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Adjudication in Construction Contracts
Adjudication in Construction ContractsJohn RedmondBlackwell Science拢50262 pagesIt is some time since there has been a new entry into the field of books on construction adjudication. John Redmond is a regular contributor to 精东影视 on adjudication matters, and I like his style. This style has been carried through into Adjudication in ...
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Glazed and confused
Changes to the 精东影视 Regulations mean that most of the window systems on the market will be obsolete in less than a year, but contractors appear oblivious to the danger they're in. Time to wake up?
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Just the job
Megan Maclauran, project director for structural engineer Techniker tells Eloise Seddon why concept design gives her such a buzz and dogmatic people make her mad
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Appointments
ContractorsEast Midlands-based Allenbuild has appointed Pat Cassidy regional director.Development and construction company, S Harrison Development has appointed Ann Scott (right) company secretary.National building contractor, Dean and Bowes (Contracts) has appointed Charlie Lacy Scott sales and marketing director.HousebuildersMichael Black, previously with the Berkeley Group, has joined Laing Homes South East Thames ...
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Best show in town
It's on the biggest stage in London, it has audiences of 35,000 a day and it gets wild reviews from all who see it. We report on construction's smash hit.
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Neil Cossons
Ken Livingstone accused English Heritage of jeopardising London's economic future by opposing tall buildings. Now its chief executive is hitting back.
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Learning difficulties
Prefabrication is no quick-fix solution to the lack of skills in construction, warns a new report. It says the UK's approach to training and innovation is lagging well behind other European countries …
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It ain't what you do, it's where you do it
Mirza & Nacey's 2001 QS fees' survey has uncovered a nation divided, where London-based principals gorge themselves on 拢65 an hour while their northern colleagues make do on 拢35. Are you in the right place?
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The big idea
Edward Halford has spent the past five years designing a structure that is so efficient that single spans could be used to enclose a whole city. We find out how it works
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Talking to plants
We should make sure we design buildings where plants can happily flourish - after all, they can tell us a lot about the environment we're working in
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Learning the lingo
When your boss tells you that as a result of synergy your department is about to undergo a paradigm shift, what do they mean?
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Appointments
HousebuildersCatherine Holman (right) has joined the south Midlands arm of Charles Church as senior sales and marketing manager.ConsultantsJonathan Underwood and Grant Long have been made directors of building surveyor Hyde Harrington.Property consultant FPD Savills has made Ian Hodgson and Mark Townson associate directors of its Oxford commercial department. Pippa Grabham, ...
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Party pledges
What do the three main parties have up their sleeves for construction's employers? We take a look at their election manifestos to find out
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Appointments
HousebuildersJacqueline Fearon (right) has joined the board of Morrison Development Partnerships as regional director for Morrison Homes in Ireland.Laing Partnership Housing has promoted Mike Stringer to construction director. Consultants精东影视 services consulting engineer Donald Smith, Seymour & Rooley has made the following promotions. WL Chalmers, GJ Kemble, D Jolley, S Lomas, ...
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Natural science
The Clyde's armadillo-shaped conference centre now has a slug-like Imax theatre on the opposite bank – just one of a trio of structures that form the Glasgow Science Centre.
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Blair's 拢19bn challenge
Labour has promised to double investment in schools, hospitals and transport in three years. The evidence suggests that this is going to be almost impossible to achieve 鈥� for government and industry.
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Colin Busby
The man who took Kier from buyout to billion-pound business in under 10 years — by playing it safe. We meet a model contractor.
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The building in front is a Toyota
Smooth on corners, metal trim, roomy interior … Toyota's new Epsom headquarters is a nice little runner. We take it for a spin.
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Coventry united
You can take on a job three times larger than your turnover, with a little help from your friends. We find there is strength in numbers.