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NewsThe other right
Chris Bath of BPTW Partnership spotted this cunning Darwinian pedestrian filter near Blackfriars bridge, dangerously close to Building HQ. It’s as if somebody out there didn’t like us …
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FeaturesGrosvenor Waterside by Make: Don’t tell Charles …
Within spitting distance of the notorious Chelsea Barracks site is this startlingly modern block of flats by Make Architects. Yet, so far, the good burghers of Belgravia haven’t uttered a word against it. And nor has you-know-who. What’s going on?
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CommentTurning of the tide: Super litigation
Litigation is too often the meandering paddle steamer to adjudication’s inaccurate exocet. But a recent case shows courts can sometimes be both speedy and right
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CommentProve your worth: Net worth test
Money matters Banks looking to safeguard funding have a new test for construction projects’ guarantors, but how will it affect contractors?
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CommentHow to land in the deep end: Trade associations
Of course trade associations want to boast about their members. But in doing so, they can come perilously close to taking the rap if those members do a dud job
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Should you fess up?: Corruption
The Serious Fraud Office’s efforts to encourage self-reporting of corruption has created quite a dilemma for the construction sector
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FeaturesCost model: Indoor arenas
Even in recessionary times, entertainment creates opportunities and in the live music business, promoters want new, purpose-built venues. Simon Rawlinson and Martin Jennings of Davis Langdon examine how gigs are changing the face of the indoor arena
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News1-3 Canal Street, King's Cross: Fit for a king
Work has started on a new building in King’s Cross
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NewsAecom optimistic after 10% turnover rise, despite profit drop
UK consultant formerly known as Faber Maunsell attributes 4% profit fall to investment in new and merged offices
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Durkan makes £800k loss
Social housing contractor and residential developer Durkan Holdings made a loss of £776,167 in the year to 31 January 2009, as a result of a £5.8m writedown of its stock and development land
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NewsUrban Splash eyes deal for rental portfolio
Tom Bloxham has said Urban Splash could join forces with an institutional fund to secure investment in its residential rental portfolio
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Housing stats: Planning applications in July
Preston council is heading the clients’ list, while projects at detailed planning stage are up from June
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Let control take control
Your leader column (24 July, page 3) illustrates both the increasing complexity of trying to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and the growing potential role for building control in ensuring that this is done
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As a matter of tax
As somebody who has spent 47 years in the industry, with every penny earned being subject to PAYE, I think we are missing a fundamental point in this debate (24 July, page 9)
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CommentWe have a problem
It’s interesting that you have a health and safety blunders section highlighting, visually, people doing crazy things that put their and others lives in danger
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Flaws in Murphys law
I welcome Jim Murphy’s proposals to create almost 3,000 jobs for young unemployed people across Scotland through the Future Jobs Forum – including in hard-hit sectors such as construction
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Exaggerated defects
John Hughes D’Aeth (24 July, page 48) makes some valid claims about the value of latent defects insurance (LDI) but says it is no replacement for collateral warranties
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Its a mystery
I was interested to read the letter from James Preston-Hood (July 24, page 29) regarding the plethora of safety assessment schemes
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Positive thinking
With regards to the article “New zero-carbon definition cuts cost of home by £11k” (24 July, page 13)
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CommentWoolwich bridge: Crossings out
The Thames Gateway is being stymied by the lack of a bridge downriver of Woolwich. So, asks Nick Raynsford, why does the present mayor of London have no plans to build one?