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NewsLouis Armstrong steps down as RICS chief executive
RICS seek replacement as Armstrong retires after 12 years in role
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CommentStarving artist syndrome
The BA saga might be giving unions a controversial reputation, but a more organised workforce wouldn’t go amiss in the architecture profession right now
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NewsMiller Group ready to snap up HBOS land assets
Housebuilder and contractor hopes ‘great relationship’ will persuade bank to favour it as buyer
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NewsOFT withdraws support for housebuilder code of conduct
Competition body is ‘no longer part of equation’ because of £15,000 cap on dispute resolution
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NewsStructureTone wins deal to finish troubled Shell Centre
US fit-out contractor bags £10m contract in wake of ISG’s acrimonious departure from £62m project
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Costain hit by pipe damage on Bradford BSF
Costain and Ferrovial are being forced to carry out major repair work on their £400m Bradford Building Schools for the Future project after heating pipes at four schools under construction were damaged by bad weather
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NewsMayor announces deal for 2012 land transfer
A surprise deal to rescue the development prospects for the London Olympic site after the 2012 Games was revealed at the Mipim annual property conference in the south of France this week
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NewsRICS rethinks plans to quit CIC
The RICS has done a u-turn on plans to leave the Construction Industry Council
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Comment
Mipim 2010: More business, less champagne
Sitting on the terrace at the Villa Francia, waiting for the airport transfer, I wonder - what to make of the 2010 vintage? Well, for one thing it has been the coldest Mipim I have been to for a long time.Anyone sitting on the Riviera seafront in the sunshine for ...
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NewsTime is of the essence
In this case of Sunshine Ventures and Rashmith Thakar vs Hussein Kurdieh, the judge had to decide whether ’urgency’ is sufficient ground to terminate a contract
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NewsProfit falls £6.6m at T Clarke
M&E contractor hit by £1.9m of bad debt, but says it was a ‘credible performance in a challenging market’
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CommentHansom: Dog eat dog
The law of the jungle rules this week, whether you are competing for the affections of a French firm, or in a talent-contest-style selection process – or just acting like a guerrilla
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Tendering: Everyone get your trainers on
Employment and skills strategies are being implemented across the construction industry but care needs to be taken when inviting tenders and drawing up the contract
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How do I… manage my litigation costs?
Litigation is an expensive business, but there are steps you can take to reduce the final bill
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CommentHow the defence went up in smoke
Here’s a case where the employer claimed his withholding notices had been burned in a lightning strike and stolen. How was an adjudicator to deal with such matters?
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Third party pooper
The Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act empowers third parties to enforce contractual terms. Yet in the 10 years it’s been around, it has had hardly any effect
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The true cost of installing a boiler
Some people have asked why I said the cost of replacing a boiler was likely to be nearer £5,000 than the £1,367 you suggested (22 January, page 24) or the retail cost of about £750
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Broadcasting to the Beeb
The BBC has criticised construction firms for “wasting resources and duplicating effort” (5 March, page 9), yet in the past 18 months we have seen more than 300 organisations from across the industry commit themselves to halving construction waste sent to landfill by 2012
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Building's bloomer
I read with interest your article on the BBC’s attack on UK construction (5 March, page 9)
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CommentDoes anything eat psyllids?
Oh dear. Nothing in this article mentions predators for the psyllids (“Knotweed under attack as biologists release killer beetles,” 9 March, building.co.uk)