All Features articles – Page 619
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Making up the rules
Adjudicators may find themselves forced to decide whether they have the power to make a decision, even though parliament never intended that they do so. Here s what they should do
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World of gizmos
Love it or hate it, you have to admit that technology does produce some cool little shiny things. Here s our guide on how to be the envy of your office or site.
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How to make dirty money
Firms throughout the world will soon be able to cash in on their green credentials by selling hard-won pollution merit marks in a new multibillion-pound market.
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Crisis? What crisis?
Rover s woes sent government and media into a tailspin, but West Midlands construction firms say the local market is motoring along nicely.
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How contractors and clients are improving site safety
Mace John Hanley is operations director in charge of health and safety at construction manager Mace. He says the company is consistently 30-40% below the national average for reportable incidents and has never been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive. Hanley says: We base our health and safety ...
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Appointments
Contractors Kier Group has appointed Terry Walker (right) group IT director, based at Tempsford Hall in Bedfordshire. Housebuilders Charles Church has promoted Martin Knowler to senior site manager at its Felbridge development in East Grinstead. Beverley Hall, previously with Wrekin Homes, has joined Birmingham-based Beazer Homes as sales director. Consultants ...
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Taking on Alsop
Not many developers would stick their neck out and take on Will Alsop s ultra-modern office designs. Which is where Malory Clifford comes in.
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When the bank steps in …
The third article in our guide to collateral warranties looks at how a beneficiary steps in to a scheme, and what to do with licences for design copyright.
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What’s the worry?
Consultants should be aware of the ways the third-party rights act may extend their liabilities. Unfortunately, it s difficult to say just what those ways are but here s a brief guide to what to look out for.
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What’s Dutch for PFI?
In this second article on European law, we look at the extent to which European governments have turned towards private funding to get public projects built.
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Somerset House
Liberating central London's historic squares from their oppression by cars has been a gleam in the eye of Lords Rogers and Foster, among others, for more than a decade. The first square to achieve this distinction is the Inland Revenue enclave of Somerset House, between the Strand and the Thames ...
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The final straw
Two parties sort out the final bill for a job, don’t put it in writing, and one of them later denies an agreement was reached. Can that be classed as a dispute “under the contract”?
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Dixon and Jones
This elegant wing of the National Portrait Gallery. The Royal Opera House refurbishment. Somerset House’s riverside terrace. Welcome to the civilised world of architects Sir Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones.
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Defects myths exploded
So you think you know about defects? Well, the truth behind these 10 commonly held misconceptions might prompt you to brush up on your knowledge about repairs liability – before you become a liability yourself.
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Damage limitation
Back in February, Rachel Barnes advised consultants to put a net contribution clause in their warranties. In fact, these can prevent a client from recovering damages from the party responsible for causing it.
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Opportunity cost
Equal opportunities is more than a slogan, it should be at the heart of your company right up to board level. Now that local authorities have adopted best value, failure to implement it could be expensive.
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Cost update
This quarterly analysis looks at materials prices for external works and work item rates.
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The Wallace Collection
Rick Mather, architect for the refurbished Dulwich Picture Gallery, has performed a similar service for the Wallace Collection near London's Oxford Street. The building, refurbished at a cost of £10.6m, is due to be officially re-opened on 22 June by Prince Charles, one century to the day after it was ...