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Now we're talking
In a bid to get departments and regional offices communicating, Kier is investing 拢2m in a streamlined, centralised computer system.
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Rip-roaring success
Contractors have the chance to make National Construction Week go with a bang if they use it as an opportunity to stop meddling with standard subcontract forms and tear up onerous amendments.
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Partnering comes unstuck
Not so long ago, partnering was being hailed as the answer to construction's contractual problems. But it is doomed to failure unless the industry and its clients take on board the practical philosophy it embodies.
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Adjudication so far
An adjudicator gives his impressions and reflections on how well the process is working in the cases he has been involved with.
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When overseas …
Specifying outside the UK can be fraught with difficulties for British consultants. Local codes and standards apply and only the translated document will stand up in court.
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Just the job
Whitby Bird & Partners' building physicist Duncan Price tells Nancy Cavill about low-energy design, Tanzanian solar cookers and white-water canoeing.
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Appointments
Contractors Tony Walton has been appointed managing director of Oxfordshire-based Western Counties Construction. Dallast Wiltshier has appointed Dave Muncaster regional construction director in the South-west. David Pinch has joined the South-west division as regional estimating director and Simon Rider has been made regional finance director. Colin ...
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What's going on inside the dome?
Designers are changing, the budget is tight and the decision-making process is best described as "fluid". But there's no moving this deadline. So, will the 14 Millennium Dome zones come together on time?
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The front man
Marco Goldschmied will take over as the new president of the RIBA in June. His plans are many and varied, but at the centre is one core goal to promote the profile of architecture.
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Heart transplant
Britain's second city has long been characterised by drab concrete blocks and shabby brick buildings. Now developers have joined forces to give Birmingham a smart new image.
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Birmingham's Mailbox: Britain's biggest building conversion
Even in a city famous for its concentration of huge commercial buildings, Birmingham's Royal Mail sorting office breaks several size records. For a start, it is the largest building in the city. With a footprint that covers two entire blocks, or 1.6 ha, it rises to five storeys and ...
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Motown revival
There has always been more to Coventry than car plants. Now the city council and architect MacCormac Jamieson Pritchard are using its thousand-year history to stimulate the regeneration of the city centre.
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Birmingham symphony
From Walsall to Worcester, architects are providing innovative and attractive local amenities. Here, 精东影视 showcases seven inspirational projects.
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Urban spacemen
One bright young practice resisted the lure of London to bring loft living to Birmingham. Now its gamble is beginning to pay off.
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Chain reaction
Supply-chain management is the industry's new buzzword, with contractors drastically cutting back on suppliers to boost profits and competitiveness.
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Nissan: a model manufacturer
The construction industry taskforce, which advised Sir John Egan on Rethinking Construction, held up Japanese car manufacturer Nissan as a role model after visiting its Sunderland factory in January 1998. What impressed the Nissan pilgrims was how the firm managed its suppliers to reduce costs and improve design. ...
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Package deal
Bentley Systems' new product is not your average CAD program. It is made up of several applications and has been written in Java, programming language of the Internet. But how will these changes affect the user?
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Private and confidential
Expert witnesses from opposing sides may be ordered to meet before the trial to discuss their opinions on the dispute. But they shouldn't then be asked to reveal what was said.
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What Morrison means
The QC who represented Morrison in the case of Macob Civil Engineering vs Morrison Construction Ltd dissects the implications of this important judicial pronouncement for the future of the system of adjudication.
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Is this evolution?
The recently granted power that allows courts to impose Alternative Dispute Resolution on litigants seems to be missing the point.