Opinion – Page 600
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From caves to frames
Bill Dunster's opinion (5 September, page 11) is another example of a lack of continuous professional development.
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The perfect hat trick
For those in search of wide-brimmed headgear (5 September, page 35) take a tip from me.
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Are you being served?
When people design their own offices, they create a very different product from that typically offered by spec developers. And thereby hangs a tale
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Fabulous creatures
This punch-up between Tesco and Costain illustrates some important points for those interested in construction law – some of them to do with slaying non-existent beasties
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Legal substances
Were you too busy to plough through the summer's output of construction law books? Fear not, dear reader, your legal beagle has sniffed through them for you
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Not so fast
If you’re tempted not to pay an adjudicator’s award, then why not simply put it off for 15 months or more by fighting a bloody and dogged rearguard action?
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Not so fast
If you're tempted not to pay an adjudicator's award, then why not simply put it off for 15 months or more by fighting a bloody and dogged rearguard action?
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Taking care of your cat
Consultants often need to show prospective clients some of their creative thinking. But what happens if that client uses your ideas without employing your services?
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Give the man some flowers
As a building surveyor, it is not very often that I find myself nodding in agreement with a clerk of works – but I nearly sent John Smith flowers after reading "Cut to the bone" (12 September, page 29). It hit the proverbial nail on the head.
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Praise indeed
It's against the journalistic grain to give praise I know, but I would just like to say how much I enjoy your magazine.
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The climate change conundrum
"The great office meltdown has begun" (12 September, pages 24-25) certainly throws up a conundrum: global warming is causing higher summer temperatures, therefore increasing demand for air-conditioning; this in turn adds to energy use, causes more carbon dioxide emissions and accelerates global warming.
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Lay the global gangway
I read your article "Good morning, Vietnam" (5 September, pages 38-41) and thought it was very interesting, so far as it went.
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A new devil to get to know
I suspect Tony Bingham is correct in his view that the Be Collaborative Contract is unlikely to be widely used (12 September, page 51).
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Up the spout
I wonder if the person who thought up the Reginox tap (12 September, page 60) has ever washed up or filled a kettle.
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Pressing on with the PFI
The tiresome ideological struggle over the PFI resurfaced at the Labour conference (see news).
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Rubber chicken: Bournemouth uncut
Forget political debate, the Labour Party conference is really just a backdrop to the construction minister's very own fly-on-the-wall documentary
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Who's holding back?
Using adjudication to recover outstanding retentions is likely to lead to a positive result. So it's odd that so few of these disputes end up in the adjudicator's hands
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A few hiccups …
Imagine you are in a tribunal and one of the panel is either asleep, intoxicated or both. Surely you'd be able to ask for a retrial if it found against you?
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Conspiring with fate
Many industries are inherently dangerous, and there's nothing you can do about it. But some have acquired a culture that actually ensures that accidents happen