Window of opportunity

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Good flat glass is again being hand-made in England. Sunderland Glassworks Ltd, which is based at the National Glass Centre, Sunderland, England, has revived this ancient tradition. The move will be welcomed by architects who wish to incorporate coloured glass art in their designs. The process of making flat glass by hand is difficult. It involves kilns kept at extremely high temperatures and worked continuously. The Sunderland process uses the blown-vessel method, which also requires high levels of skill and strength in the glass blower.

Production management, Glass industry, Sunderland Glassworks Ltd.

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Learning to listen

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Student architects need to be taught communication skills to enhance relationships with users and clients. A project to develop Clients & Users in Design Education (CUDE) skills has been established at Sheffield University, UK. The aim of CUDE is to teach students how to deal with people whose knowledge of architecture may be limited, by learning listening and presentation techniques. CUDE students feel the techniques will come in useful in their careers as architects, and it should become a part of every architect course.

Training, Architects, Study and teaching, Communication, Communications, Listening

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Partnering for progress: a recent conference discussed the benefits of partnering in the building industry in comparison with the traditional contract arrangement

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Partnering projects in the building industry involve the use of interviews in the choice of suppliers, with a team being built up and then located on site. Partnering can remove the cost of tendering but involves more negotiation and teamwork, so is more attractive to major contractors. Many companies in the retail or supermarket trade use partnership arrangements and as savings are shared, contractors are more aware of how others are operating and tend to promote contacts between firms to maintain good relationships.

Construction, Construction industry, Contracts

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