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FeaturesNature nurtured
Studio E took two 120-year-old plane trees as the starting point for its west London primary school – and as the inspiration for a whole toy cupboard of sustainable features. The upshot is that these could be the first kids ever to love their greens.
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CommentMore DIY disasters
Show me a bespoke contract and I’ll show you a powerful client throwing its weight around. But having said that, are they better than standard fare? The short answer is ‘no’
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CommentThe simple secret of success
The expert goes to Majorca to deliver a paper about the contractual side of building – and learns a lot about how it really works from a man who doesn’t even go to his lecture …
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Are you making your staff’s life a misery?
Millions of days are lost each year because of stress, depression and anxiety. In addition, the quality of work suffers. It therefore makes sense to reduce the pressure on your workers
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Not good, but still the best
Charging fees for the use of a courtroom has got many people’s blood up. But in fact, even with the trial fee, litigation is a cheaper option than arbitration.
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CommentHansom Trick or treat
In this spookiest of weeks, skeletons are found lurking under old Epsom racecourse, a site manager shares his disturbing visions and Will Alsop is the wickedest man in Paris
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FeaturesI know why the caged bird sings …
… it’s because his cage is made from gold and he’s just negotiated an excellent healthcare package. Eleanor Harding analyses this year’s Hays Executive salary guide to find out how companies are trapping their top executives
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Market forecast: Credit crunch ahead
Full order books mean the industry is likely to remain busy into 2008 but the impact of the credit crunch on new developments remains to be seen
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CommentLive from the BRE
If you can’t get to BRE’s Innovation Park yourself, log on to the Building website for a guided tour of the site, as well as in-depth interviews with the teams involved, says Alex Smith
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FeaturesCan Ken untangle the tube?
Transport for London’s bid to take over the demoralised Metronet consortium is virtually a done deal. But what happens then? Katie Puckett and Stuart Macdonald report on the task awaiting the London mayor and his team
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Bovis Homes boss steps down in managerial shake-up
Malcolm Harris, the chief executive of Bovis Homes, is to stand down next year.
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High noon for Erinaceous pair
Neil Bellis and Lucy Cummings, the founders of consultant Erinaceous, look to be on the way out after activist shareholder Fursa demanded an extraordinary general meeting before Christmas to oust them.
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Growth at Ferrovial’s construction arm ‘at zero’
Nicolas Villen, chief executive of Spanish contractor Ferrovial, said growth in its construction division would be flat this year but would pick up in 2008.
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Kier on course to hit full-year targets despite housing wobbles
Shares in Kier rose 3% on Monday after its chief executive told the City that first-quarter trading was in line with expectations and the firm was on track to achieve full-year targets.
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NewsSharewatch — Housebuilders’ shares tumble
The Bank of England’s announcement that approvals of home loans had fallen to the lowest level for two years, and Hometrack’s survey showing that house prices had dropped for the first time in two years, sent housebuilders’ shares south. Taylor Wimpey plunged more than 3.6% within minutes of the news, ...
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Developer admits defeat over wharf at London Docklands
Developer Capital and Provident has abandoned a plan to build homes on a derelict stretch of waterfront in London’s Docklands.
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Prices to rise 1%
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) predicts that house prices will rise 1% over the next year, and lending will fall.
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Wandsworth tiff
London mayor Ken Livingstone has accused Wandsworth council of providing inadequate levels of affordable rented housing in its local plan.