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New KPIs show construction is getting more dangerous
Why do the latest construction safety Key Performance Indicators show construction has become more dangerous as the recession has bitten?
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Comment28 degrees but Budget leaves construction feeling cold
The Chancellor said there would be 鈥榥o further falls in capital expenditure鈥�, the key area for construction. That sounds good but the falls are very harsh
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CommentAldgate vs Unibar: Damage caused by fire
This case concerns the extent to which different types of loss are recoverable
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CommentEmergency Budget: impact on built assets
The new Budget鈥檚 efficiency measures and tax rises aim to address the deficit, but what does it mean for built assets?
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CommentExisting contracts are next coalition target
Government says it will renegotiate key contracts by 2011
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CommentNew look output data show sharp pain in repair and maintenance sector
New figures for output show that the construction industry taking a beating in the first quarter
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CommentTy Goddard: Improving our education infrastructure
Money may be tighter than a camel in a sandstorm, but we still have to improve our education infrastructure somehow. Ty Goddard gives a few pointers as to what we might do
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CommentCroydon vs the Coliseum
I read with interest former RIBA president Maxwell Hutchinson鈥檚 Wonders & Blunders (4 June, page 24)
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A fraud-free Games
In response to your recent piece, 鈥淭he Salami Olympics鈥� (28 May, page 54), the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has, since the very start of the project, been aware of the potential exposure to fraud of large construction projects
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Not in anyone's back yard ...
It is great to see that something is finally being done about 鈥済arden grabbing鈥�
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So where then?
It seems to me that only Brian Berry can see further than the end of his nose (Government plans to stop developers building homes on gardens, 9 June, 好色先生TV.co.uk)
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Storing up trouble
We need to reduce carbon emissions now, not in 10, 20 or 50 years鈥� time if we are to have an impact on global warming
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The door had already closed
I am writing regarding the article entitled 鈥淎s one door closes 鈥︹�� (4 June, page 30)
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What twerps we are ...
Having only now found time to read the 21 May issue of 好色先生TV, and sat here in my Antwerp office, I feel compelled to point out that the man 鈥渓iving the high life鈥� up an aerial mast in Antwerp is in Belgium and not Holland as your caption states!
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Hansom: All or nothing
While Prince Charles bemoans Western society and the HCA brings back prohibition, one architectural practice is virtually bathing in booze and the World Cup is, frankly, getting out of hand
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CommentWhat brought Banner down
Why did a well-regarded medium-sized contractor, which began the boom with 拢9m in the bank, lose 拢65m in turnover over eight years, and enter administration this month?
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CommentFalse economies
Experian is predicting a slight upturn for 2011 and 2012, but that鈥檚 predicated on continued recovery in the private sector and no more than 拢5bn cuts in public spending. That鈥檚 optimistic