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Features
Green giant
If you were to ask 100 people what an environment-friendly building looked like, not many of them would describe a glassy high rise. But they'd be wrong. Welcome to 10 Upper Bank Street …
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Next in line
Canary Wharf just keeps growing. The latest piece in the jigsaw is Heron Quays – home to even more high-quality offices, retail and green space
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The new frontier
The estate is almost full, but a little thing like that isn't going to stop Canary Wharf Group expanding. This is the future: two developments beyond its original boundary and a major transport project
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Foster finally hits top spot in May architects league
… while Kier keeps its place as the king of the contractors with £100m of contract wins.
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FeaturesKey players
In the first of a new series, we provide an inside look into the management structure of leading construction firms, starting with QS Turner & Townsend.
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Lead times
The general market slowdown in the second quarter has meant most firms are keeping their lead times on an even keel.
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FeaturesSpotlight on demolition
Market viewAsk most people to describe a typical demolition site and they would probably talk about a ball and chain smashing its way through a building until there is just a heap of rubble. This preconceived notion of the industry does not do it justice. In recent years, demolition contractors ...
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Comment
Do keep in touch
The new Construction Clients Group should encourage its members to be at the core of the building process – without being overpoweringly hands-on
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News
Will we ever learn?
It may promise affordable housing on a massive scale, but the government's communities plan could simply be a rerun of 1960s prefab failures like Thamesmead (pictured). We investigate the dangers of sacrificing quality for speed and rock-bottom prices
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David Curry
The Labour government is busy promoting Tory ideas of home ownership, but it needs to seriously rethink housing schemes first
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Comment
Moot dispute
Tony Bingham said last week that the test for whether a dispute has arisen is 'usefully neat and tidy'. Well, maybe it would be … if there were only one test
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Comment
Have a little trust
What a sad story is portrayed in Martin Spring's report on Cumberland Infirmary (30 May, page 39).
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Comment
Partnering will tear us apart
In response to Jonathan Hosie’s feature on partnering agreements (6 June, page 55), I think if you consider the vested interests and problems in construction contracting, partnering isn’t a viable solution.
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Comment
Keep it lean, keep 'em keen
Matthew Richards' guide to lingo (30 May, p44) doesn't help anyone with regard to understanding lean construction.
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Comment
Earning a fast buck
I've been following the debate about retention and can fully understand the points of view of both subcontractors and employers.
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Comment
Dubai says 'aye'
I would like to second Peter Jones' vote of confidence (9 May, page 34) in Peter Fall's efforts to promote and develop the image of the RICS and its members.
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Comment
Just say no
On the subject of the RICS fee increase, the council very properly notified the membership in the AGM literature about its proposals for the extremely substantial increase in subscriptions.
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We can weather the storm
According to recent headlines in the business press, 20,000 companies are likely to fail over the next year.