Opinion – Page 288
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CITB levy: For and against
We hear two opposing viewpoints over whether the CITB construction levy should be axed
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CommentBleak outlook for construction jobs as the downward trend continues
Another 9000 jobs were lost in the fourth quarter of 2010
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CommentEarthquake eyewitness: 'It was like a being in a small boat in mountainous seas'
Construction Excellence’s chief executive Don Ward gives a graphic account of the moment Friday’s 9.0 quake hit Japan
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CommentSpotlight now on OFT to defend five-year investigation
Huge reduction in fines means the OFT will have to justify whether all the pain was worth it
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CommentFrameworks: Putting SMEs in the frame
This weeks biggest stories are frameworks, SMEs and Mipim
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CommentAgents have eye on traditional QS markets
New rivals are encroaching on surveying and engineering territory
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CommentAwful January construction output figures may just be the result of a hangover from December
Figures suggest that less work was done in January than in December
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CommentAsking for the moon
A lot of offices designed pre-recession and waiting to be built won’t meet the toughest environmental standards. Once we start building again, we have to aim higher
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Building buys a pint for… the Building Awards shortlist
Last week Building hosted a drinks reception for those shortlisted for the Building Awards. It wasn’t so much Building buys a pint, but Building lays on heaps of booze and everyone on the shortlist is invited. The Met Bar, famous in the nineties for its celebrity clientele, had probably never ...
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CommentLet's dance
We’re in a party mood this week, as we toast the Building Awards 2011 finalists at an exclusive, and very sartorially aware, London venue. Now, has anyone seen my bow tie?
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CommentContractor results: A turn up for the books
The latest City updates by contractors reveal a surprisingly healthy outlook, says Alastair Stewart. Order books are good shape and margins are rising … among the heavy weights at least
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Inbox: Perfect Casting
This week, readers assign leading roles to the overlooked Construction Industry Council; adjudicators experienced in the art of delay and disruption disputes; and architects with business nous
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CommentYou only live twice
Painting large areas can get tedious, so these two workers have decided to do it in true 007 style – teetering on a tiny ledge and leaning precariously over a drop.
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Comment2011 is a working Mipim PS see you at the Tchenguiz party
Mipim has a more serious flavour this year, but that’s not to say that the world and its chien won’t be trying to get into the Tchenguiz party tonight
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CommentGeskankup reveal their retrofit plans to Mipim hordes
The partnership formed by Skanska, Arup and GE are busy touting for business in Cannes
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CommentLondon best in show at Mipim
London may not have the best football team in Europe but it’s the best bet for investors according to a Dutch neutral at Mipim
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CommentUK cities vie for attention in Mipim beauty parade
The regional development bodies are back in Mipim desperate to attract the investor millions that will transform their towns and cities
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CommentGreen cheers as Carbon Plan commits to commercial DECs
The Carbon Plan brings clarity to green policy including a commitment to make display energy certificates mandatory in commercial buildings
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CommentThe Mipim survival kit: five essentials
It’s not just your sunglasses and iPhone you need in Cannes. Mipim veterans reveal their lifesavers
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Immingham Storage Company Limited v Clear Plc
This case highlights the point at which a contract becomes binding, and the importance of stating that negotiations are ’subject to contract’