All Features articles – Page 649
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Four men were crushed to death when a three-storey office collapsed on them in 1995. Five years later the truth has come out. The lessons we can learn should last much longer than this building did.
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Clash points
Nomination is fine. The problem is that in the past it tended to be another term for abuse of client power – which Ann's proposals for redistributing risk rather bring to mind. But there is a better way …
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Clash points
Everyone thinks there's still a place for nomination, but clients are deterred from doing it because it shovels a ludicrous amount of risk on to them. Time for contractors to shoulder a little more of the burden?
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Appointments
Contractors John Rivett has joined Wates Construction as its first design director.RW Buxton has appointed Paul Tooth construction manager for the West Midlands.Graham Hosking has been promoted to Cornwall area manager at Midas Construction. Also in Cornwall, Martin Walton has been made business development manager and Steve Luck construction manager. ...
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Anti-ageing formula
Boots' 1960s head office has been imperceptibly updated so that a building that was beautiful on the outside but showing its age on the inside now works as a whole.
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David Anderson
The new group managing director of O'Rourke has a reputation in contracting that means the subbie is probably glad to have him on its side. So, what plans does he have for the firm?
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Turned out nice again
It may have been voted Britain's third most popular modern building in a recent poll, but in reality, this 1930s people's palace has become tatty outside and garish inside. This is what John McAslan & Partners is doing about it.
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Sacking offences
If employees cannot do their jobs because they become disabled, they now have new rights and, from April, a commission to enforce them. What does this mean for employers?
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Take notice!
The industry does not always seem to take the payment provisions in the Construction Act completely seriously. The latest court ruling on adjudication shows this to be an unwise attitude.
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Love on the job
Don't declare your passion for a colleague this Valentine's Day before reading our tips for the perfect office romance.
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Tender price forecast
A combination of escalating labour costs and workload growth pushed tender prices up an average of 5% across the country and 7% in London last year, and all the signs are that the trend is set to continue for at least the next two.
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If it's good enough for Farrell …
… it's good enough for other architects. Munkenbeck + Marshall's latest London loft conversion scheme is home to a host of designers, including Terry Farrell.
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Cladding: the new rules
A fatal fire in a Scottish tower block last year triggered a review of cladding systems. As a result, the Building Regulations may be amended. What will it mean for manufacturers, installers and specifiers?
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IT: Virtual company Liquid asset
London architect Fluid Design doesn't have an office, but thanks to e-mail and mobile phones, it's finding that it doesn't need one. One day, all young design practices could work this way.
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Now arriving: London's mega projects
A new breed of super-scheme is set to transform the capital over the next few years as bigger-than-ever projects move off the drawing-board. What's going on where?
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Appointments
Contractors Martin Burton has joined Nottingham-based SOL Construction as projects director.EBC Construction has appointed Alan Jones senior project manager in the design-and-build division of its Bristol office. Martin Courtney joins the office as senior contracts manager.Ballast Wiltshier has appointed Gordon Wright construction manager in its West Midlands division.HousebuildersJulia Chapman, previously ...
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Allan Leighton
Wilson Connolly's new non-executive deputy chairman plans to revolutionise UK housebuilding using the techniques he learned in his day job – as Asda chief executive.
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All for one, and one for all?
There are rumours that the JCT plans to produce a partnering contract. A good idea, but it would mean a fundamental rethink of the way construction contracts are drafted. Is the JCT serious?
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Sir Steve Robson
This Treasury man has three years to change the way state and industry do business. Not everyone thinks he can. How on earth is he going to make it happen?
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Do you really want to know?
If you lose an adjudication, do you want to know why you lost? If you do, you have to agree to it before you get into the contract. Here are some things you should be aware of.