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The ugly duckling test
Here's some fresh case law to help us understand Carter vs Nuttall, one of last year's causes célèbres: it's all about distinguishing between water fowl
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NewsHome Office plans its own labour agency for immigrants
UCATT chief George Brumwell in line to run scheme to find skilled foreign workers for PFI projects.
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FeaturesUSA Today
Earlier this month, CABE chief executive we visited three US cities to see what Britain could learn from American planning and urban development. His trip diary reveals why both countries cast an envious eye on the other, and unearths the secrets of New Urbanism, Bush-whacking and the planning authority run ...
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My friend Paris: Enigmatic, shocking, one in a million
Every so often, one comes across a person who is larger than life, one in a million. Such a man is my friend Paris Moayedi.
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CommentLessons in civility
Construction is an altogether more complex process than it used to be – and this raises tricky questions about how firms should treat each other
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NewsRay O'Rourke sets out vision for world domination
Chief executive puts Terminal 5 workers at front line of plans to change face of construction industry.
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Pulp that paper trail
Flood damage is tough enough to repair without getting bogged down in faxes and reports. We explain how wireless technology has saved one company from drowning in paperwork
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NewsBenson Group gets back in black
Benson Group expects a rise in turnover to bring it back into the black after a £700,000 loss in 2002
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NewsShuttleworth quits Foster to go it alone
Ken Shuttleworth, the man behind the designs of the Swiss Re tower and the Greater London Authority's City Hall, is leaving Foster and Partners after 29 years
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NewsCapital Project Consultancy loses Lion Plaza role
Firm's position as construction manager is 'rescinded' at £230m City of London development.
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NewsIraqi architect to do home work
An Iraqi architect in London has formed a loose alliance with UK consultants to pitch for reconstruction work in his homeland
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NewsLast rites for Ballast as £89m schools PFI job is cancelled
Failed firm's largest remaining contract is terminated, leaving just four facilities management jobs on books.
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NewsUrban design codes to be used on five city sites
£100m English Cities Fund will use 'community coding' to help drive government's regeneration agenda.
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CABE rounds on 'dreadful' PFI hospitals
CABE has published a report attacking the standard of architecture in PFI hospitals and has picked four teams to formulate the principles that should be applied to future schemes.
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It's how you sell 'em
state agents have traditionally received little warmth or sympathy when cropping up as a topic of conversation. Over the dinner party table, in the pub over a pint or at the school gates, it's very often the same story: "They do very little, for a lot of money". The list ...
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Who cares?
"Once they had my money, they just didn't care," was a common refrain from new homebuyers surveyed by warranty provider Zurich Insurance for its Customer First survey. For all the customer care programmes and defects reduction initiatives, Zurich's survey (page 6), shows customers are still not very satisfied with the ...
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FeaturesJust one little problem …
New homeowners haven't exactly been gushing with praise for housebuilders – one recent inspection found 400 defects in a single new home. But with customers now more savvy about what to look out for, the pressure's on for housebuilders to smarten up their act.
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FeaturesIt's a mini adventure
English Partnerships is now in the driving seat for key worker housing development in the capital. But with tiny returns for developers, who will go along for the ride?
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Get it right: roofing
A poorly constructed roof can have devastating consequences on the home. The effects of repairing or replacing a roof structure can be disruptive to the homeowner and costly to the builder and warranty provider. Here Nick Cuffe, technical manager at Zurich Insurance Building Guarantee, examines three ways to head off ...