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The perils of Poland
Continuing our look at the peculiarities of law codes in Europe, it seems that, in Poland, developers have to protect themselves against their architects
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Blame it on Bingham
Tony Bingham's article (20 December 2002, page 40) referred to the "axiomatic effect" of an adjudication whereby a contractor can be held liable for liquidated damages during a period of time not covered by an extension of time award.
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Unprecedented agreement
I started to read Nick Henchie's article "Redmond's recipe for fudge" (6 December 2002, page 46) with some trepidation, as I have not previously agreed with many of his pieces on adjudicators' decisions.
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Resolutions for adjudicators
A series of articles in Building (John Redmond, 8 November, page 55; Tony Bingham and Nick Henchie, 6 December, page 46) caught my attention.
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The counterfeiters
As chairman of the recently formed UK Power Tool Industry Alliance Against Counterfeits, I am writing in response to Gus Alexander's column "Gifts from Saint Nick" (20 December, page 20).
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Wayne Hemingway vs Richard Saxon
I write in response to your recent column by Wayne Hemingway (10 January, page 26) which, among other things, was intended to set us thinking about the paltry amount that most of us do to improve the environment.
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They came from outer space
I was interested to read Colin Honess of Corus' letter in response to an earlier Hansom piece about staining on the National Centre for Pop Music in Sheffield ("Help, the mastic leaches!", 17 January, page 35).
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Incestuous recruitment
I write in response to your news story "Construction degrees extinct in 10 years, says shock report" (24 January, page 11).
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Sorting it out
The black art of logistics used to be organised by a whiteboard and a magic marker. Now software is being developed that can ensure the most complex jobs are run with optimal efficiency.
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Counting the cash, counting the cost
The astonishing Laing O'Rourke pay deal at Heathrow's Terminal 5 has created an intoxicating mixture of glee, fear, envy and greed inside and outside the industry. We sort out winners from losers, and considers what it means for the future of construction.
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FeaturesAt home with the BNP
Just when the construction industry thought it was making headway in its fight against racism, along comes builder and British National Party councillor Robin Evans to grab the headlines. We spent a day talking politics with him, his girlfriend and his party minder.
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FeaturesCost study: Max Perutz lecture theatre
The Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge had nowhere for its Nobel Prize-winning scientists to present their research. So architect Feilden + Mawson and quantity surveyor Keegans created an auditorium extension on stilts – and here they reveal the details of how it was done
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You may scoff …
If Jonathan Meades wants to let us know that Bovis' site canteen isn't as good as Le Gavroche, we're forced to agree – but, er, that's because it's a site canteen
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FeaturesThe future’s bright …
… with people like these in the industry. We profile the five early starters who’ve made the shortlist for Building’s first-ever young achievers award, sponsored by the Construction Industry Training Board.
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NewsCell block
YJL subsidiary Walter Lilly has been named preferred contractor on this £16m centre for cell and integrative biology at King's College London. Designed by architect NBBJ, the 6850 m2 scheme brings together the School of Medicine's cardiology research group and the Institute of Psychiatry's neurological research group on ...
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NewsThe real Gosforth Park
Construction has started on the £3.3m Gosforth Business Park development in Newcastle upon Tyne. It will consist of three storeys of high-quality open-plan office space. Completion is due in October. The 35,000 ft2 scheme was designed by architect Ryder, main contractor is Miller Construction and developer is Rokeby/AWG. ...
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Three on shortlist for Canada Water scheme
Three teams led by Allied London Properties, British Land and Urban Catalyst/Multiplex make up the shortlist for the £400m Canada Water development in south London.
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Amey to clarify cash position
Shareholders in Amey expect to receive information clarifying the financial position of the beleaguered support services group by today.
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Tube set to remain in state ownership until autumn
The transfer of London Underground from government ownership to Transport for London, the body responsible for transport in the capital, will be delayed until at least the summer, and possibly the autumn, it emerged this week.