All Comment articles – Page 159
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CommentWellbeing: Feeling good
Wellbeing should be at the heart of building design but other aspects of sustainability may have diverted attention away from the health impacts
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CommentRaising the time bar
Time bar clauses can provide a defence against claims for additional time and money. But when are they enforceable and why do two particular cases seem to show very different results?
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CommentRenewables: Great expectations?
2015 seemed like a bad year for renewables – but was it? And what can we expect in 2016?
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CommentWho turned out the lights?
As the margin between electricity supply and demand decreases in the UK, the risk of blackouts is increasing
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CommentOlder Londoners deserve a better city
The next mayor must help build a city that meets older Londoners’ needs
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CommentA client for London
TfL’s launch of a 300-acre development programme will promote a significant amount of investment in the built environment at a time when it is desperately needed
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CommentHansom: Blowin’ in the wind
This week’s plots involve a housing scheme with a bat-birthing ward, comforting figures for the chancellor, a trip to virtual reality and some good work for charity. Plus, a change in wind direction is on the cards
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CommentIn better shape than 2008?
If domestic expenditure slows, is the UK economy in better shape to cope than it was in 2008?
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CommentA date with destiny
A court has ordered that building obligations must be performed ahead of the contractual completion date – it should ensure contracting parties fulfil their side of the bargain
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CommentConstruction’s best kept secret?
Construction businesses are creating great opportunities for young people – but the news isn’t always getting out
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CommentOnline poll: Energy supply
Should we be concerned about the security of the UK’s energy supply, given recent delays to energy infrastructure projects? Vote here
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CommentContracts: Teetering on the breach
In this case from the oil and gas industry, a contractor tries to recover costs for its own negligence
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CommentHinkley on hold
Will next Tuesday be the day EDF finally gives the go-ahead to a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C?
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CommentHansom: Life in the big cities
New York eyes up a new tram system, Sir Terry Farrell gets the run of Newcastle, some old plasterwork is found in London and Time Out features a brilliant front cover. Plus, Richard Steer narrowly avoids a dress clash
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CommentThe DEC decision
The government should strengthen, not abandon, the Display Energy Certificate system
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CommentPre-action protocol: Room for improvement?
The TCC pre-action protocol is due for review – but do solicitors working in construction law think it needs major change?
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CommentHong Kong SOPL: Security measures
Hong Kong is planning to introduce security of payment legislation. A proposed model for it gives an idea what the final reform may look like
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CommentPrison building: The story of redemption
Is Michael Gove right to focus on prisoner rehabilitation rather than punishment in his prison building programme?
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CommentSticking up for red tape
The government’s promise to remove ‘red tape’ to help housebuilders could wipe out effective standards