More news – Page 3723
-
-
Comment
Lumbermens' demon
Last year, Judge Colman said global settlements did not trigger insurance payouts; now Judge Aiken has looked at the same issue and taken the opposite view
-
CommentNil desperandum
If a contractor's request for more time is knocked back, it is free to try again on different grounds - a principle that also applies to so-called ‘open' adjudications
-
CommentThe magic bullet
Wembley has sent a frisson of fear through the construction industry - is it a portent of what will happen at the London 2012 Olympics? Well, it ain't necessarily so
-
CommentWonders & blunders
This week Bob Stanley of St Etienne composes a hymn of praise to a Tube station, and a protest song about a block of flats
-
News
Back issues: March 1854
Tyranny at the Houses of Parliament … and The Times thunders disapproval
-
FeaturesYoung, gifted and in the black
It might seem like an unglamorous option, but housebuilding is becoming the sector to work in. Increasingly young executives are enjoying increasingly fat pay packets and perks, according to the first ever Building/PSD housebuilders' salary survey. Illustration by Jamie Jay
-
Features
Projectsupdate: Regulations
Two important changes to the fire regulations coming into force this year will affect the duties and responsibilities of designers and owners of commercial buildings. John Tebbit reports
-
.jpg)
FeaturesWhole-life costs: Height of offices
In the latest of our whole-life cost comparison articles, David Weight of Currie & Brown examines the crucial financial considerations when deciding the height of an office block
-
Features
Just the job: swapping reverb for referb
Warren Lubin tells James Rose why refurbishing housing estates beats life in the music business
-
-
-
NewsCameron rounds on planning gain tax
Tory leader David Cameron has launched an attack on the government's proposed planning gain supplement.
-
Comment
A league of their own
I was quite amazed to read that some architectural firms in this country are so arrogant about their own status that they expect students to work for free ("Exploited youth", 10 March).
-
Comment
Salary engineering
Your article about the alleged exploitation of architecture students is a warning to us all; it is not just their problem.
-
Comment
Take some responsibility
I applaud your Reform the Regs campaign and welcome much of what is proposed (17 March).
-
Comment
Some hits, some misses
Tony Bingham was clearly at a different DTI conference to discuss the review of the Construction Act than the one I attended (3 March).
-
Comment
Building on beauty
So to enjoy the fresh air and natural beauty of the Lake District, it is proposed to build "landmark culture projects across Cumbria" (17 March).
-
Features
Gleeson's choices
When chief executive Terry Massingham announces his plans for one of Britain's oldest construction firms next week, there's little doubt they will entail its radical reformation - but it's not clear just how radical, or what will remain when it's over.