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Archive Titles‘Overwhelmed’ by response
Speaking from the Tavistock Square office last Friday EC Harris chairman Richard Clare said: “I am the only person here – it is a very harrowing place to be. It is eerily quiet as I look around – there are normally so many people in here and in the square ...
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Remembering mnemonics
I respond to Robin Campbell’s challenge (Back in Our Day, QS News, 1 July) in finding a new mnemonic for remembering sines, cosines and tangents etc. I was taught that ‘Signs Of Happiness Come After Having Tankards Of Ale’. As a 12 year old I couldn't vouch for its accuracy ...
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A resigning matter
I have made numerous attempts to resign from the RICS and have also requested a partial fee refund, all to no avail. Are any of your other readers experiencing the same problem?
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Old story makes you smile
Nick Terry’s is a story I first heard from a smiling architect 20 years ago, but it is, at least, light-heartedly provocative. We can all smile, rather than steam.
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Let the scale rules rule
The letter from Andrew Hemsley (Computers measure up, QS News, 8 July) sums up the gulf between large practices and the majority of QSs working for contractors or for a small practice as I do. He says, “...anything that releases us from the minor remaining part of the QS role ...
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Archive TitlesThe RICS debate
The AttackThank you Launce for putting into print what many of us have been saying since Agenda For Change. The RICS has become remote from the membership and the secretariat appears intent on following its own agenda without consideration of whether that is what the members want. Forgive my ignorance, ...
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Olympics will push up UK costs
A developer has claimed construction costs across the UK will soar after London’s successful Olympic bid.
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Contracts
Ulster trust seeks teams The Ulster Community and Hospitals Trust is seeking multi-disciplinary teams, including QSs and architects, to work on plans for the redevelopment of Ulster Hospital. The programme, which will cost around £200m, will start with a new ambulatory care and diagnostic block. Millbridge takes on centreMillbridge has ...
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The green cost code
QS News highlighted how sustainable development does not cost the Earth last month. Here, Georgia Elliott Smith, director at environmental consultant Element 4 outlines four areas that can deliver green benefits at the same or even less cost
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Archive TitlesEngineer warns tube tunnel damage may keep lines closed for weeks
Disaster specialist says structural integrity must be assessed before trains can run again
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Archive TitlesCity school deal
The secretary of state for education Ruth Kelly has signed a funding agreement for a £27m City Academy planned for Hackney, east London. The scheme, designed by architect BDP and sponsored by UBS Investment Bank, is planned for a brownfield site alongside the Grand Union Canal. The project team on ...
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Take a reality check
Thanks again for your edition of the QS News which I read with great interest and often amusement – particularly the letters. The great debate on how to ‘measure’ a hip rafter was definitely one which rustled a few feathers in that very diverse profession of a ‘professional quantity surveyor’. ...
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Archive TitlesHornagold & Hills takes charge of refurbishment
Project manager Hornagold & Hills is heading a team working on plans for an extensive £25m refurbishment of a historic building in Nottingham.
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The death of pay when certified?
Paul Lomas-Clarke tackles the thorny issue of ‘pay when paid’ and ‘pay when certified’ clauses. A subcontractor won its claim when the court ruled that a number of conditions must be met before such a contract clause could be used to withhold payment. He also gives a brief guide to ...
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Ridge buys Reading consultancy
Multidisciplinary consultant Ridge has acquired Reading based firm Alan Dines Partnership, a 15-strong firm that provides QS-ing architecture and project management.
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Archive TitlesSocial housing costs a quarter more than private built homes
Detailed figures show social housing costs soaring ahead of private sector costs
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Diary of an Olympic Bid
Andrew Williams, London bid team member and managing director of Franklin + Andrews tells how the team pulled it off
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‘Stop the rot’ campaign backs Morgan’s call for October EGM
RICS critic and campaigner Jeremy Hackett says the institution needs to build bridges to ‘grassroots’ members
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Archive TitlesGleeds has won a project management award
Gleeds has won a project management award in the US for its work on a new church in Georgia. The firm was awarded the Annual Project Achievement Award from the South Atlantic Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America (SACCMAA). The scheme was the First Baptist Church of Woodstock, ...
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Archive TitlesFolkstone mixed-use scheme wins approval
Detailed planning consent has been granted for a new retail led mixed-use scheme in Folkestone town centre, Kent. The project will be anchored by a 8,000m2 ASDA superstore at first floor level above a mix of uses on ground floor level. The scheme, designed by GMW Architects for client Bride ...