Opinion – Page 522
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In the name of the law
Your article on the opportunities created by the Olympics (27 January) was welcome, particularly Matt Nichols' view that "what was needed was a co-ordinated approach and a commitment from the industry at the outset to adhere to, and practise, integrated working".
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CommentTaking a short cut
Here's one of the main contractor's tradesman walking between sets of scaffold five storeys up.
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CommentNow we know
After months of screaming headlines, legal grandstanding and bar-room speculation we finally found out for sure on Monday what many had assumed for some time: Wembley stadium may not be ready in time for its showcase FA Cup Final game in May.
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CommentGrab a graduate
If companies want to attract the best undergraduates, they're going to have to do more than send a few employees on the milk round. Here are a few ideas …
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A matter of interest
Egger (Barony) & Co Ltd ("Egger") and Skanska Construction UK Ltd ("Skanska") entered into a contract in April 1997. Skanska was to procure and achieve the design and construction of a factory for a guaranteed maximum price of £12m. Skanska agreed to perform the design, development, management, construction, procurement, and ...
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CommentThe best of British
Here's an idea: how about running a London expo to show what we want from the Olympic Games, the Thames Gateway, the Communities Plan and the future of the UK …
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Get ready to share
You've all heard of the Freedom of Information Act, but what developers really need to worry about is the Environmental Information Regulations. Here's why...
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CommentDevelopers 1, subbies 0
Contractors and their clients should cheer the latest action from the Construction Act review. Those further down the supply chain, however, might face a drubbing
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CommentMixed-use Mecca
Large mixed-use schemes are reviving the heart of Manchester, but the complexity of these developments means standard form contracts are rarely up to the job
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CommentChange the wallpaper
With a season-by-season, throwaway culture borrowed from Ikea and designer magazines, architecture is in danger of becoming a branch of the fashion industry
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CommentWonders & blunders
Mancunian Stephen Hodder is mad for Le Corbusier's chapel, but bad copies of the great man's Unité d'Habitation get him even madder
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How to survive… an interview
It's another grey day in February but before you decide to top yourself, sit up and pay attention. What you need is a new start - hey, a new job. But how the devil will you get through the interview, once you've jumped the CV screening hurdle? Just follow our ...
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CommentNew blood and treasure
Why are QSs so obsessed about limited liability partnerships when they're facing an altogether more challenging problem from their own staff?
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In imminent danger
The defendant, Canary Wharf took out a project insurance policy with the claimant insurance company, Gerling for the construction of several buildings at Canary Wharf. During construction there was a serious accident involving a collapsed tower crane. Following the accident, Canary Wharf decided to use a different method to erect ...
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CommentShot by both sides
The latest edition of the New Engineering Contract has come under fire from employers and contractors, but it is the project manager that ought to worry
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Big bang theory
We all know we should have disaster recovery procedures in place, but it takes an event like the Buncefield explosion to make them a priority
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CommentLoss leader
Marks & Spencer has won a tax case allowing it to use losses made by Europe subsidiaries to cut its UK tax bill. So what does that mean for construction firms?
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CommentIf there must be sport …
If we really have to have beach volleyball and synchronised swimming in our capital, can we get our architects to make sure that they're staged in style?