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Legal: construction close to a boundary

15.04.2009

Shirley Waldron, associate partner at GIA, looks at whether you have the right to go onto your neighbour's land during the construction process

 
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Paramount

03.04.2009

There is not another venue in London with better views than Paramount, the private members' club, restaurant, bar and event space that occupies the top three floors of what is one of London's most vilified buildings, Centre Point...

 

Lighting Trends for 2009

31.03.2009

Mark Hensman discusses with Interior Design Today the bold statement that lighting can create and the potential that carefully placed and directed lighting can give.

 

Rights of light: maximising floor area

31.03.2009

Michael Harper, head of Rights of Light at GIA, explains how to maximise new development floor area while respecting rights of light constraints

 
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Sustainability: project management

31.03.2009

Stuart Hart, head of GIA's building consultancy, explains how a sustainable project manager can benefit the building process

 
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Ecobuild's wake-up call

09.03.2009

No longer dismissed as the preserve of tree-hugging hippies, environmental sustainability is a concept that the world is finally waking up to.

 

Paramount

09.03.2009

Tom Dixon's Design Research Studio and restaurateur Pierre Condou have transformed the top floors - and the image - of London's landmark Centre Point tower.

 

Light show

12.02.2009

It's hard to beat an uplifting lighting scheme for really pushing a new development into the spotlight. Linda Clayton looks at the latest ideas in lighting and reveals a bright future for Britain's homes.

 

Club class

12.02.2009

Creating the right lighting scheme for pub, club and bar environments is crucial. Get it wrong and it could have ruinous consequences for the venue.

 

How is compensation for loss of light calculated?

30.01.2009

Where a judge considers that damages are appropriate for a rights of light injury, there are two main methods for calculating compensation.