All Comment articles – Page 104
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CommentThought for tomorrow: project delivery
As part of Building’s 175th anniversary celebrations, we have launched a series in which readers share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years’ time. Here, Lendlease boss Neil Martin can see big changes coming in how schemes are delivered
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CommentWhat is UK construction's role in post-disaster recovery of developing countries?
There has been recognition of the lack of sufficient construction expertise in the planning stages of long term disaster recovery in the developing world - and one plan rarely fits all situations
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CommentHansom: Being vocal
People aren’t shy with their opinions as bosses at Balfour and Galliford Try voice regrets, an investor expresses views on everything – but one man just wants peace and quiet
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CommentLeader: Behind closed doors
We’ll doubtless see promises of headline-grabbing structural changes in the anticipated Hackitt report. But will changes receive the backing they need?
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CommentLet's not retain retentions
A threat to small companies’ survival, cash retentions are also symptomatic of a fundamental lack of trust and performance in our industry – they need to go
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CommentLegal: Timing is everything
A recent judgment looks at the age-old question of when a cause of action accrues – alter it at your peril
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CommentCase in focus: The missing page(s)
Should the court intervene to correct alleged deficiencies in electronic disclosure?
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CommentOpen water - at last
From April, all housebuilders and developers will have a genuine choice of water network provider for the first time. It’s time to make the most of this watershed moment
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CommentNPPF reforms: Government has misjudged the real obstacles to development
Draft revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework has raised more questions than answers, presenting a contradictory stance of trying to crack down on developers while also promising to “deliver more housing more quickly”
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CommentBuilding regulations review - are we just going to be papering over the cracks?
While the tragedy at Grenfell last year offered us a sharp reminder of the devastating effect that fire can have, it also starkly highlighted the ambiguity within our whole system of fire regulation and surprised many with its lack of clarity
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CommentThinking the unthinkable
Ryanair is preparing its customers for a no-deal Brexit by inserting a special clause into its agreements. Does our industry need to be more proactive in recognising Brexit risk?
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CommentHansom: Not a good look
While the picture in the Carillion inquiries gets ever muddier – not helped by an excess of Watsons – over at Apple, employees are seeing too clearly for their own good and have the bruises to prove it
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CommentTrailblazers: The Crystal Palace
What buildings from the last 175 years were futuristic in their time, or marked a change in how the industry built?
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CommentLeader: Russian courage
Is Theresa May politically brave enough to implement far-reaching reforms to unseat housebuilders? Well, if she’s prepared to take on Putin, maybe she is
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CommentThought for Tomorrow: Cities
As part of Building’s 175th anniversary celebrations, we have launched a series in which readers share their visions of how construction could be in 25 years’ time. Here, Matt Goodwin argues that a nuanced approach to urbanisation could transform the capital
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CommentBuilding Your Future - mapping the challenges
This week, Building launches its “Your Future” campaign as we celebrate our 175th anniversary year
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CommentLegal: Does keeping it simple keep it safe?
Matthew Jones explains how design and build contracts should be structured to best manage risk
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CommentWhere construction goes from here
The time has come for customer service excellent to become far more widespread among established organisations – the survival of the construction industry depends upon it
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CommentLegal: Complications with termination
Hamish Lal unpacks Sir Robert McAlpine’s recent court defeat on payment over a terminated contract for work at Centre Point Tower
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CommentCarillion - so, who knew?
It appears councils were tipped off about Carillion’s problems last summer. The message to suppliers was very different, says Dave Rogers