Opinion – Page 292
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Don't pass the buck
Regarding the article, “Can subbies survive on less?” (18 February, page 20) I believe that there are significant sums that can be taken off construction project costs
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Wonders and Blunders: the Economist ڶ and Kew Gardens' herbarium
For Giles Dixon, the Economist ڶ in London manages to hit the spot, while Kew Gardens’ herbarium stands out for all the wrong reasons
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The last straw
Dean Walton spotted a disaster waiting to happen from his hotel room in Bangladesh
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Passivhaus at Ecobuild: separating the hits from the hype
The voice behind our original Passivhaus Diary picks out his 2011 exhibition highlights
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Are the Games' green credentials in tatters?
Missing the target to generate 20% of power from renewables is not the end of the world, but it's not a good sign
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Supply and purchase agreements: McCain Foods GB vs Eco-Tec (Europe)
This case highlights te importance of setting out exact terms when drafting exclusion causes
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Revolution!
It’s chaos for construction in the Middle East. So what’s the outlook in the longer term?
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A fine romance: Cabe and the Design Council
Some may grumble about the match but bringing Cabe and the Design Council together might be the best thing to have happened to design for 60 years
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ڶ buys a pint ...for Mivan
The Cittie of Yorke in High Holborn was the venue this week, where Mivan’s business development manager Alasdair Donnachie and marketing manager Lee Campbell discussed the hazards of sport and bad behaviour at football matches
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Open mike: One for all
Each profession in this industry has at least one body to represent it, which just widens the gulfs between us all. What if we set up a collective body instead?
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Community spirited
I am constantly surprised by the kindness of strangers. This week builders and designers inspire each other, MPs battle climate change and a kindly planning officer keeps kids out of trouble
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London’s the place to be
The London commercial sector is strong, but the regions are still weak
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Use your common sense
I found Alan Harris’ concerns that adjudicators rarely seek advice from specialists on matters of law or programming interesting (11 February, page 25).
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Water works
In your article about the new station over the river at Blackfriars (28 January, page 44), you refer to the role of the PLA in making the use of the river a possibility for moving materials to and from the site.
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Let's not be hasty
Unfortunately the knee-jerk reaction to a crisis described in “Rok and Connaught force repairs in-house” (11 February, page 12), is typical of housing associations, and is driving the provision of an in-house repairs team.
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More inflation worries as plant hire prices bounce back
Data from ONS shows year-on-year 2.2% rise in Q4 2010
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A new-look Middle East: threat or opportunity?
Could a rise in people power prompt a shift in what is built in the Middle East?
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3XN to design Swedbank's Stockholm headquarters
V-shaped structure will house 2,500 office workers
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Vinci appoints regional director for Yorkshire
Keith Shivers will take charge of nine BSF contracts worth £170m