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Government to assess second Thames barrier
Study launched into new £20bn barrier, amid fears that the existing system is not enough to hold back future floods
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NewsStadium overload
With all hands tied up with the 2012 Olympics, are football clubs going to find it hard hiring specialist contractors, asks Turner & Townsend cost manager Sarah Joyce
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CommentLimited – within limits
Directors often think that they are immune from liability for costs incurred by their companies. Listen and learn. The entrepreneur here finished up with a massive legal bill, not to mention a wigging from the judge
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CommentIn praise of mess
Our cities and townscapes have to reflect the messy unpredictability of those who live in them. Attempts to impose order by micro-managing every masterplan will end in lifeless homogeneity – which is the enemy of beauty
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CommentNever work again
At the moment Facebook is the number-one workplace distraction, says Alex Smith. The next big thing may be 3D real-world maps. Just make sure you don’t end up using them to find the dole office
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Kier grabs No 1 spot in July with £375m of work
Business barometer — Public projects take contractor to the top but Balfour retains annual lead
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NewsIndustry called in to prevent repeat of flooding crisis
Defra commissions consultant Entec to devise flood-proofing strategy
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Housing starts fall by 8%
Government’s 3 million homes target suffers blow as starts look set to fall behind completions
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CommentThank you, m’lud
Judge Coulson ruled recently that a court can pause a case and direct the parties to adjudicate their differences away. Which, apart from anything else, is a real vote of confidence in adjudication …
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CommentA lesson in realism
Generating 60% of our schools’ energy from on-site renewable sources may sound like a great idea, but the figures don’t add up. Bill Watts takes today’s maths class
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Tesco rejigs development team after exodus
Tesco, one of the industry’s biggest commercial clients, has restructured its development team after a raft of further high-profile departures.
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NewsErinaceous shares plunge
Shares in Erinaceous were in freefall this week after it became the latest victim of the turmoil in the global credit markets when it announced that it was no longer in talks with any party over a sale or management buyout of the company.
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NewsIndustry called in to prevent repeat of flooding crisis
Defra commissions consultant Entec to devise flood-proofing strategy
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Clear as mud
The House of Lords’ ruling in the Melville Dundas case confused everybody about the Construction Act’s payment rules. Now the courts are trying to get things straight again
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NewsBirchall forced out of Rider Levett Bucknall
Managing director of rebranded Bucknall Austin leaves as board seeks ‘different style’
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NewsBirchall forced out of Rider Levett Bucknall
Managing director of rebranded Bucknall Austin leaves as board seeks ‘different style’
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Kier grabs No 1 spot in July with £375m of work
Business barometer — Public projects take contractor to the top but Balfour retains annual lead
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NewsHousing starts fall by 8%
Government’s 3 million homes target suffers blow as starts look set to fall behind completions
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Riddle me this
If you see something going wrong on a building site, do you have a legal duty to tell someone? This is a simple question with no simple answer, says Rupert Choat. But here’s the latest thinking …