All Features articles – Page 643
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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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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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Thinking in 3D
They say Rethinking Construction is more than a report – and they’re right. For Paul Fletcher, it’s the name of the company he founded to promote teamwork using 3D modelling. Sir John would be proud …
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Trust me I’m a contractor
Five pilots of a new partnering contract were launched this week. Will they spread the use of open, trusting relationships among project teams?
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Art explosion
Is London the capital of the art world? Judging by the the rush of lottery-funded gallery openings and refurbishments – yes. Over the next nine pages, Building exhibits three of the latest: the Dulwich Picture Gallery, the Wallace Collection and Somerset House.
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Get back on the field, ref
The adjudicator’s word is law, as our latest case report shows. Even if he makes an obvious clerical slip-up he is entitled to correct his mistake if he does so within a reasonable time.
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Clear choices
It’s bright. It’s light. It’s clean. It’s green. The Eden Project would have been impossible without it. Is ETFE the industry’s new wonderstuff?
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘Getting gently better all the time’
Project managers, architects and other professionals have been busy amending and expanding the Egan vision since we listened in on a regional cluster group last summer.
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‘It’s all a lot of hype’
That’s what Egan means to one regional contractor. Others have seen turnover double. Building asked three smaller players to say what impact the new culture has had on them.
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Here’s the gain plan
Planning gain, perhaps unfairly, is often linked with slightly dodgy negotiations in smoke-filled rooms. This, however, would be a thing of the past if this new proportional system is adopted.