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CommentTy Goddard: Improving our education infrastructure
Money may be tighter than a camel in a sandstorm, but we still have to improve our education infrastructure somehow. Ty Goddard gives a few pointers as to what we might do
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CommentWell-defended settlements
Showing that settlement costs are unreasonable is a difficult task, as the installer of a defective sprinkler found when Siemens chased it for payment
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CommentJudges in their own cause
Architects are always unbiased and even-handed when awarding extensions of time under usual forms of contract. Except, of course, when the reason is their own negligence
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How do I... enforce a judgment so my opponent pays up?
In the last of our series on cutting your legal costs, Alexandra Clough looks at the options available if you get a court judgment in your favour but still can’t get paid
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CommentCroydon vs the Coliseum
I read with interest former RIBA president Maxwell Hutchinson’s Wonders & Blunders (4 June, page 24)
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A fraud-free Games
In response to your recent piece, “The Salami Olympics” (28 May, page 54), the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has, since the very start of the project, been aware of the potential exposure to fraud of large construction projects
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Not in anyone's back yard ...
It is great to see that something is finally being done about “garden grabbing”
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So where then?
It seems to me that only Brian Berry can see further than the end of his nose (Government plans to stop developers building homes on gardens, 9 June, Building.co.uk)
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Storing up trouble
We need to reduce carbon emissions now, not in 10, 20 or 50 years’ time if we are to have an impact on global warming
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The door had already closed
I am writing regarding the article entitled “As one door closes …” (4 June, page 30)
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What twerps we are ...
Having only now found time to read the 21 May issue of Building, and sat here in my Antwerp office, I feel compelled to point out that the man “living the high life” up an aerial mast in Antwerp is in Belgium and not Holland as your caption states!
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Hansom: All or nothing
While Prince Charles bemoans Western society and the HCA brings back prohibition, one architectural practice is virtually bathing in booze and the World Cup is, frankly, getting out of hand
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Features
Greening commercial property: What is acceptable behaviour in an office?
Well, installing energy-efficient plant and using it intelligently, are two examples. And this Carbon Trust mini-conference explains why it could save us all £27bn over the next 40 years
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NewsDave's faves
Liverpool university’s energy centre, designed by Levitt Bernstein, has been shortlisted for this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Awards, which recognise procurement and design
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Crossrail £3m away from Woolwich Arsenal station deal
Crossrail is thought to be close to signing a deal with Berkeley Homes to fund the station at Woolwich Arsenal, as optimism grows that the scheme will avoid significant cuts in scope
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NewsHealth centre by HLM Architects: A healthier Hull
Work has begun on a £16m health centre in Hull city centre
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OGC axed in shake-up
The government has revealed that its procurement arm, the Office of Government Commerce will be swallowed up by the Cabinet Office as part of its efficiency drive
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Ucatt in voting irregularity probe
An independent body that oversees trade unions is looking into allegations of irregularities during the election of Ucatt general secretary Alan Ritchie last year, writes Michael Glackin.The certification officer, an independent ombudsman appointed by the government, has given Ucatt three weeks to respond to allegations that are understood to centre ...