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FeaturesParty animal
Dawn Gibbins' blend of knife-throwing, feng shui, democracy and belly dancing certainly makes a new contribution to modern management theory. But how did it win her businesswoman of the year?
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It's crunch time...
...at least, it is if you're one of those housebuilders bought by a venture capitalist a few years ago. The clock is ticking, and any moment now your saviours are going to demand their money back – with interest
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Fledgling designers
Why do architects need to know how large their wings would have to be for unaided flight? Well, it's all to do with the gentle art of keeping engineers in hand
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Kier moves to avert collapse at Bournemouth mall
Concrete specialist recalled because of fears over integrity of multistorey car park at £65m shopping centre
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NewsFerrovial threatens to pull out of Amey takeover
Spanish firm issues ultimatum to shareholders: accept £81m offer within seven days or the deal is off
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When is a judge not a judge?
Can a judgment be valid if the judge had no jurisdiction? Well, Edward IV found a neat fix to this problem – and it may apply to adjudications today
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Linden to launch expansion drive
Private housebuilder Linden Homes aims to set up divisions in Lancashire and Berkshire as part of expansion plans
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NewsUse Olympic bid to recruit young talent, says CIC boss
Former Olympian Graham Watts warns skills shortage could scupper UK's chances of hosting 2012 Games
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Moayedi made Jarvis chairman
Jarvis chief executive Paris Moayedi has been appointed as the PFI contractor's chairman after the death of Lord McGowan earlier this month
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McAlpine leads utilities race
Alfred McAlpine has emerged as favourite to buy £100m-turnover utilities group Subterra, an arm of Thames Water
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Big three to bid for £500m PFI hospital bundle
Carillion, Bovis Lend Lease and Laing expected to bid for ground-breaking scheme intended to cut PFI bid costs
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Security 'top priority' at animal testing lab
An animal testing facility is under construction as part of a £95m extension to the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus near Cambridge
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RICS members strike back against 32% fee increase
Rebels call for fresh vote in autumn to overturn last week's decision to increase annual membership costs
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BAA revamps framework deals
Airports operator BAA has revised its framework agreements with contractors and consultants to make them less bureaucratic
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£100m Kent development gets relaunched
The £100m redevelopment of Rochester Riverside in Kent has been formally relaunched, as predicted in Building last year
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In the shadow of the gun
Suicide bombings, aggressive security, rising tension, paranoia … Just how tempting does the money have to be to persuade British firms to work in the Middle East? Building examines the risks and rewards
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Let's not go to Austria!
Want to avoid adjudication by inserting a clause into your contract that any dispute must be settled in another country? Don't pack the passport quite yet...
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The end of the lines
The government's promise to plug broadband pipes into every new home in the UK looked like forward thinking a few years ago. Now it seems hopelessly out of date. Building keeps pace with the wireless revolution
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The ice queen
Zaha Hadid has broken free from restraints of architecture with this sinuous, arctic installation in a Viennese gallery