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A bit of revision
The rules on the taking of evidence in international arbitration are used as a benchmark by tribunals. So you probably want to know what the impact of recent revisions will be
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards: Living proof
It takes more than a numbing recession, constrained sites and nimbyism to stifle creativity in housing design. Martin Spring reviews the winners of this year’s Housing Design Awards
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FeaturesWaiting for High Speed 2 to get here
The coalition has given its backing to a high-speed rail network in the UK, but there is a lot of uncertainty over how, when and in what form it will arrive
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FeaturesEDF nuclear boss talkin' about his generation
Alan Cumming wants your help building EDF’s third-generation nuclear power plants, which, if all goes to plan, means four multibillion-pound projects and more than 150 contracts up for grabs
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FeaturesEnergy from waste: 'A wonderful place to be'
There’s going to be a £2bn-a-year building boom in energy-from-waste plants, like this one, over the next 15 years. Kristina Smith finds out how to turn base matter into gold
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Take it to the bridge: Where engineering meets music
If only our ears were as big as parachutes, we’d be able to hear the built environment, says Chris Wise, and then we’d discover that a building can be every bit as musical as a violin
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CommentQuentin Shears: Tinker, tailor, soldier, quantity surveyor
“But is there anything from a meeting of our partners that would interest the Kremlin?”
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CommentHansom: Rave on
Now the sun’s out, everyone’s up for a good time, whether it’s a Wild Sex Party, a boat party, or John Dodds’ one-man, one-vote Lie Around In The Sun All Summer Party
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Charles, Camilla and Ike
The prima donna architects who hurl abuse at Prince Charles (most recently regarding his Chelsea Barracks intervention) ought to have a very careful read of the excellent articles written by Ike Ijeh in Building (page 12) and Camilla Cavendish in The Times, both published on 2 July
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Lose the legal battles
Having read that the largest construction lawsuit in UK history has finally reached an end (“Final whistle for £253m Wembley row”, 25 June, page 9), it never ceases to amaze me that contractors still have inadequate project control measures in place to avoid such situations
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Low carbon needs high spending
The UK Committee on Climate Change has reported that the 8.6% reduction in carbon emissions last year was mostly due to the economic downturn, with only a small fraction being a consequence of green policies
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CommentThe birds and the bats
Building’s piece on biodiversity was really superb and extremely useful (25 June, page 58)
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Q+A from Building Answers
Building’s Forum regulars offer their advice on problems. This week: extending a shared roof
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CommentTurning heads
This scaffolding attempt in the Derbyshire village of Shirland is not only perilous for the user, but was proving a serious hazard to all the motorists turning to gawp
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FeaturesHere be dragons: Construction Dragon Boat Challenge
Who says the age of heroes is over? At the construction industry’s annual charity boat race, Alex Smith watched wannabe dragonslayers vie to see who was the strongest, fastest (and silliest)
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FeaturesCasci on life after Hamiltons: Small beast
Architecture was in shock earlier this year when Hamiltons, the UK’s 16th biggest practice, decided to split up. Former director Craig Casci talks to Emily Wright about the break-up, and about making sure his new company stays a manageable size
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Lead times - April to June 2010
An increase in reported enquiries in many trades has not yet been converted to orders, but lead times are already creeping up in four areas compared with only one last quarter
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FeaturesConsultants: The best way to beef up
As US giant URS subsumes Scott Wilson, Aecom closes in on Davis Langdon, and EC Harris prepares for a flotation, Tom Bill examines what the best options are for businesses looking to scale up
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Defence Estates spells out plan to save £50m
Defence Estates, the property and construction arm of the Ministry of Defence, may be forced to mothball some of its buildings to deliver £50m of savings on its regional prime contracts this year