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Miliband review set to slim down Prescott’s empire
The review of the ODPM that has been ordered by David Miliband, the new communities and local government minister, is designed to pave the way for the reorganisation of John Prescott’s sprawling departmental empire.
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Sound arguments
As a manufacturer of light gauge steel-framed (LGSF) buildings I feel obliged to comment on the problems that have arisen after completion of the Kirby Court contract at Greenwich Millennium Village (6 May, pages 26-29).
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One simple question
A property can meet all the regulations and still not meet the expectations of the occupants (that is, to live within their own property without being disturbed by their neighbours’ day-to-day activities).
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Fuming at the F-word …
You ask: “Will top-up fees damage architecture?” (13 May, page 17). The answer is yes.
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An education in form filling
You report that the education sector may be about to embrace an “NHS Procure21-style” strategy for the procurement of its buildings (6 May, page 11).
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An inspector calls
The article in last week’s issue “CITB hits back at criticism of craft apprenticeships” (20 May, page 17) is inaccurate and misleading.
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Another fine mess
The reason why women are not attracted to working in the building industry is that they have an in-built gene that prevents them from accepting untidiness – ask any married man (20 May, page 40). Most building sites are the untidiest places on earth.Mike Brown, principal clerk of works, Estates ...
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The meaning of success
Your description of Dalston City Partnership as successful is not entirely accurate.
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Clients and consultants go to war over project liability
Gulf between two has been exposed by publication of contract drawn up by the British Property Federation
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NewsA kite for the Olympics
Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox International and airport planner Netherlands Airport Consultants have won a design competition for an international airport in Tianjin, the fourth largest city in China.
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NewsBrown’s land release gets muted response
housebuilders have cautiously welcomed the announcement that the government is to release hundreds of acres of public sector land for housing
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Jarvis shares crash to 7p as firm takes another loan
Shares in Jarvis crashed 37% to 7p on Monday as the troubled support services group admitted it was in talks to borrow another £31.4m.
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Reaction to PFI scare story
The Office for National Statistics has denied assertions made in a newspaper article last week that it had decided to include billions of pounds of PFI capital expenditure in public sector debt figures.
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NewsWembley subcontractor hits back at ‘malicious rumours'
Electrical company Phoenix says it knows the source of some of the false claims and may take action
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NewsAfter 99 years, Ritz finally buys house next door
The Ritz hotel in central London is set for expansion after buying one of the capital’s most famous townhouses next door.
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NewsM&E deals in doubt as Corby quits Amicus
Ambitious plans to win trail-blazing pay deals for M&E workers were dealt a blow this week when Paul Corby quit as Amicus’ national construction secretary
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BRE acoustic report was ignored at Greenwich
A BRE report for English Partnerships recommended much higher acoustics standards for impact noise than were adopted at Greenwich Millennium Village.
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NewsShuttleworth’s £120m Coventry scheme scrapped
Make and RHWL’s landmark design for 350 apartments plus bars and hotel is ‘unlikely to go ahead’
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Crisis in roofing trade deepens as asphalt course closes
Doubt has been cast over the future of training provision in the roofing trade after it emerged that one of the only two asphalting courses in the UK is to close.