All Comment articles – Page 137
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Start the clock…
The government wants to standardise 30-day payment terms throughout the supply chain in public contracts. Usefully, it has now clarified when the payment period starts
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Mauritian Marathon
If your project is changed out of all recognition can you abandon the lump sum price and remeasure from scratch? A long-running recent case from Mauritius went back to basics
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What’s in store for the commercial sector in 2017?
The current climate of uncertainty may lead to some unexpected opportunities within the UK offices market
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Why is productivity better in the US?
To build our ambitious infrastructure and housing programmes the UK needs to improve its productivity levels, and the Americans can show us how
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Prefabrication can have a positive impact on architecture
Let’s remain open-minded about the architectural quality modular construction can deliver
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Predictions 2017: Philip Watson
Philip Watson, design director at Atkins, looks at what 2017 has in store for off site construction
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Predictions 2017: Mark Farmer
Mark Farmer, consultant and author of industry report Modernise or die
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Sapping energy: How to react to new energy regulations
Developers and property managers take note: new regulations will affect your energy performance certificate for existing buildings
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London's infrastructure priorities
We need infrastructure that understands and responds to the needs of individuals
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Modular homes can have design integrity
In the rush to build more homes we must ensure that offsite construction still allows for good design
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A year in increments
While 2016 had more than its fair share of instability, in the world of construction law, it was business as usual
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Hansom: Road worthy
This week, a not-so-ingenious firm hits the road, a Hollywood trolling, demolishing the wrong house is a ‘boo-boo’, contractors lose a Victorian post box and underground cars are a non-starter
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What just happened?
A series of head-spinning political events in 2016 has left many in the construction industry feeling discombobulated and grappling to understand how the commercial consequences will unfold