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FeaturesHow to Account for taste
Can you give a building marks for design quality? The Construction Industry Council says yes, and has devised a system to do it. Martin Spring explains this 'design quality indicator' and assesses how well it sums up Hodder Associates' Walsall swimming pool.
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FeaturesSink or swim: DQI on test at Darlaston Pool
As The DQI building appraisal system uses similar criteria to those used in Building's "Building revisited" series, Building decided to return the complement. Here the DQI is itself appraised in one of its pilot projects, a post-occupancy appraisal providing feedback from a recently completed building. This is the award-winning Darlaston ...
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NewsLet me explain …
If housebuilders are TV's public enemy number one, they have only themselves to blame, says Josephine Smit. With just a little communication, they could spare a lot of grief, make their customers so much happier – and attract so many more
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After Birmingham
The government's social housing policy, heavily dependent on the transfer of homes to new landlords, is on the sick list. What remedies does it have?
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Comment
Bully beef
After the World Cup, it is hard to argue for the immunity of referees. But the independence of decision-makers must be protected from intimidation
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Last lessons from the Harmon affair
The audit office has delivered its verdict on a parliamentary farce – and it make very uncomfortable reading.
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Don't forget to write
Whether or not you get a fair deal in a dispute will ultimately come down to the strength of your case – and whether you have the records to prove it
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Lead Times
The lead times for this quarter are continuing to decline, reports Mace, thanks to better relations with the supply chain and decreasing pressure on design offices. And overleaf Gardiner & Theobald reveals a positive outlook for curtain walling companies – despite the tougher standards of the new Part L
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Delivery boy
Project delivery manager Rob Phillips talks about his role with fit-out contractor Vivid Interior and why it could be the start of a new industry career path
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FeaturesAppointments
ContractorsRichard Baldwin has joined the board at Geoffrey Osbourne as a non-executive director.David Johnson, previously of Shepherd Building Group, has been appointed managing director at Foremans.HousebuildersMarcus Keys (left) has been appointed business improvement manager at affordable housing provider Lovell.ConsultantsInterior architect MCM has appointed John Carroll, previously a director a Pricewaterhouse ...
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Will the acoustic regulations be sound enough?
The government's decision to put acoustic testing on hold for new dwellings will be a relief to housebuilders, but will the impact of the new acoustic regulations be dampened as a result?
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NewsHochtief eyes up Ballast Nedam's UK subsidiary
German construction giant waits in the wings as confusion surrounds future of Ballast Nedam's UK arm.
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NewsWimpey set to buy Banner and Laing Homes
City analysts say housebuilder is soon to follow McAlpine purchase with £350m swoop on rival companies.
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FeaturesHow to attract women
The all too frequent perception of women in construction is either as secretaries or pin-ups on site-office walls. But now a small college teaching building studies is deconstructing the industry's macho image. Victoria Madine talks to five of its students – and on page 42, a BAA project manager gives ...
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Comment
Right – and wrong
A professional consultant does not have a duty to be right, but even if they are, they should warn their client that a judge may decide that they are not
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FeaturesResurrection symphony
Bringing a derelict, roofless church back to life and converting it into a state-of-the-art recording studio for one of London's great orchestras was always going to take more than one weekend. The dead cows and eleven hundred corpses didn't help, either.
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Major contractors in dock after HSE's London blitz
Kier and Wates hauled in front of magistrates alongside small firms as part of strategy of embarrassment.
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NewsAmec chiefs 'kick' US executives
Amec's top executives have intervened to speed up the restructuring of the firm's American subsidiary after the surprise departure of Peter Janson, its chief executive, in May.
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Prescott aims to expand regeneration empire
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is arguing that it should take over the urban renaissance programme from the DTI.
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BAA gets full go-ahead for Terminal 5 – at last
Secretary of state gives T5 long-awaited thumbs-up, after BAA meets final conditions on rerouting rivers.