All Comment articles – Page 118
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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
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CommentLegal: More than words can say
When Amey agreed to mend Birmingham’s potholes for 25 years, it should have understood it was forming a relationship – and not started picking holes in the contract wording to cut its workload
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CommentAccess all areas - ensure your projects are built for a lifetime
By meeting Part M Building Regulations requirements for accessibility, operators ensure that premises become fit for purpose for a lifetime
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CommentRaising the bar: why the digital twin makes outcome based contracting inevitable
A richer understanding of how our infrastructure assets perform has been sorely missed across the sector for too long
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CommentThe ayes have it: to what extent will estate regeneration ballots benefit residents?
In principle, public ballots would add legitimacy to regeneration projects. But with the complex nature of some of these projects, will decisions become too binary?
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CommentDensity doesn’t have to be a dirty word
With the current pressures on housing supply, the housebuilding industry has a pivotal opportunity to champion new housing typologies
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CommentCabling and the invisible threat of non-compliance
The quality of every construction depends on the quality of its cable – so building firms need ensure that the materials they source are truly fit for purpose
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CommentHow do we reduce the risk of another Carillion happening?
Following the collapse of British contracting giant Carillion, Tim Haynes considers some of the practical changes that could help reduce the risk of another contractor getting into the same position.
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CommentNational Planning Policy Framework - reaction
The revised draft of the National Planning Policy Framework was announced on Monday, with the new formula set to boost housing targets across southern England. We canvassed the industry for reaction