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Walking the plank
This was an appeal by the Grafton Group trading as Plumbase, the Part 20 defendant, against an order finding that Plumbase was negligent in respect of an accident at work sustained by the claimant Andrew Smith, a delivery-man employed by Plumbase. Smith had injured himself when a plank gave way ...
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NewsA campaign of critical importance
Building's new 99% campaign seeks to make existing building stock as sustainable as new developments. The magazine's editor explains why the initiative is so crucial.
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NewsHodge's plea to industry: ‘Judge me by what I do'
Construction minister defends her portfolio from criticism by Building columnist.
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NewsJohn Spanswick wins top safety award
The Outstanding Safety Achievement gong was presented to Spanswick last night at the Building Health and Safety Awards.
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RIBA prepares for annual awards
This evening's RIBA Awards will acknowledge 62 buildings, 54 in the UK and eight in the EU.
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EC Harris lands Crossrail job
Cross London Rail Links appoints consultant to produce cost estimates for the surface railway works to the west and north east of London.
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News99% Campaign launches with high-level support
Building launches important new campaign aimed at improving the energy efficiency of existing buildings.
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NewsWomen to be relieved by new ‘loo standard'
Long queues for the women's toilets could become a thing of the past if a proposal to force developers to provide more facilities in offices is approved.
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FeaturesAn ideal client for firms with a taste for perversity
Frightening, stimulating, argumentative, bewildered by its own bureaucracy but still willing to take chances (don't believe everything the media tells you), the BBC is the best client in Britain for firms who don't just want an easy life.
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CommentViva Zaha!
The Guggenheim's Zaha Hadid exhibition illustrates, with equal clarity, the genius of the architect, the lack of a world-class venue in London and the problems of working in Wales
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FeaturesThe Building Hall of Fame
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its name change from The Builder, Building has launched a Hall of Fame. Today we've inaugurated 40 people who have made the greatest impact on the built environment over that period.
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FeaturesNo regrets
The chairman of Wembley National Stadium Limited has broken his silence on the project, but don't ask him to take the blame for its troubles.
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FeaturesA midtown Xanadu
Foster and Partners has turned a Manhattan office into a 48-storey tower. Here's an exclusive look at the arrestingly cinematic interior
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CommentThe correct use of courts
The legal system would work a lot better if it were used as a last chance to settle disputes, rather than a blunt instrument to beat, baffle and bore one's enemy into submission
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CommentHow Arsenal moved home
Knowing the form - Steven Edwards, the self-confessed Gooner who acted for his favourite team, tells us about the amazingly complex deals that lay behind the building of the Emirates Stadium
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CommentThe shape of things to come
The judgment in a recent asbestos case could have dramatic benefits for firms in the construction industry - if the courts choose to apply its logic to them
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CommentTaking the easy way out
Cynics in the mediation fraternity have raised doubts that TCC judges will be any good as mediators, but unhappy souls embroiled in litigation may have another view
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Bad reaction
I couldn't agree less with the articles "Edge of darkness" and "Seconds to midnight" (26 May, pages 26-27 and 32-34). As Amory Lovins said recently, "If nuclear power is the answer, then you've asked the wrong question".
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Slightly off target
I find it encouraging that the mayor of London is being so ambitious when it comes to energy targets (2 June, page 12). However, when you start comparing what is desirable to what is realistic, you realise that the thinking is a little less than fully joined-up.