All Comment articles – Page 116
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CommentIt’s time for the heritage sector to realise the potential of BIM
For most, BIM is associated with the construction of new buildings, but what of the refurbishment of existing buildings, and in particular, heritage assets?
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CommentCase in focus: Adjudication relief
Having abandoned the first adjudication, was the referring party acting unreasonably and oppressively in seeking to bring similar claims in a second adjudication?
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CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: EU referendum contract fall takes delayed effect
Activity on site remains high, but the fall in contract awards after the EU referendum is happening now
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CommentWorking out a pattern
There were some mixed messages from the various construction data sets that were covered in the press this month
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CommentHansom: Rock on
BIM-hating zombies lose the battle for the industry’s best rock band, plus the pain of legacy contracts, financial investigations and burst appendices
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CommentLegal blog: Show me the money
The new Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims does little to help creditors – it merely gives debtors more scope for delay
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CommentLegal blog: Grenfell - what went wrong?
Last month Tony Bingham went to Grenfell Tower to see the aftermath of the tragedy for himself; here, he looks at the scope of the inquiry and what it might tell us about the way we procure buildings
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CommentModernise or die twelve months on: time for our industry to step up
A year on from the launch of the Farmer Review, and the slogan ‘modernise or die’ is really starting to resonate across the construction industry
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CommentDeveloping a sustainable masterplan - don’t forget the spaces between the buildings!
With sustainability having historically been focussed on the assessment of buildings, should the industry focus more on making an impact to the surrounding area?
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CommentModernise or die - where are we now?
One year on from Mark Farmer’s Modernise or Die report and there is still a large degree of nervousness in the industry
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CommentInspiring Construction: how to win over young workers
The chair of Build UK explains how its Inspiring Construction campaign aims to get those already in the industry to help attract recruits from the next generation
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CommentCan T-Levels bridge the skills gap in construction?
The news that construction will be part of the first three initial T-Levels to be developed by government is welcome, as while the industry outlook is optimistic, the skills gap is arguably at its worst
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CommentPlanning for the right homes in the right places
How has government responded to the white paper and consultation on assessing housing need and how effective do its proposals look?
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CommentModern times
One year on from the Farmer Review, have the report’s conclusions been taken to heart by the sector, and by its biggest client, the government?
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CommentHansom: Voicing dissent
A poet takes a verbal swipe at a developer, we bemoan the lack of boozers on new housing developments and have cause to doubt a ‘sporting great’
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CommentModernise or Die: one year on
The author of last year’s construction review considers how things have changed since then and reveals what he thinks about the industry now
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CommentLegal blog: Ways of escape - undoing PFI
Steven Carey wonders how Labour’s proposal to bring PFI schemes back ‘in house’ could possibly be implemented
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CommentCo-creating a buzz
A trip to one of the strangest spectacles on Earth shows how exciting construction can be when done in collaboration with the culture it springs from
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CommentDealing with time extensions: avoiding the pitfalls
In construction, time is money. An extra expense for both the client and the contractor can often lead to disputes.