Opinion – Page 329

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    A question of values

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    We read about the sports hall at Dunraven school in Lambeth (26 March,) with surprise at how much someone is prepared to pay for a sports hall and amazement that you were heralding it as good value.

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    Young and foolish

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    It is no surprise that Libeskind’s core following are students and children who understandably mistake glitz for quality (Daniel Libeskind’s Grand Canal Square theatre in Dublin, 28 April).

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    Will the QSs leave the RICS?

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Drama in Westminster is not confined to the politicians. In the corner of Parliament Square where the RICS resides, tension between the institution’s management and its QS members is at snapping point.

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    My digital life: John jenkins

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    What is your favourite website?

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    We don’t want a wossy

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    The RICS’ new chief executive will take home £33,000 a month, thanks in part to the institution’s QS members. Here, Richard Steer spells out what he needs to do to earn it

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    Hansom: university of life

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    The construction industry this week has been swotting up its psychology, computing, accounting and media studies skills. It’s leaving the creative writing to us, though …

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    Fighting among ourselves

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Greg Verhoef In the early nineties the Latham report espoused collaborative working and partnering; but has the economic downturn brought back combative behaviour?

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    Wonders & blunders with ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV's new architectural correspondent

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Ike Ijeh is happy to stand in the rain waiting for a London icon, but some unfriendly office blocks leave him cold

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    Buyers’ index suggests rapid growth in construction, how ironic

    2010-05-05T10:35:00Z

    How ironic that just as the construction industry is sucking in its tummy and preparing for savage cuts the latest survey by the buyers’ body CIPS shows some of the strongest growth experienced over the past decade.As can be seen from graph on the right the current level of the ...

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    Bank figures provide more jitters for the housing market

    2010-05-04T16:51:00Z

    The latest data on mortage lending from the Bank of England will do little to steady the nerves of those in the house building world.The figures show the number of approvals for house purchases on a seasonally adjusted basis has taken a dip in the first quarter of this year.The ...

  • Houses
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    10 changes to Part L for 2010

    2010-04-30T17:17:00Z

    Our energy expert runs through the parts of the new rules that will have the biggest impact

  • Denise Chevin
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    Who gets our vote

    2010-04-30T00:00:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV declares its intentions

  • Nicholas Gould
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    Yuanda vs Gear Construction: amendments to a contract

    2010-04-30T17:44:00Z

    Did the insertion of a Tolent clause go against the Construction Act?

  • Stacey Sinclair
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    Croft House Care vs Durham council : Disclosure in public procurement

    2010-04-30T11:07:00Z

    A question of which documents must be disclosed to court in a claim involving aggreived tenders

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    Can Clegg be trusted with BSF?

    2010-04-30T00:00:00Z

    The Lib Dems’ education policy sounds promising. But, like the other parties, they’re remaining ominously quiet about capital investment

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    Wonders & Blunders

    2010-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Phil Reay-Smith loves the first purpose-built TV studio and its proximity to Coronation Street celebs, but is turned off by a new London hospital wing that looks ready to croak

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    My digital life: Alfonso Padro

    2010-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Favourite digital gadget at home?

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    Hansom to park lane

    2010-04-30T00:00:00Z

    At the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards 2010, nobody got a monopoly on the gongs, though tales abounded of top hats, cars, battleships, horses and more than a thimbleful of Soviet spirit

  • Amanda Levete
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    Choice in an age of uncertainty

    2010-04-30T00:00:00Z

    These days it seems nothing can be taken for granted, whether its simple travel plans or the fact that the Lib Dems are bound to come third. Which can be a good thing

  • Quentin Shears
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    Quentin Shears: Golf rage

    2010-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Simon decided golf would be more fun than doorstepping voters trying to watch Britain’s got talent…