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… and carrots for all
Standard contracts have their limitations for public–private deals. To stay sane until signing day, try to draw up a timetable that incentivises all parties
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Cheap and far from cheerful
I am moved to comment on Building's news story about Romanian workers to be given work permits for the UK (21 March, page 11) and the article on foreign staff working on a London site (17 April, page 36).
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You name it, there's a regulation
I find myself in the unusual and confusing state of being in agreement with an architect and a solicitor at the same time: Barry Munday and John Redmond (11 April, pages 39 and 53).
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Dawn of the übermanager
Regarding your "Go-faster bunnies" article on 25 April (pages 50-52), it was heartening to hear people in the industry talking about the benefits that education brings.
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What you think of the RICS fee increase
Bye-bye little guy I read with interest that the RICS' forum group had written to its president, Peter Fall, to oppose the ridiculous increase in fees. Fall says in his – very poor – attempt to win support for the rise that the RICS' membership has increased 30% over the ...
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FeaturesLoads of trouble
The developer wanted to take an office block over a road in central London and increase its floorspace by one-third. The catch was that the structure couldn't take any more weight. Here's how the engineer used a set of scales to solve the problem.
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NewsLatham rebuffs Prescott attack
Construction Industry Training Board chairman Sir Michael Latham has written to deputy prime minister John Prescott to reject his allegation that the CITB is a "disgrace"
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One in three designers 'ignores safety'
One in three designers and planning supervisors in Scotland has little understanding of safety regulations, according to a survey conducted by the Health and Safety executive.
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NewsArts in gear
Britain's latest centre for the visual and performing arts has been opened at Oxford House in Bethnal Green, east London. The £2m Oh!art facility, the work of All Clear Designs, is an 770 m2 extension to a Victorian building. When it opens in July, it will provide a 180-seat dance ...
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DTI: New construction orders down – but only 1%
New construction orders for the first three months of the year fell 1% on the same quarter last year, according to DTI figures.
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Atkins races to appoint boss
The board of consultant Atkins is hoping to appoint a chief executive by July.
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NewsTraffic stoppers
This is Dutch architect Maxwan's vision for motorwayside housing in the year 2030. The practice submitted the design to an ideas competition held by the Netherland's Ministry of Transport, which is looking for ways to develop land along the country's major transport routes. The design is just one of ...
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Survey finds shaky economy is hurting smaller firms
Small and medium-sized businesses in the British construction sector are losing confidence in the economy, according to a survey covering the second quarter of this year.
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Death of a post-war hero
Sir Philip Powell, one of the greatest post-war British architects, died this week, aged 82.
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NewsThe flowering of Dubai
RMJM architects is designing the village centre for Palm Jebel Ali, one of two man-made islands under construction off the coast of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The design concept for the 469,236 m2 village centre uses aspects of Islamic geometry and organic structural form. The centrepiece (pictured) is ...
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PFI slammed for 'concealing cost overruns'
PFIs conceal cost overruns by increasing their budgets between the appointment of the preferred bidder and financial close, a leading critic of the PFI has claimed.
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Carillion secures £20m prefab flats scheme
Contractor Carillion has won a £20m deal to build 125 prefabricated apartments for students and key workers in Southampton, Hampshire.