Tanya Ross

  • Comment

    On being bothered

    2004-08-27T00:00:00

    To turn up late to a meeting is to waste time, money and goodwill. It also creates the impression of laziness and arrogance. So why does everyone keep doing it?

  • Comment

    Let's talk rubbish

    2004-07-23T00:00:00

    The problem raised by the disposal of commodities after consumption is as nothing compared with the problem raised by people who seek to prevent that disposal

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    All the difference

    2004-02-27T00:00:00

    It doesn't just make you feel all warm and gooey – a bit of gratitude is worth as much as hard cash if it helps you with marketing, productivity, legal disputes, morale …

  • Comment

    Construction idol

    2004-01-16T00:00:00

    Channel 4's Demolition Day proves that our appetite for reality TV knows no bounds … and that even experts in the building trade can develop a taste for showbiz

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    The accidental tourist

    2002-09-27T00:00:00

    Instead of despairing when the next Tube strike hits, Londoners should slip on their walking shoes and experience the pleasures of a long, slow look at their city

  • Features

    Regulations: Spelling it out

    2002-07-25T00:00:00

    Across-the-board revisions to the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regulations are going to have a dramatic effect on every specifier this summer. Buro Happold's Tanya Ross talks us through the new approved documents – including those in Scotland and Northern Ireland – from A to V

  • Comment

    Engineers anonymous

    2002-06-14T00:00:00

    Given that construction has contributed so much to the environment and the economy, why are we all so embarrassed to admit that we're part of it?

  • Comment

    Be braver

    2002-04-12T00:00:00

    Britain's proud reputation for cutting edge design is in danger of being stifled by an increasingly risk-averse society and pressure from the insurance giants

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    Dear John

    2002-02-22T00:00:00

    Construction is a 'people' business that doesn't really care about people at all – until they break down. Sometimes it takes a tragedy to bring that home …

  • Comment

    Sticking to it

    2001-11-23T00:00:00

    Making unrealistic promises leads to a domino effect of missed deadlines, bitter wrangles and wrecked projects. Keeping to agreed delivery dates engenders trust

  • Comment

    Speak English!

    2001-06-29T00:00:00

    Acronyms and abbreviations are part of life in the industry, but there are signs that communication is beginning to crumble under the sheer weight of jargon

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    Down with woolly briefs

    2001-05-04T00:00:00

    Tanya Ross - A clear, well-written brief, gleaned from asking a host of pertinent questions, is the surest way the design team can protect and satisfy the client

  • Features

    No more hot air

    2001-03-09T00:00:00

    Everyone's talking about Part L, but what do the changes really mean? Find out how the proposed energy regulations will affect you and what the industry has to say about them

  • Comment

    Are we going to be PC?

    1999-12-03T00:00:00

    First person Prime contracting is set to revolutionise procurement in this country. So, why do so few of us know so little about it?