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Vinyl for domestic renovations
Gerflor’s Easitex flooring is ideal for renovation projects and features
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Particleboard
Over 12,500m2 of Kingspan access flooring is being installed in the new civic headquarters and customer service centre for York council
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FeaturesThe RICS' new rules of measurement
Next month, the RICS launches a suite of guidance and standards that is set to transform the way that costs are managed through the life-cycle of a building. Stuart Earl explains how it works
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CommentThe TCC and standard final accounts disputes
High Court judges are rebelling and want to send standard final accounts disputes to the county courts. All very well, but it would be a lot quicker to get adjudicators to hear them
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CommentShould contracts have a clause explaining what 'force majeure' means?
Force majeure has no definition in common law so is it time to introduce a clause into construction contracts that actually says what it means?
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CommentThe Green Deal will turn the UK into a dynamic energy efficiency market
Our Green Deal vision will turn the UK into a world-leading energy efficiency market, says Greg Barker
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CommentMy digital life ... Justin Nicholls
This partner in Make Architects is was an early convert to Twitter and LinkedIn and is branching out into blogging and analytics
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NewsNew year cheer continues
February orders down on January but improved confidence in the market remains
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CommentBrian Green on ... employment figures
Employment in construction is flat but there is disparity across the regions
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FeaturesInterview: Mitie boss Ruby McGregor-Smith
How construction’s only female chief executive learned to stop worrying and build a £2bn company in the midst of a global economic crisis
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Inbox: 23 March 2012
This week one reader wonders why SMEs are treated so badly; others are confused over the state of the housing market… and the Construction Act; while the railways get a passenger scratching his head
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NewsF+G completes £51m Northumberland academy
QS is consultant on the Northumberland Church of England Academy
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NewsBidders for £400m Crossrail tunnel fit-out job revealed
Bam Nuttal, Balfour Beatty and Costain among bidders for fit-out of 21km of twin bore tunnels
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RMJM Hong Kong hit with £100k staff claim
Workers ask for unpaid wages, expenses, and other missing payments
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NewsKingston University's one-stop eco material site
University creates on-line materials library for construction professionals to search 1200 products
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NewsChancellor delays airports review
Policy paper delayed until summer as business leaders call for review to look at third runway at Heathrow
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CommentA great three days at Ecobuild
Kriss Akabusi, cucumber coolers and the discovery of the elusive Lego panda all contributed to an excellent second day on the UBM stand at Ecobuild
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NewsDevelopers snub Green Deal as ‘complicated and risky’
Building’s Sustainability White Paper finds no developers currently banking on using the funding