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Help the student
I was sorry to read of Carillion鈥檚 decision to cancel its student sponsorship scheme (16 July, page 14)
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Engineering less waste
That civil engineering is to examine its cost-saving potential across the UK under the chair of Terry Hill (鈥淐ivils cost inquiry could save schemes from axe,鈥� 25 June, building.co.uk), is extremely positive news for the industry, for the economy and for the environment
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The structure of water
I wholeheartedly support the report by the Centre for Public Policy for Regions, which argues that maintaining investment in Scotland鈥檚 infrastructure will be key to the country鈥檚 future economic success
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Q+A from the 黑洞社区 forum
黑洞社区鈥檚 Forum has a special discussion group for sustainability. This week, a member asks a question about where to install an air-source heat pump.
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CommentWe haven't lost them ... yet
Those who have entered the construction sector in the past few years could be forgiven for feeling they had made an error on the scale of marching on Russia just as the nights are drawing in
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CommentHansom headaches
This week, there鈥檚 a spot of mild concussion for a housebuilder鈥檚 chairman, some trouble with the clientele at a fashionable Highbury eatery, and Paul Morrell turns the volume up to 11
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CommentWhat would you do with the regs?
The 黑洞社区 Regulations have already achieved a great deal, says Andrew Stunell (the man in charge of them) - but now he wants you to tell him how they could do even more
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CommentQuentin Shears: A night to remember
鈥橭n a river there is no escape. A boat party is where corporate hospitality meets factory farming鈥�
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CommentThe land of the Dachdeckermeister
Germany鈥檚 technical and political approach to sustainable construction is much more advanced than the UK鈥檚. So why don鈥檛 we steal a few ideas from them
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On turning a blind eye: Traditional Structures vs HW Construction
If you notice that a supplier has mistakenly failed to charge for an item on their tender, can you accept the price, keep shtoom and then hold them to it?
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CommentRichard Steer on Aecom's takeover of Davis Langdon
What does the takeover mean for the UK cost consultants who value their independence?
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CommentKnowles' knowledge: Improving your payment terms
In order to clinch a deal its easy to overlook poor payment terms, but you may be in a better negotiating position than you think鈥�
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CommentValue of UK homes rose 拢125.7 billion in 2009
Sounds big, but it's not so impressive when you consider inflation and stock growth
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Any which way
As money for schemes is squeezed, clients will opt for lowest price tenders. But contractors will then seek to boost their income through claims and variations, warns Sir Michael Latham
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Wonders & blunders with Greg Lomas
Greg Lomas marvels at 18th-century stone shelters in Italy, but derides a restaurant in south-west Africa
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CommentHansom: The guest list
David Beckham, Annie Lennox and Jay-Z hotfoot it to the Metropole, Mr Bill Ding has an appointment at the magistrates鈥� court and the communities department invites charges of hypocrisy
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CommentLow carbon agenda: Mixed greens
To a minister in Whitehall, bringing forward regs changes by a year may not seem like much of a leap. But for firms in the real world, it promises massive disruption
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Guess x estimate
Dare I suggest that your article on SAP has the world upside-down (23 July, page 22)?The science world has only the vaguest quantitative measure of global warming and the contribution to it of carbon dioxide; the possible contribution of the UK to making a change in this is swamped by ...
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Commit to low carbon
Given the continuing delays to the Renewable Heating Incentive (16 July, page 13) and the recent announcement of funding cuts for low-carbon technology, we could be forgiven for thinking the government has lost its conviction in the fight against climate change