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CommentWay out west
WSP鈥檚 decision to submit to the charms of an overseas suitor is not surprising given the chief executive鈥檚 belief that the firm needed to grow fast
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CommentHow should green building labelling work?
The success of the newly launched BREEAM for Domestic Refurnishment scheme depends on finding a balance between admin costs and a large enough market
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CommentHansom: Taking the Mickey
This week, Disney turns out to be a surprise authority on BIM, the timber debate goes Transatlantic, a second Atkins employee carries the Olympic torch forward and, last but not least, the Gherkin collapses
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CommentCIOB contract: Not for the faint-hearted
The CIOB Complex Projects Contract is not 鈥榦ver-complicated鈥� and difficult to follow
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CommentPension problems: perfect storm
It seems wrong to be topping up pensions for retired employees
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CommentA single voice for the industry
We speak fine words of collaboration, but all attempts to set up a representative industry-wide voice are torn apart by factionalism and confrontation, says Nick Raynsford
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CommentWonders & blunders with Bill Price
Visiting Cambridge鈥檚 Sainsbury Laboratory is inspiring, says Bill Price. But new stair canopies at Clapham Junction have done nothing to improve the commuter experience
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CommentMan on ledge
Sandeep Aujla sent this picture of a no-nonsense approach to gaining access to the outside of a residential property in Southall. Scaffolding? Who needs it?
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CommentWhy the latest orders figures are so disturbing
The length of time that new orders have been low for plus a lack of activity in the private sector are cause for concern
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CommentWhen the levy breaks
Planning reform is a vital part of the government鈥檚 pro-growth agenda but now development in London is in danger of stagnating
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CommentWSP takeover analysis: Too good to be true?
Analyst Tony Williams crunches the Genivar takeover numbers
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CommentMy digital life ... Mark Clare
Barratt chief executive is addicted to his iPad, and particularly loves the tunes he gets from the Napster app
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CommentHansom: Libert茅, 茅galit茅, fraternit茅
This week, has Fran莽ois Hollande saved the Hinkley Point nuclear project? Plus, the NFB builds bridges, Gleeds鈥� Richard Steer considers a career as a lifeguard and some (relatively) positive press for Grant Shapps
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CommentBlast from the past
A dispute over who should cough up for the costs of making good defects to a penthouse hinged on a fundamental aspect of contract law: what did the contract originally intend?
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CommentTriple glazing for offices: consider the context
It should not be surprising that savings on the fabric conduction energy in city offices can be less than the extra for embodied energy
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CommentDon't condemn wood
Wood is an adequate mainstream construction material and affords building designers a wealth of possibilities and opportunities
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CommentMaterials: Cradle to the grave
A blanket statement favouring one material does nothing to push sustainability forward
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CommentNissan's supercar: Time to test-drive some buildings
Nissan鈥檚 new supercar, the Delta Wing, will be subject to public scrutiny and objective testing at Le Mans. Why don鈥檛 we have more 鈥榯est-drives鈥� for buildings?
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CommentWonders & blunders with Luke Schuberth
Transport interchanges are a major part of our experience of a city, says Luke Schuberth. He compares the gothic glory of King鈥檚 Cross St Pancras to the confusion of Hammersmith