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CommentThe Scottish enlightenment: Expert determination vs arbitration
What’s the difference between expert determination and arbitration? Is there a difference? Yes there is, and a Caledonian court spelled it out
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Comment
Nil desperandum: Fighting a firm in administration
Andrew MacCuish and Steven Fennell What do you do if the company you are suing goes into administration? Well, actually, there are quite a few steps you should consider
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Features
Ice-bound island: coping with snow
Britain’s experience of being Greenland looks like it may be over for now, but it’s left a lot of people out of pocket, and even more wondering how to prepare for next time …
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NewsBoth sides of the tracks: Grimshaw's Newport station
This is a first look at architect Grimshaw’s design for Newport station in Wales, created in association with Atkins
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NewsLeicester PFI hospital claim reaches £28m
The consortium on the scrapped £711m Leicestershire hospital PFI scheme is claiming £27.8m in compensation, court documents have revealed
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NewsBAM scoops two transport deals worth £239m
BAM Nuttall has won two transport deals worth almost a quarter of a billion pounds since the start of the year, Building understands
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NewsGreenacre under fire
Greenacre Homes, the south London developer whose site went up in flames in Camberwell last week, was served a prohibition notice by the Health and Safety Executive for fire safety breaches last June, it has emerged
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NewsThe floating isle of Physalia: Floating eco-garden
French architect Vincent Callebaut has designed a whale-shaped floating garden to drift up the Thames while purifying its waters
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NewsPop art: Elton John's private gallery completes
Sir Elton John’s private art gallery at his estate in Windsor, Berkshire, was completed last month
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Job cuts expected as Balfour restructures groundworks arm
The groundworks arm of Balfour Beatty, which employs more than 500 people, is to be restructured, with redundancies a likely result
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NewsCounting the price of more work
The latest forecasts suggest the drop in future workload will not be as large as forecasters had previously thought. Fantastic news, you might think. Well, think again
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Rise in insolvencies predicted
Insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor predicts “serious problems” for construction in 2010
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Infrastructure bank on the cards
The government body set up last month to deal with the UK’s £400m infrastructure backlog is considering the idea of setting up a bank specifically to fund projects
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Energy bill rise feared
Energy bills could rise 50% after the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme begins, according to Cyril Sweett
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NewsHammerson to take on Smithfield regeneration
Mixed-use developer Hammerson is to work up proposals for the regeneration of Smithfield Market, after the parent company of original developer, Thornfield Properties, went into administration last week with debts of over £100m
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Latest construction appointments - 15 January 2010
Apollo Group has appointed Mike Edwards divisional manager to develop its business in the north of England.
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Comment
Half-way houses: Greening social housing
Open mike So we’ve finally got serious about making existing homes greener. That can make a big difference to social housing, says Jeffrey Adams – but only if we mix ambition with pragmatism
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NewsThe hospitable: Foster + Partners’ Circle Bath hospital
Foster + Partners intended its first ever healthcare project – the 28-bed Circle Bath – to be as warm and welcoming as a five-star boutique hotel
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NewsAnother 40 under 40
Ten years after we spotted Steve McGuckin and Ivan Harbour, Building is hunting for another 40 people under the age of 40 who are sure to change construction as we know it. So, if you are sitting next to a future industry leader, let us know …
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FeaturesWorcester Library and History Centre's roof
The Worcester Library and History Centre’s geometrically complex roof needed to bring light into the building as well as get air out. Luckily, a powerful parametric model came to the rescue, as Stephen Kennett discovered