All Comment articles – Page 172
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CommentNow the dust has settled
In less than 11 weeks, the new government has scrapped zero carbon standards and the Green Deal
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CommentAnd here’s another one
Contractors sending out more than one payment notice in the hope that the employer will fail to respond to one of them with a payless notice, should take heed: the courts will have none of it
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CommentOnline poll: Apprenticeships levy
What should happen to the CITB levy in the face of government plans to introduce an apprenticeship levy for all major employers? Vote here
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CommentNorthern powerhouse: Using our brains
Universities in the North can play a lead role in building the northern powerhouse
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CommentSlip slidin’ away
The government’s decisions to ‘renew’ the CLC and scrap the chief construction adviser role have dismayed the industry
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CommentThe war on green
As another green policy goes up in smoke, does the government risk failing to live up to its obligations?
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CommentHansom: All downhill from here
Tolkien fans support a venture to create a real-life Hobbit holiday home, team Mace prove their construction skills know no bounds as they enter the Red Bull soapbox race, and Chelsea top the house price Premier League
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CommentBIM: Diverse approaches to a common standard
Setting a standard aims to avoid the delays, costs and conflicts which arise but some industry bodies are developing their own
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CommentOnline poll: A future for retrofit?
Will a significant programme of retrofitting homes continue after the government’s cancellation of Green Deal funding? Vote here
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CommentToo many questions
As the UK housing shortage comes closer to crisis point the government is rolling out a number of policies to make affordable homes available. But is it making the problem better or worse?
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CommentJCT MPCC: Major projects, minor details
The JCT Major Project Construction Contract is now widely recognised. But confusion over some of its provisions has come to light
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CommentProcurement: Optimum results
A string of high-profile repair and maintenance jobs have failed recently. Is the problem connected to how some clients carry out procurement at the beginning of the job?
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CommentIt's all in the timing
Great care must be taken over payment procedures and timings before and after practical completion, as ignoring them can prove to be a very expensive exercise
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CommentHansom: This too shall pass
We meditate on the world’s transient nature, as we see sandcastles washed away, Zaha’s Olympic dream ends, and we are walked out on by a nuclear bigwig. But friends are forever, especially at Balfour Beatty
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CommentWhy CLC changes cut out the foundations from construction
The restructuring of the Construction Leadership Council means a third of the industry is not represented at the top table
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CommentHold that axe
The restructuring of construction roles could stall relations between the industry and government
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CommentThis looks good on paper
You don’t want the sale of your scheme delayed by missing bits of evidence so make sure your development comes complete with a paper trail
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CommentOnline poll: Chief construction adviser
Was the government right to scrap the chief construction adviser role? Vote here
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CommentFixing the foundations
The follow-up document to the summer Budget has stronger implications for construction