Opinion – Page 292
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Open mike: Stop the world – I want to get off
Most architects find new work through word of mouth. So the more circles you move in, the more people will talk – and the dizzier you’ll become
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Building buys a pint … for DouglasWood
This week, Building’s pint buying is over-shadowed by a football match
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Legal dispute
It is interesting to read Ann Minogue’s “Can we be of any assistance?” (21 January, page 49). Minogue picks up on the point that adjudicators rarely appoint lawyers to advise on the law.
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Bad behaviour
It’s stories like the one about Apollo undercutting its rivals (28 January, page 10) that have the clients running to secure partnering frameworks with contractors instead
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Designed to fail
Rudi Klein (28 January, page 53) writes about the problems caused by a lack of risk management during the design process. Could such problems have also been compounded by the apparent demise of the bill of quantities?
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CommentFebruary 2011: Analysis
Right now, the economy appears on a knife edge, with the Bank of England seemingly stuck between a rock and a hard place
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CommentKelly Forrest on ... The 2011 outlook
Data released in 2011 calls into question the undelying strength of the economy
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CommentRICS housing market survey provides more worries over build rate for homes
Housebuilders are refusing to reduce prices which means fewer buyers
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Arbitration: Martin Dawes vs Treasure and Son
This case raised issues about the point or stage at which an arbitrator’s mandate expires or ceases to have jurisdiction and the extent, ambit or scope of a settlement of an arbitration.
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CommentLondon 2012: The Final Hurdle
London 2012 is less than eighteen months away. But how are the Olympic venues and park shaping up now they're almost complete?
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CommentThere will be skills shortages if apprentices don't return
Thousands of apprentices left the industry during the recession and unless government and industy act fast they won’t be coming back
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CommentWhy the Cala Homes' legal defeat shows it's time for housebuilders to wake up to localism
Yesterday’s ruling in favour of the government was not a surprise
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CommentRICS survey provides more worries than hopes
Workload is on the decline and it looks like the downward trend will continue for the next 12 months
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CommentHouse prices lower in 2016 than today - City traders are putting money on it
Homes will be worth nearly £2500 less in 2016 than today according to future gazers in the Square Mile
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CommentLocalism in Walthamstow: Down at the local
For an unsettling preview of where the localism agenda may be heading, take a look at our piece on the battle of Walthamstow Stadium. It’s a familiar story of an ambitious developer expertly jumping through all the regulatory hoops to overhaul a popular local landmark.On paper the plan looked a ...
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CommentPublic sector job cuts and the housing market
The new wave of cuts will hit better off homeowners
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CommentHow planning can save you money
We can save costs by advanced organisation and getting those involved in a project to work together, says Greg Verhoef. But alas, we’re missing opportunities to get the best out of each other
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CommentHansom: Intriguing
We’re a bit cloak and daggers this week (apologies to the faint-hearted), what with bloodied carpets, scribbled warnings and mysterious fires. Thank goodness some people are keeping a cool head
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CommentQuentin Shears: Working women
Quentin Shears, 48, is a quantity surveyor at Newt UK, the Hertfordshire outpost of US multinational Gator Corp. Quentin rarely watches Sky Sports