All Archive Titles articles – Page 867
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Right to room 2
We have used the Parker Morris room space standards to argue that a flat in our block, built by our council in 1984, was overcrowded. Could this standard, which was used by our council as one of the factors in setting the multi-factor rents of the properties, be used to ...
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Archive TitlesRight to room 1
Yes, the overcrowding standard must change ("Right to room", 27 February, page 18). It is appalling that the kitchen can be considered a suitable sleeping space. Perhaps in Dickens' time this could have applied, as frequently the kitchen was the warmest place in the home – or in the days ...
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Appointments
Security Management Today keeps you up-to-date with all the latest people moves in the security sector
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Wising up to shoddy work
The recent Housing Forum survey revealed that customer satisfaction with new houses had fallen slightly compared to the previous year. The reason, said the Forum, is that customers are becoming better educated. They are learning what is acceptable and what is not.
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Archive TitlesResigning the right way
'Irreconciliable differences'? 'pursuing new challenges'? the stock phrases conceal a murkier world of strategy and gamesmanship.
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Archive TitlesRoom with a pheeew!
How do you seal the deal when you're locked in negotiation with a man whose garlic breath could strip wallpaper? Learn to dodge the distractions
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Toolkit rolls out UK tour
The Strategic Forum for Construction is rolling out its new web-based integration toolkit on a UK tour.
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Archive TitlesWhat's new?
For more information on a product, go to www.construction-manager.co.uk/enquiries
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Archive TitlesWhere there's muck...
Eco-friendly bricks made from excrement? Peter Kernan lifts the lid
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Archive TitlesMonth in numbers
35Amount in pounds sterling Corus is increasing its price per tonne for steel from April. This comes on top of a rise of £15 per tonne in January and an £8 surcharge to help cover fluctuating raw materials costs. Steelwork contractors are now considering reintroducing tender price fluctuation ...
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Make a smoother transfer
In a business where contracts are regularly transferred, it's important to know which staff belong to you, which don't – and when. We advise on TUPE.
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Archive TitlesLighting products
Coming round Philips has introduced the Rotaris luminaire. The 60W TL5 circular lamp and the luminaire’s 60% efficiency means that it can be installed at normal spacings in an office environment. The Rotaris comes in recessed, surface mounted and suspended versions which can be combined to suit the respective ...
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STAR LETTER - mission impossible?
Reading Kevin Thomas' column on partnering (BSj 01/04) it is good to see that someone has actually had success at something that should be automatic and normal within our industry.
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Archive TitlesMainstream green
The UK's mainstream housebuilders don't have a great record for innovation. But they are slowly realising that going green could be the next big thing.
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Archive TitlesThe good life
For architect Bill Dunster, BedZED isn’t just about environmentally sound homes, it is about making a step change in living and working styles. We talk to him about the future of ZED.
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Archive TitlesOut to get you?
Are we corrupt for just doing our jobs? maybe so. this man is a legal bloodhound on the trail of corruption - and he sees it everywhere.