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The other offsetting
I must disagree with Rachel Barnes’ piece (10 July, page 49) about architect–client agreement forms
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CommentRepugnant behaviour
A recent case has shown that the more serious a breach of contract, the less likely it is that a court will accept an exclusion of liability clause
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CommentBook review: Last-minute booking
Forget chick lit – the best summer reads address building procurement and the JCT contract. And, gratifyingly, the authors come up with exactly the right conclusions
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Getting there: Revision to JCT contracts
The latest revision to the JCT contracts is a step in the right direction, but doesn’t go far enough to enforce the OGC’s Achieving Excellence in Construction aims
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NewsLiving with eco-towns: The hard sell
The idea of eco-towns has never been exactly popular with neighbouring communities. So now that the four sites have been chosen, how is the government going to convince the locals to buy into its low-carbon dream?
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Conservative housing policy: The guessing game:
The Tories’ latest statements about greenfield development have been contradictory. So until they make up their minds, it’s up to local authorities to take a more definite view
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Data: Planning applications in August 2009
Hampshire-based off-site developer Fleming tops the clients list during a quiet holiday season
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Not the wreckers: Sticking up for value engineering
Gus Alexander recently made a bitter complaint about value engineers spoiling his design. Well, fair enough, but that’s not what value engineering is for
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CommentMany happy returns?
Cabe is 10, but it’s not all party hats and streamers. Emily Wright reports on the high-profile successes and failures of its first decade, and asks four industry figures whether it deserves a second
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FeaturesTaming the beast: Winchester’s green office refurb
This is the story of how a sixties brutalist eyesore was turned into a building more becoming to the genteel town of Winchester – and made into one of the UK’s greenest offices in the process
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NewsFinal salary schemes face early retirement
As construction firms’ liabilities rise by £4bn, others may follow Costain in stopping all new benefits
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The tracker: Emerging markets
Most indicators are finally recovering, with residential activity at 50, tender enquiries at an impressive 69 and all regions showing signs of improvement
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CommentHansom: The high life
Despite the downturn, construction is enjoying the lifestyle of a Scottish beauty queen, from getting up late for meetings to noshing down salmon mousse and paddling in a lake of brandy
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FeaturesUnemployed graduates: We were promised jobs
But these three, like so many other construction graduates, have not found them in the industry. Building’s first annual survey of university leavers reveals just how grim things are
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ISG profit falls 7% but retail turnover increases by half
David Lawther, chief executive of Interior Services Group, gave an upbeat assessment of industry prospects as his company posted a 7% fall in full-year pre-tax profit to £11.7m
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Citywatch: Still summer in the city
Construction firms have had a good summer in the City, if not in the real economy
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Finch: Cabe has less influence than TV show
The incoming chairman of Cabe has admitted the TV programme Grand Designs has had a greater impact on the public’s perception of design than the organisation he is soon to head
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NewsReed fears for female designers
Ruth Reed has said she hopes her position as the first female president of the RIBA will help keep women in the profession during the recession