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    The devil in the detail

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Heard the one about the contractor/consultant/client laid low by a few innocent-sounding sentences in their contract? In the first of a series, Helen Garthwaite looks at a cap on liability

  • Southwark Council building control officers
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    Councils face loss of building control

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Government proposals for self-certification could spell end of regulation by local authorities

  • 2012 Olympics
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    Olympic organiser to restructure as planning phase ends

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Partner CLM expected to restructure in line with the ODA

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    Taylor Wimpey bullish despite £61m US hit

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Taylor Wimpey, the UK’s largest housebuilder, this week insisted it was “in good shape” to come out of the housing slump in the US, despite taking a further £61m hit in its first half results, writes Sarah Richardson.

  • Wembley Arena
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    Sisk profit surges on back of major projects

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Irish contractor reports £5m profit from high-profile projects

  • Paul King
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    King to chair talks on energy-efficiency mortgages

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Lenders and energy firms to discuss ‘realistic ways’ of greening housing stock

  • Features

    Water flow control device

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Marley Plumbing and Drainage has added Flowloc, a water flow control device, to its Waterloc range.

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    Timms aims to equal the record of Nick Raynsford

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    New minister promises to champion the industry, and push for better sustainability and safety

  • Features

    Easy-to-use building control system

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Hager has launched Tebis TX, a building services control system that it says is the simplest on the market.

  • NG Bailey’s work on the Scottish Natural Heritage headquarters contributed to a BREEAM “excellent” rating
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    NG Bailey: Let’s talk about M&E

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Cal Bailey of NG Bailey talks us through his ideal M&E project, and then describes one that came pretty close – the Scottish Natural Heritage headquarters.

  • New Hoo: Colt installed a Caloris heat pump system at Luton Hoo, a refurbished stately home
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    Colt International: The heat is off

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Colt International’s Dave Ferrol explains why its smoke control and HVAC products are popular on everything from underground car parks to stately homes.

  • EC Harris QS Vicki Burley
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    The undercover networker

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    EC Harris QS Vicki Burley, right, knows that in business who you know is often as important as what you know. But how easy is it for a newcomer to get a look in? We sent her and Katie Puckett to infiltrate and review three networking events in London

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    Pretty bubbles in the air

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    The Water Cube, as the 2008 Olympic aquatics centre is known, is the largest ETFE-clad building in the world. And, as it nears completion, its vast bubble-wrap exterior is already the talk of Beijing.

  • Kevin Williamson
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    No rush to judgment

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilders and planners have blamed each other for the UK’s housing shortage, but the head of the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit believes a more rounded approach is called for. Mark Leftly meets Kevin Williamson

  • Hansom
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    Wacky races

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    This week’s leaders are Richard Rogers, a cyclist who’s rumoured to be taking performance-enhancing taxis, Jack Pringle – quite pacy on a wooden leg – and HOK, driving round town in a summer pavilion …

  • News

    Davis Langdon merges Scottish arm with rival

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Davis Langdon’s Scottish operation has merged with regional consultancy Mackenzie Partnership to create a business with a combined turnover of £11m.

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    Sharewatch — Housebuilders’ shares sink in the floods

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilders suffered another grim time in the City last week. The interest rate rises combined with concerns over the potential impact of the floods to drag prices down across the sector, despite signs of a rally as the markets closed on Friday.

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    My favourites …

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Dean Manning

  • Sheppard Robson designed Dagenham’s “super-college”, combining further and higher education in a suitably iconic building
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    Cost model: Further education

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    England’s tired further education colleges need about £5bn of work to bring them up to date. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon explores the design, procurement and cost issues

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    Building buys a pint for …

    2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Thornton Tomasetti... Postawa de Hoog