All Comment articles – Page 154
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CommentHansom: As time goes by
Tempus fugit, as Virgil said, or in other words, the clock is ticking, though in Big Ben’s case, not for long, it seems - mind you, 5,000 years ago they only had the sun to go by (thank goodness, that’s still going)
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CommentFIDIC forms: Engineering anxiety
FIDIC forms of contract outline an engineer’s role in making determinations but how can you be sure that their decision is fair and impartial?
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CommentIs an integrated EU an oxymoron?
The EU is a fount of silly, restrictive and ineffective regulation
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CommentLondon mayoral election: Knitting together
The new mayor of London faces huge challenges, as far as the built environment is concerned
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CommentBIM for the masses
While big firms are embracing BIM and the benefit it brings, a large section of the industry is made up of SMEs that are struggling to see the point. It’s time to make sure everyone in the supply chain is part of the BIM process
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CommentDAB decisions: Pay now, argue later
Some interesting points from a case where a DAB decision was enforced in arbitration by way of a final partial award
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CommentOnline poll: London homes
Are you confident the next mayor of London will deliver the 50,000 homes a year London needs? Vote here
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CommentAdjudication: The list’s the thing…
As we celebrated 400 years since the Bard’s death last month, a High Court case reminds us how important it is to ask the right questions
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CommentTime for a change
With new technologies, new approaches to maximising office efficiency and increasing political uncertainty, Richard Kauntze of the BCO says 2016 could be the year everything changes in commercial property
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CommentLess regulation shouldn’t mean less green thinking
This week marks the fifth Green Sky Thinking week – time to look at sustainable design challenges
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CommentIn uncertain times
The construction sector has become well used to ups and downs in economic assessments of its performance
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CommentHansom: One for the birds
A theme park in Abu Dhabi dedicated to caped crusaders leaves Paramount London blushing, Cemex keeps a watchful eye on the local wildlife, while we say goodbye to a protector of Britain’s historic buildings
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CommentBehind schedule
A recent judgment in the TCC looks at what can go wrong when parties add scheduled payments into a construction contract
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CommentOnline poll: Forecasts
Are you concerned by the repeated downgrades to construction forecasts for 2016 and 2017? Vote here
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CommentTotal infrastructure
Specialist skills are valuable assets for any profession but they work most creatively when they’re flexible and adaptable
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CommentThe social network
The launch of the Buy Social Corporate Challenge - which will see a group of companies spend £1bn with social enterprises by 2020 - is a catalyst for change. But the concept needs more than money to thrive
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CommentLow pay? It’s criminal
It is an offence for employers not to pay the National Living Wage. Construction firms will have to examine contractual arrangements
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CommentOnline poll: Crane safety
Are tower cranes in the UK safer now than they were a decade ago, at the time of the Battersea crane collapse? Vote here
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CommentHansom: Sports and leisure
It’s kick around time in Qatar, UK housing targets look increasingly unlikely to be met (though one BBC audience member disagrees), and hotels are coming to Earth’s orbit. Plus, a car placed onto a roof for no explicable reason
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CommentGet up-to-speed with BIM
The ECA is providing guidance for firms trying to engage with building information modelling