All Features articles – Page 655
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Summertime blue
The problem of how to prevent glare and heat gain while letting sunlight flood into a building found a new solution in a German bank: electrochromic glass.
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Could do better
The UK’s first PFI school, the Sir John Colfox in Dorset, is a big hit with staff and pupils. It’s just a shame that the architecture is so uninspiring.
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Appointments
ContractorsTim Philpott has been appointed health and safety manager at Surrey-based Bancourt Construction.Martin Lunn has been promoted to manager of the design and build team at Higgins.EBC Construction has promoted John Crowhurst to site foreman. Paul Lakin has joined the firm as site manager. David Chudley and Martin Knott have ...
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Action man
Electrician Pete Dyer left Croydon to join a group expedition to Mongolia – which is a long way to go to organise the construction of a clinic out of straw.
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Bring on the accolades
There are prizes for everything these days, so why not for law publications that help us understand all the rules and regulations bearing down on us?
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About time, too
In his third and final article on how an architect is supposed to decide extensions of time, Dominic Helps reveals the identities of the parties, the facts of the case, and the decision of the court.
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It’s all in the planning
The CDM Regulations impose stringent health and safety obligations on planning supervisors, so construction contracts must include clauses that help them do their jobs.
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Curtain up on £214m opera house revamp
Remodelled house to open on time but six performances cancelled because of equipment problems.
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The word from Wal-Mart
US retail giant Wal-Mart is known for slashing supply chains and suppliers' margins. How will its "build simple, build cheap" philosophy affect procurement at its new UK offshoot, Asda?
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Tesco's saver store
A Yorkon modular system helped Tesco cut six weeks from the construction programme at its store near Guildford. Is this the new weapon in the supermarket wars?
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Tales from the riverbank
Big, bold riverside developments with penthouse flats selling for up to £5m apiece are jostling for every inch of space along the Thames.
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The recognitions
Every year, the CIOB throws a bash to hand out its Building Manager of the Year award. This year's winner says his prize has lots to do with good buildings, and less to do with JCT contracts.
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The public sector's story
After a difficult start, the public sector has a good record of complying with competition law. Cases like Harmon are exceptional, and, in any case, European law is about to change.
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The lottery victims
Max Fordham is owed £200 000 on lottery projects and he's by no means the biggest loser. So, how did the lottery bonanza go so wrong?
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What the judgment means
As far as the law is concerned, the Harmon case is open and shut: on the evidence presented, the House of Commons was in clear breach of European and UK rules. How on earth did it get itself into that position?
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Fight fire with fire
The Institute of Personnel and Development's Angela Baron on dealing with redundancy.
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Drama queen
This is the story of how solicitor Yang-May Ooi suddenly saw that the workaday world of construction power, conflict, corruption could be transformed into the plot of a hit novel
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Service charge
New rules coming into force next April may mean hefty tax bills for personal services companies. How can industry professionals avoid getting stung by the Inland Revenue?
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The case for the plaintiff
Harmon knew something was fishy about the job, but it needed a lot of courage and money to take on the House of Commons. Here, Harmon's solicitor explains what happened.
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Appointments
Contractor Davendra Patel has joined interior fit-out specialist Neslo as operational director. Housebuilders Wilcon Homes has appointed Deborah Benson regional managing director for east Scotland. Housebuilder Charles Church has appointed Debbie Willis land manager for the south Midlands. Consultants Brian Witten has been appointed head of ...