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  • News

    Babcock says no takeover approach has been received

    2006-03-24T10:45:00Z

    Support services group 'notes' announcements by VT and BAE Systems that they have been exploring possibility of a bid.

  • News

    John Callcutt sets out his vision for England's cities

    2006-03-24T07:00:00Z

    Newly appointed boss of English Partnerships calls for architects to be reined in and housebuilders to shape up.

  • News

    Cyril Sweett plans Indian expansion

    2006-03-24T07:00:00Z

    QS determined to get foothold in Indian market as it extends its global reach.

  • After the fall: Contractors are investigating the cause of the collapse
    News

    Wembley roof collapse to cost at least £600,000

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Collapse of a rafter to support retractable roof results in loss of day's work for 3000 operatives

  • Mace
    News

    Laing O'Rourke and Mace team up for Olympic bid

    2006-03-24T07:00:00Z

    In a surprise move, contractor links up with Mace to form megaconsortium for 2012 delivery partner role

  • Gus Alexander
    Comment

    King's ransom

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Consider for a moment the amount of hassle involved in a party wall dispute in Sidcup. Now, dear reader, consider the reconstruction of King's Cross Tube station …

  • Comment

    A position of power

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    The challenge of energy generation in the future has to be met by policy decided today. Well, by 14 April. And the government needs your help to do it

  • Comment

    Much ado about nothing

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Pundits have suggested that the way JCT05 handles extensions of time has radically changed. Are their concerns well founded? Or do they protest too much?

  • Comment

    Ten traps

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Here are the 10 most common reasons why designers get sued. Some are common sense; others constitute large pits concealed in the contractual undergrowth

  • Comment

    Lumbermens' demon

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    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

  • Comment

    Nil desperandum

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    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

  • Rudi Klein
    Comment

    The magic bullet

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    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

  • News

    Back issues: March 1854

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Tyranny at the Houses of Parliament … and The Times thunders disapproval

  • Features

    Young, gifted and in the black

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    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

  • Marlow International, a four-storey office building in Buckinghamshire, was developed by Akeler and designed by architect Aukett
    Features

    Whole-life costs: Height of offices

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Warren Lubin tells James Rose why refurbishing housing estates beats life in the music business

  • Lakhvinder Sagoo
    Features

    Appointments

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Movers and shakers this week...

  • Comment

    Hansom

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Take the property industry to Cannes, add champagne, stir, and sit back and enjoy the petty recriminations, boat crashes and inappropriate 1980s dancing …

  • News

    The blindfolded builder

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Trying to comply with Part L is a costly game of guesswork.