Opinion – Page 481
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CommentCultural revolution II
The eco-city being planned by Arup outside Shanghai sounds like a publicity stunt. But it’s not. It’s an audacious attempt to change the world
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CommentCompetence is the key
Meeting different regulatory requirements is a nightmare for plumbers and a serious problem for everyone else in the construction industry. But there is a better way.
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CommentHansom Twists of fate
Fortuna’s wheel continued to revolve this week, bringing some six-figure windfalls and ownership of the year 1856, throwing others into the law courts and leaving one firm at the mercy of newts
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WEB WATCH How to survive
... the aftermath of an office party. Every month Amaya Lopez provides us with a list of tips on how to survive perils at work on www.building4jobs.co.uk. Here’s the latest edition
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A journey without maps
We were, of course, being ironic on our cover, but it’s no understatement to say the drive to make new homes zero carbon by 2016 is a venture into the unknown.
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Falling short
This was an appeal from a decision of the Inner House of the Scottish Court of Sessions that Robb was 50% to blame for an accident and that his employer, Salamis (M&I) Limited (“Salamis”), had not breached the Provision of Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. Robb claimed damages against ...
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The military philosophers
The Ministry of Defence likes PFI procurement but prefers to do it differently to the rest of Whitehall. Things will start to change in August, however, so contractors had best take account of the latest thinking ...
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CommentMind the GAAP
TAX TIPS - The ripple effect of the Enron scandal is affecting accountancy standards in the UK, and will result in some companies showing higher returns – and possibly paying more tax
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CommentTell us where it hurts
Open mike The government’s push for large framework deals is proving costly for smaller firms. So a new Strategic Forum survey aims to find out how bad it’s getting.
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Start at home
The lack of impact of the RICS’ campaign against the government’s restrictions on QSs coming to work in Britain shouldn’t really come as a surprise (“RICS frustrated by failure of visa campaign”, 5 January, page 14).
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No move to east London
A postscript to the article “Foster consortium set to bid for Olympic media centre” (5 January, page 11) implies that the proposal to move some key departments and channels to Salford may not happen.
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Stick to what you know
Tony Bingham’s hope that 2007 will be the year when architects do drawings, engineers do engineering and so on (5 January, page 54) is music to the ears of indemnity brokers and insurers.
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One man’s junk ...
Last week I spotted one of your “little gems of genius” (5 January, page 12) about the online marketplace whatdoidowiththis.com.
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CommentLet’s make this interesting ...
Sure, anyone can fall off a scaffolding and break a couple of bones, but how many fall off and drown in a river?
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CommentInto the swing
Industry manoeuvres gather pace this week as young men stride into the spotlight, old hands consider new work, architects fly to Tokyo to find mates and the BPF falls for Al Gore
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CommentJames Brown
WEB WATCH - Your spirit lives on, as Alex Smith gets down to a dance video about low-energy light bulbs, then jumps up, turns around and offers some sage legal advice from Fenwick Elliott. Oh baby ...
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CommentLife less ordinary
This strange time of year, when our everyday existence pauses for a week, makes us look more closely at who we are, where we live and the work that we do
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Taking it personally
This was an appeal by Abdullah Al-Anzi (“the Doctor”) from a decision of the Central London County Court in December 2005, whereby the trial judge ordered that the Doctor was personally liable for a sum in respect of building and architectural work carried out by the respondents, Nasser Abadi (“Abadi”) ...