Opinion – Page 484
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CommentCan you direct me to my money?
LEGAL AID — A contractor is withholding £45,000 until a subcontractor signs a new deal. But can a letter of intent and a purchase order be used to extract payment anyway?
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CommentWhat does going green mean?
Melting ice caps and the plight of polar bears are primetime Saturday night viewing …
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Adding interest to injury
The claimants sought damages from the defendant on the ground that they had sustained vibration white finger in the course of their employment with the defendant. The defendant had received more than 170,000 claims, of which 50,000 remained outstanding.In view of the large number of actions the parties entered into ...
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CommentHiggins & Co
WEB WATCH — While the mainstream media takes care of negative hype, the Olympic Delivery Authority’s home page puts London’s preparations for the Games in rather rosier light …
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CommentCalling a halt
There was a battle for North Greenwich and then Cutty Sark. Now south-east Londoners are in arms over the elimination of Woolwich station from Crossrail
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CommentBless us one and all
Broken promises and cancelled parties this week – but at least Building’s Christmas Pub Olympics was there to put people in a festive mood …
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Comment‘It’s like partnering with teeth’
BRIEF ENCOUNTER — A new form of project mediation was launched this week to nip problems in the bud. We brought together its inventors and industry experts to discuss the pros and cons
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Who’s the real winner here?
I deliver training courses to clients, main contractors and specialists, so I hear a range of views on power relations in the industry (“Who calls the shots”, 24 November).
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Define your terms
The figures you quote (“CH2M boss says Olympics will top £12bn”, 1 December, page 10) have nothing to do with the current debate over the costs of the Games. The higher numbers relate to work outside the Olympic Delivery Authority’s scope.
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Jeremy Gardner Associates
We were delighted to win an LABC award for Chapelfield shopping centre. But we and CNC Building Control were disappointed by the description of the project in Building (20 October, LABC awards) for two reasons:
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The third way
Jeff Brown claims third-party rights don’t work (27 October, page 54), but his objections come down to not liking the particular third-party rights in the JCT contract.
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CommentWhat do we do now?
To make it as an architect these days, you have to be a networking ‘archipreneur’ with a degree in economics. What happened to just designing things?
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CommentWonders & blunders
Vicky Smith picks two Birmingham buildings, one as sharp as a Sabatier knife in an Armani suit, the other an aquarium that combines fear with disappointment …
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CommentThis time, it might actually work
Kate Barker is rapidly becoming the patron saint of housebuilders.
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CommentCracking it
Sir Michael Latham CITB–ConstructionSkills is doing more than ever before to provide the construction industry with a highly skilled modern workforce. Here’s how...
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Is this binding?
3DM (3DMA) Pte Ltd (“3DMA”) sought payment of their retainer under an alleged consultancy agreement with 3DM 3DM Worldwide Ltd (“3DM Worldwide”). 3DMA claimed it entered into the consultancy agreement to provide corporate finance advice and project management assistance in developing 3DM Worldwide’s business. Draft consultancy agreements had passed between ...
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CommentBirds eye view
WEB WATCH — With virtual planning and architectural critics judging from on high, Google Earth may transform the way we view buildings – and force us to make roofs more attractive.