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Wheres your Olympic spirit?
In the wake of the Wembley fiasco, fears have been raised that the London 2012 Olympics may run over time and budget.
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The killing bill
Again we have a member of the legal profession offering biased views on a political debate to make his life easier.
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How to get recruitment right
It was interesting to see the comparison between gangmasters in the agricultural sector and those in construction (3 November, page 76).
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CommentAnd then she said...
Building control surveyor Sarah Pearce captured this fascinating conversation on a domestic site in Leicestershire. It’s not the spot we’d choose for an intimate chat, unless they really are the confessions of a window cleaner...Email your “favourite” health and safety pictures to building@cmpi.biz. The sender of every published picture ...
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CommentIn the detail
Can you identify this building to win a £25 drinks voucher? This scheme has such a diversity of community uses, it even contains a theatre. But what is it?Email your answer to building@cmpi.biz First correct answer wins. The editor’s decision is final. No cash alternatives will be offered. No ...
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FeaturesThe long haul
Chris Cole has been with WSP for 33 years, during which time it has developed, diversified, turned into a plc, balanced on the edge of disaster and finally grown into one of the industry’s foremost consultants. Here he tells Mark Leftly all about it.
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NewsOfficials advise firms how to avoid planning gain levy
Communities Department civil servants tell developers and councils to fast-track schemes
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Mayor raises green standard for social housing
London mayor Ken Livingstone plans to raise the decent homes standard for social housing as part of his campaign over climate change.
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Guinness quits zero carbon plan
One of the biggest housing associations has pulled out of the race to build London mayor Ken Livingstone’s zero carbon project in the Docklands.
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Land values must fall 14% to make sense of eco promises
Stephen Stone, chief executive of Crest Nicholson, has said land values must drop by an average of 14% to enable eco-friendly schemes to stack up.
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NewsNow the smoke has cleared...
The pictures on this week’s cover demonstrate how fast fire can consume timber-framed buildings while they are under construction.
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CommentAn offer you can't accept
Rudi Klein Main contractors are increasingly insisting that specialists use materials supplied by a specified manufacturer – which can put them in a difficult and dangerous position. Here’s why
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CommentErrors of judgment
Tony Bingham Half a dozen Appeal Court judges have recently gone on the record to explain what adjudicaton is all about. What a pity they all got it wrong...
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Niggling and nagging
Tim Tapper and Victoria Glover-Ward PFI/PPP projects are plagued by minor squabbles that can easily escalate because the complaints procedure is complex and misunderstood
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NewsHadid’s aquatics centre fails environment test
Sustainability audit criticises design for its lack of environmental features
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12 axed in fresh Currie & Brown rejig
A member of the board of consultant Currie & Brown is to leave the firm, along with 11 employees who have been made redundant in a restructuring, writes Emily Wright.
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NewsSkyline with a French twist
This 300m skyscraper was chosen by French developers Unibail for the La Défense business district in Paris to give the skyline a landmark building in the way Swiss Re has done in London.
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CH2M boss says Olympics will top £12bn
Project manager CH2M Hill told an audience of US academics that the cost of Olympics projects would hit £12bn even before Tessa Jowell announced cost hikes last week, writes Sarah Richardson.
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NewsOlympics construction staff face terrorism vetting
Delivery partner CLM to call in security company to gather intelligence and vet site workers