original point, but his article “You’ve been warned” (17 September 2010, page 57) is not such an occasion.
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Disarming deathtraps
Jennifer Deeney’s tragic story makes sobering reading, as does Tony Bingham’s article on the wall collapse (1 October). They emphasise the fact that freestanding walls can be deathtraps.
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Belfast's new troubles
Regarding the planned spending cuts in Northern Ireland, if ministers would get some sort of PPP in place to fill the public sector funding void, privatise water and other public bodies and sort out the planning system, the cuts would not be so severe
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CommentNot-so-smooth landing
Thanks to John Potter for this photo taken in Cheltenham. “At least the spiked railings will stop them hitting the ground!” he comments pointedly
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CommentQuentin Shears: Thinking inside the box
I’ve never been entirely sure what management consultancy is. My only hope was that nobody else knew either
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CommentConstruction in Cairo: Scaling the stone towers
The construction industry in Cairo has tended to stick to concrete buildings of a similar form and size, says Paul Scott. Now this seems to be changing in interesting ways …
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CommentHansom: Strange days indeed
Nothing is as it seems this week, what with resurrected chief executives turning up at race courses, bestiality taking place in the workplace and well-known architects running away to sea
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CommentHas CITB been saved from privatisation?
Francis Maude’s non-committal announcement could spell good news for the body
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CommentMake schools not war
The escalating battle between Michael Gove and councils taking legal action over BSF threatens to become a drawn out conflict – the perfect excuse to delay school building further
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CommentDo arbitrators really disappoint?
Research out this week shows half of firms using arbitrators are not satisfied with their performance, and they seem to have good reason…
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CommentA boost for Passivhaus in the UK
The inaugural UK Passivhaus conference gives a taste of what’s to come.
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CommentIt’s official – construction has never had it so good
This sounds too good to be true, and it probably is
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City Inn: How to avoid unexpected delay disputes
Extensions of time in cases of concurrent delays are tricky, the key is how you draft your contract…
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CommentSecond best is no good at all: impressions from the Labour party conference
Fresh from the Labour conference, Amanda Levete muses on the pointlessness of second place, the deviousness of committees and the role of a great leader in making great buildings
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CommentShut your beaks
The construction industry is like a chick in its nest waiting for someone to deliver juicy new-build projects when it should be looking at the nitty-gritty of running an estate
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CommentDon't kid yourself
Our Top 250 consultants league table shows the harsh realities gripping the construction sector, and there’s no sign of improvement yet
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Train to win
Tony Bingham has been a long-time critic of the levy system so it was disappointing, but not surprising, that his recent article “Feeling a little short changed?” repeated the arguments against CITB-ConstructionSkills currently being used by the Federation of Plastering and Drywall Contractors