All Comment articles – Page 166
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CommentFacing an uncertain future
This government’s shift into a higher gear has presented many positives for the industry but there are still question marks around apprenticeships. How can we best deliver a new generation of skilled construction workers?
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CommentBut the levy was dry …
The CITB should be a vehicle for world-class training but for over 50 years the levy has created resentment. It’s time for a rethink. However, current plans for reform do not go far enough
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CommentA new challenge
Investors no longer want us asking if they need project management, quantity surveyor or employer’s agent services – they are looking for support with the bigger picture
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CommentRectification: Equity Syndicate Management Ltd vs GlaxoSmithKline plc
Before Mr Justice Males. Judgment delivered 23 July 2015
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CommentHansom: As time goes by
It’s like being in a time machine this week what with Back to the Future fervour, the return of Nick Clegg, the never-quite-finished Sagrada Familia, Croydon heading towards hipdom, and the ONS rewriting the past
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CommentIs a dark season coming?
With the summer of recovery looking in increasing danger of being over before it has really begun
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CommentCyber security: No virtual silver bullet
The construction industry thinks cyber security is not an issue it has to worry about. It’s wrong
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CommentWhat we want from the NIC
I welcome the government’s focus on infrastructure but, for the NIC to start work quickly and effectively, these are my top five priorities for the commission
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CommentOnline poll: End of the recovery?
In the light of recent economic data, are you worried that construction’s recovery is coming to an end? Vote below
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CommentChina’s brave new world?
Weeks on from the Chinese stock market crash the markets have calmed down, but what does it mean for the global economy?
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CommentGet Britain planning
If the government is to effectively revamp the country’s planning system, it must have local authorities at its core
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CommentBIM Level 2: Yes, no, maybe
The ECA’s sector-wide survey on BIM Level 2 suggests that while some are already on board, many in building services still haven’t got their heads around the process
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CommentBIM: Has the 'B' word had its day?
Do we need a new term that embraces the wide mix of interconnected technologies and the total field in which we design, build and operate our environment?
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CommentWales: The red dragon goes green
By developing its own legislation, Wales is making sustainability central to its decision making
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CommentCalifornia dreaming
Away from the glorious technicolor of the city’s central celebrity haunts, a very different setting dominates
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CommentContract drafting: The things that really bug me
Poorly written and ill-considered drafting of contracts is costing our industry a fortune each year - and placing a severe strain on a man’s sense of imperturbability
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CommentApplication for payment: Caledonian Modular Ltd vs Mar City Developments Ltd
Before Mr Justice Coulson. Judgment delivered 29 June 2015
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CommentPayment practices: Now for the stick
From next year, large companies will need to have transparent records of their payment practices, or else …
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CommentThe looming skills crisis
Analysing the direction over the longer term suggests some fundamental issues at play
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CommentOnline poll: Chinese investment
Should there be any limits set on the courting of Chinese investment for UK infrastructure? Vote below