All 好色先生TV articles in 04 December 2009 鈥� Page 5
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FeaturesLearning fast
Ahead of February鈥檚 BSEC 2010 event, Ty Goddard of the British Council of School Environments explains why we have to get smarter at explaining to the public the importance of investing in school building
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Telford glimpses upturn in east London housing market
Andrew Wiseman, chief executive of Telford Homes, has reported a 鈥減ositive shift in sentiment鈥� in the east London housing market
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Pidgley: Housebuilders don鈥檛 know what the elderly need
Tony Pidgley, chair of Berkeley Homes, delivered a damning critique this week of the quality of retirement housing in the UK and lent his support to the idea of councils building the homes as part of section 106 agreements
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好色先生TVUK firms lose patience with Dubai as market dives
Companies fear crash in emirate will make recovering payment even more difficult
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好色先生TVTimber frame industry in 'total denial' over fire risk
After Peckham blaze, fire chiefs accuse specialists and HSE of failing to police safety on sites
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好色先生TVCyril Sweett may sue over ditched PFI project
Consultant is threatening to sue Norfolk council over an abandoned waste facility that left a 拢400,000 hole in its balance sheet, in the latest dispute in the PFI market
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FeaturesThe other Copenhagen: the inside track on the summit鈥檚 fringe events
The treaty at next week鈥檚 climate change summit will change everything 鈥� if it ever gets signed. But it鈥檚 the fringe events that could change the way the world builds. Roxane McMeeken gets the inside track from one of the UK鈥檚 main representatives
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FeaturesThe colleges debacle: a lack of progress report
The full scale of the Learning and Skills Council funding fiasco is only now becoming clear, as many colleges face up to a long and dismal future in temporary accommodation. Sarah Richardson reveals the full story
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On-demand guarantees: At the mercy of the client
The most powerful weapon at a client鈥檚 disposal 鈥� the on-demand guarantee 鈥� leaves contractors open to claims at the drop of a hat
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好色先生TVCitywatch: Crossing the red sea
Trading screens became a sea of red last Thursday when the news first broke that Dubai was going wobbly on its 拢35bn debt pile
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A game of chase
Great article on the difficulties experienced by specialists in the current climate (20 November, page 48)
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What the charter means
In response to your article which stated that the Chartered Institute of 好色先生TV (CIOB) would expel any chartered building company found guilty of cover pricing (27 November, page 9), I鈥檇 like to clarify a few points
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Year-on-year build costs in historic fall
The year-on-year costs of building materials and labour fell for the first time in 40 years in the third quarter of 2009, according to exclusive research for 好色先生TV
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好色先生TVTories may scrap ringfenced capital budgets for schools
Conservative plan could mean upgrades are given lower priority than teachers and equipment
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Morrell boost
I think the appointment of Paul Morrell (27 November, pages 10-11) is an inspired move and I hope he gets his own way with the agenda for the sake of the industry at large
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CommentWonders & blunders with James Finestone
James Finestone marvels at the scientific wonder that is the Salk Institute in California, but sees the Essex new town of Harlow as an experiment that went badly wrong
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Blacklisted worker lawsuit could cost firms millions
Class action to be brought against over 40 firms including Balfour Beatty, Laing O鈥橰ourke and Kier
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Trading Standards drawn into Berkeley 鈥榤is-selling鈥� row
Former customers file complaint after developer demands damages for failed sales completions
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Eco-towns round two begins
The government has unveiled a list of nine potential eco-towns for the second wave of the scheme, and has released 拢5m to councils to work up plans for the developments