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FeaturesThe Longest day
The creation of Heathrow's £3.7bn Terminal 5 is a titanic daily feat of co-ordination, with a 7000-strong army of workers to be ferried, thousands of tonnes of material to be delivered and two raging rivers to be diverted. We observed a day in the remarkable life of Europe's biggest building ...
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My cure-all health plan
We could improve construction in one fell swoop by making health and safety training a precondition for anybody becoming a company director
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CommentNo job for Superman
Any adjudicator who comes to a dispute too convinced of their own expertise may not be able to judge the case in an open-minded, impartial way
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Sit up and take notice
Do you have trouble figuring out whether you need to give notice of abatement? And do you know the difference between set-off and abatement? If not, read on
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A sad state of affairs
Fresh statistics on high suicide rates in construction show that this worrying trend is not going away … But what is causing it – and what can be done?
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Housebuilders and property firms to team up, says City
Analysts predict rise in mergers and acquisitions this year as trend for mixed-use developments takes hold
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Retro effect
Do the work then sign a contract. Bonkers? Maybe, but it happens all the time. If you ever do it, just make sure it’s clear the contract covers work already carried out
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NewsAmec in legal bust-up over Alsop's Victoria House
Contractor clashes with German developer in the same week the building is sold to an Irish group for £160m
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FeaturesThe saga continues …
Holyrood's disastrous cost overruns and missed deadlines dominated 2003's headlines. As Lord Fraser prepares for the second half of his inquiry, we chart how the tale of incompetence and mismanagement has unfolded so far
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Features04 for 2004
With the party season behind us, it's time to take a sober look at the year to come. But for those still feeling delicate, we've have made it nice and simple. Out of all the potential issues, buildings, gadgets, institutions and people that'll make it big in 2004, Building has ...
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NewsMiller sets sights on housing rivals
Edinburgh-based construction group Miller hopes to buy a rival housebuilder in 2004
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Doing the twist
Judges don't like it when a party plays fast and loose with the adjudication process, shifting ground opportunistically or otherwise giving itself wriggle room
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NewsFoster staff jump ship to join Shuttleworth's crew
Architect kicks off New Year by taking on former colleagues at his own practice, based at Arup headquarters
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Christmas selling spree for quoted firms
Quoted companies in the construction sector announced a spate of business disposals over the festive period.
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NewsSisk planning to double Bideem’s turnover
Irish construction giant John Sisk completed its acquisition of Bristol-based contractor Bideem today and announced plans to double the firm’s turnover over the next three years
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Prince's Foundation loses bid to double the size of Ashford
Urban Initiatives comes top of shortlist for masterplan to create 31,000 homes and 28,000 jobs in Kent town
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NewsRoof could land £50m bill in Wimbledon's Centre Court
HOK Sport unveils concertina design as part of total redevelopment of world's most famous tennis club
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Rebels force RICS to call meeting over 32% fee hike
QS Jeremy Hackett leads 901 RICS members in protest against controversial subscriptions increase
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Nedam rejects £58m pension crisis appeal
Dutch contractor Ballast Nedam has refused a request to help cover the £58m owed to pension fund members of its collapsed UK arm Ballast.