All Features articles – Page 622
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Temple of learning
A rising sun, a microchip wafer, a mosque with an infinite number of columns … There's a symbol for everyone at the new international library at Alexandria in Egypt.
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The Trilliumaire
A £300m deal with Land Securities will make property chief Manish Chande a major construction client, but contractors aren't his favourite people.
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Is that your final answer?
The JCT must clarify how far the final certificate puts an end to liability, particularly now that a new ruling further complicates the issue by stating that contractors can later be sued only for faults relating to design
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Appointments
Contractors Refurbishment and fit-out specialist Higgins City has appointed Simon Baker senior contract surveyor and Steve Pritlove contract surveyor.EBC Group has appointed Peter Griffin as a non-executive director. Richard Gunning has been appointed area director in Bristol.Graham Cocking has been promoted to managing director of the building division of Norwest ...
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Why surveyors haven't got a clue
Bespoke office buildings can be worth more than the sum of their parts to their owners, but traditional surveying methods are woefully inadequate at putting a value on design. How can they be improved?
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Cost update
Piped supply systems are the focus this quarter, with an examination of materials prices and recent wage agreements for heating engineers.
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Online defences
Companies without computer security are like shops that leave the door open all night in a street full of malicious strangers. What's more, staff can be just as much of a problem …
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The fatal flaw in the urban vision
The urban white paper may supply some of the tools for regeneration, but they won't be much use if, as Lord Rogers says, the UK has lost a generation of urban professionals. Is he right?
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Foreign parts
Tired of rainy days and grey skies? How does a job in the Caribbean sound? Here are some hints to get you going.
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Stay frosty
When an adjudicator gets personal, their decision can be clamped by the High Court. Whatever the referee thinks of the parties to the dispute, there must be no suggestion of bias.
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Golden Gordon
Gordon Brown's pre-budget report has particular tax consequences for small and medium-sized businesses. Here's a round-up of what the chancellor is about to do for your economic well-being.
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More Peter Rogers than Richard Rogers
There are few of Richard Rogers' signature flourishes on this west London business park, but then it does have the trademark Stanhope touch: sleek, cutting-edge efficiency in construction and layout.
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Be prepared
The JCT design-and-build contract says that the valuation of a job is to be done by the contractor. This can put an unwary employer in a number of difficult and costly positions.
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The American way
How does US construction law compare with the UK variety? Honours seem to be even, with better general protection for contractors over there, but no pernicious "pay when paid" over here.
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Appointments
ContractorsMJ Gleeson Group has restructured its Northern Construction Division. Keith Shivers has been appointed managing director of the division, based in Sheffield, and Steven Landes is the new commercial director. Neil Robertson has been appointed to the divisional board as regional director responsible for construction. Paul McGarry and Bill Law ...
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Last chances
Parties often have a time limit to raise objections after a certificate has been issued. But they also have the right to call for an adjudicator at any time. So, can they or can't they?