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FeaturesDaniel Libeskind
As rumours circulate of year-long delays and complete redesigns at Ground Zero, we talk to the man responsible about why his long, bitter struggle with rival architects, the New York press and the site owner (among others) is a sign that things are going pretty well …
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2711 blocks, 6 million deaths
Berlin’s Jewish memorial uses abstract art on a monumental scale to commemorate the victims of the Nazi Holocaust
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Comment
A dirty story
Taking on a contaminated site is risky because it’s hard to be sure what’s down there. Now environmental consultants have found a way to manage the risk better
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Comment
A difficulty with defects
In a situation using a JCT contract where a retention is being held and the certificate of making good defects has not been issued, but latent defects have arisen after the expiry of the defects liability period, is it within the employer’s powers to withhold the retention?
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Go to the adjudicator
It made me sad to read the story of Alan Danieli, the small builder being driven out of business by unpaid accounts.
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Head for the homeowners contract
My heart went out to this small contractor whose story I hear echoed by countless clients, some like him, others – often pensioners or those on low incomes – who have been ripped off by contractors less conscientious than Mr Danieli.
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Try a no-fee solution
I was puzzled by Alan Danieli’s article and the pessimistic conclusion that his company would be unable to sustain the likely legal costs required to recover the sums due to it.
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Threaten bankruptcy proceeding
I sympathise with Mr Danieli over his inability to collect monies due to him from unscrupulous clients.
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Standard alert
Publication of the European standard for external rendering, coming at a time when new Building Regulations are being issued thick and fast, may get overlooked by some.
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And another thing …
In response to Peter Duckett’s letter calling on specialists to get tough (29 April, page 38): how about specialists doing what they tendered for and not strong-arming medium and smaller contractors, and some larger ones, to get their own way?
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Market forecast: Steady on up
In this quarter’s overview of the construction market, Davis Langdon reports a continued growth in output, orders, tender prices and material costs. Plus, this month’s hot topic is public spending
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FeaturesHot topic: Public sector spending
Davis Langdon focuses on public sector spending, and finds government targets for hospitals, schools and housing will keep the industry busy over the next three years
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News
ODPM fudges Part L revisions
Carbon emission targets promised by the government for the new energy regulations have been watered down by a “sleight of hand” according to critics.
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European drive to improve industry’s ethics
The European Construction Industry Federation will pressurise members to improve ethics and environmental management under sustainability guidance to be published this June.
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NewsRound house
Contractor Wates has just started work on architect Cartwright Pickard’s housing scheme in Huddersfield, Yorkshire.