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The new balance of power
A dispute arose under a construction contract between the appellant architects, Roberts and the respondent developer, Parkcare. The construction contract incorporated the model adjudication procedure published by the Construction Industry Council subject to an amendment to clause 29 made by the RIBA standard conditions. The amended clause 29 provided that ...
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Heron set to swoop on Gleeson's housing division
Gerald Ronson faces competition from Gladedale and Miller Group for £160m-turnover business
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NewsBAA rejects Ferrovial offer
Airport operator says it 'had no hesitation' in rejecting the conditional cash offer, which valued BAA at £8.75bn
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Skanska appoints Bush aide to oversee PPP expansion
Karl Reichelt, a former aide to US president George Bush, is one of two vice presidential appointments to contractor's international PPP division.
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NewsFirms shun drug sector as extremist threats escalate
Contractors refuse to work on projects unrelated to laboratories as ALF issues new threat to Oxford project.
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NewsFirms shun drug sector as extremist threats escalate
Contractors refuse to work on projects unrelated to laboratories as ALF issues new threat to Oxford project
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NewsMy best ever MIPIM
As well as a constant hangover, Building's news editor also picked up a decent amount of scurrilous gossip at the Cannes property fest. Some of which we are able to publish in his blog.
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Ken signs up green architects
London mayor Ken Livingstone this week signed up two top architects to help set tough BedZED-style targets, as he called on UK construction to make sustainability the key priority.
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Amey doubles profit to £52m
Turnover tops £1bn at support services firm as 2006 starts with big contract wins.
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NewsJudge conducts fact-finding mission at Wembley
Mr Justice Jackson views site to prepare trial between Cleveland Bridge and Multiplex
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Judge conducts fact-finding mission at Wembley
Mr Justice Jackson views site to prepare trial between Cleveland Bridge and Multiplex
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Project team revealed for £100m ex-Home Office HQ
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson and Bucknall Austin behind the redevelopment of Sir Basil Spence's Queen Anne's Gate
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Shortlist announced for first phase of Elephant & Castle
Cartwright Pickard, Haworth Tompkins and Panter Hudspith to fight it out for 200-home phase of £1.5bn scheme
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Structures
This foray into the world of building structures begins with this startling, earthquake-proof house suspended over a New Zealand cliff-face. Plus overleaf we report on the vexed subject of new European standards, look at the costs of concrete repair and offer guides to products and suppliers
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CommentDoing the House work
The DTI wants action, but it's not down to the DTI or the industry lobbyists. MPs must rule on the Construction Act review - if they can find the time
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CommentFight the flab
Want to slim down the social housing bill? Just form a consortium of social landlords to procure work collectively, then sit back and watch the pounds fall off …
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CommentAn unlikely story
According to the JCT, certifiers are supposed to be impartial even though they're being paid by the client. So does anyone on Planet Earth believe that they are?
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How to be clever
Intellectual property rights are vital to ensure you can exclusively exploit a technology or design, but how do you ensure you've got the right level of protection?