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How to claim interest
There is no common-law right to interest when someone is late paying you, so providing for it in the contract is best. Even without that, you’ve still got a fighting chance
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Dismissing contractors
An employer who finds a defect during construction may be tempted to dismiss the contractor. But the contractor can fire back that the work shouldn’t be judged until it’s finished
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CommentProving economic duress
Some construction clients are trying to force their suppliers to drop prices. But the courts will come down hard on those who rely on illegitimate threats and financial leverage
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FeaturesRisk of insolvency
When giants like Connaught and Rok go into freefall, they often knock out others on their way down. Roxane McMeeken asks the experts how SMEs can protect themselves from insolvency higher up the supply chain
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FeaturesNomura’s office fit-out
Invesment bank Nomura wanted its £100m, 400,000ft2 offfice fit-out completed in eight months, the problem was finding a contractor able to work at that pace. Building finds out how Como, Mace’s fit-out arm, managed to race to the finish line
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FeaturesHow grim is construction up North?
In the beleaguered North, public sector spending cuts are biting deeper for local contractors already defending their patch from the attentions of the big boys. Building looks at how bad it is, and asks three contractors how they’re coping
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CommentNo complaints: Holystone vs Volker Stevin
Here’s a court case of an adjudication that went to enforcement, in which all four arguments a party used in its defence were defeated …
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NewsThames bridges back on the agenda, says Boris
London mayor tells Thames Gateway Forum he is looking at new crossings linking Kent and Essex
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NewsDfT green lights £3bn Thameslink upgrade
London Bridge upgrade will go ahead with two-year delay
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NewsOnsite power generation levels announced
Zero Carbon Hub announces proposals for how much carbon should be emitted using onsite solutions for new zero-carbon homes
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Shapps scraps proposed new housing regs
Housing minister announces overhaul and asks builders to suggest other red tape to cut
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NewsDunster plans zero-carbon homes built out of straw
Eco-housing guru claims compressed straw boards knock £20,000 off price of code level 6 home
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Bob Neill unveils £500m Olympics regeneration fund
Minister says package includes £217m of new money for the Olympic legacy
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NewsFoster poaches Roger Ridsdill-Smith from Arup
Ridsdill-Smith will head up architect’s engineering design team
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Combined heat and power
Talbotts has launched the BG25 biomass combined heat and power unit. The unit has been developed in conjunction with the bio-energy team at Harper Adams University College, which has expertise in both biomass and anaerobic digestion.It uses waste biomass in the form of wood chips or pellets to generate consistent ...
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NewsStructural insulating blocks
ThermoPlan structural insulating blocks from Natural Building Technologies have been used to build a curving 8.5m-tall supporting wall on the north facing elevation of a private house development in Charlbury, near Oxford.ThermoPlan uses a thin bed mortar, just 1mm thick, to secure rows of blocks, with interlocking dry vertical joints ...
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Boris on the battle for HCA's land
Boris Johnson speaks to Building about plans for a new river crossing and the GLA’s expanded regeneration role
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NewsQueen unveils design for Foster's Abu Dhabi museum
Zayed National Museum on Saadiyat Island will showcase the history and culture of the Emirates
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CommentForecasters at Leading Edge see growth after a shallow drop next year
Forecasters optimistic that growth in private sector will compensate for loss in public work
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NewsMears appoints David Miles as CEO
Current chief executive officer Bob Holt will continue as chairman