All Comment articles – Page 194
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CommentOnline poll: Due diligence
Are you increasing due diligence on main contractors you work with? Vote here
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CommentOnly connect
Young people are turning their noses up at the idea of a career in construction but it’s our industry and education providers who are to blame - we simply aren’t doing enough to engage them
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CommentFrom China, with love
Chinese companies will be looking for more than a financial return on their vast investment in UK infrastructure. But should UK construction see this as a threat or an opportunity?
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CommentInsurance Bill: Devil in the detail
The Insurance Bill should put an end to ‘basis of contract’ clauses that allow an insurer to avoid liability if a statement in the proposal form is incorrect
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CommentOffice to resi: Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
A permanent relaxation of planning restrictions for office to residential conversions would be an attractive concept for developers. But they must be aware of the pitfalls of the process
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CommentBIM: Start at the end
The biggest payback for clients is in whole-life asset and facility management support - 6D BIM
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CommentWhat do you think about BIM?
Building needs your help in getting behind the BIM hype with this online reader survey
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CommentWho is measuring BIM?
BIM has a key role to play in meeting the government’s construction strategy targets - but who is measuring progress?
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CommentLooking north
The chancellor’s pledge to drive a ‘northern powerhouse’ economy and backing for a north-east-north-west high-speed rail line offer welcome prospects for work
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CommentA Scottish case: Highland fling
What happens when a high-level solicitor comes up against a determined Scottish subbie?
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CommentPlanning infrastructure: Looking into the future
The EEF has echoed the recommendations of the Armitt Review to create an independent body to plan long-term infrastructure projects
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CommentRotten to the core
The CIOB has been trying to root out corruption in the industry but how deeply ingrained is the problem?
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CommentHansom: Trick or treat
It’s a Halloween special this week: it’s revealed HLM’s chair once played with the living dead (Status Quo), a former Building cover star meets a terrible fate on the Graham Norton Show, and Frank Gehry gets a bit grisly
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CommentOnline poll: Modern slavery
Do you think that modern slavery is prevalent in the UK construction industry? Vote here
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CommentThe bigger picture
Concerns about what is, for now, a slight blip in output figures would be better directed at thinking how to build the industry’s capacity to grow
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CommentTapping into the Internet of Things
Devices that monitor appliances in buildings are a powerful way to help occupants manage their properties more efficiently and sustainably
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CommentLyons doesn't grasp planning nettle
Further simplification needed if new entrants to the industry are to be encouraged
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CommentAre you really excluded from liability?
This case highlights the importance of ensuring that any exclusion or limitation clauses in your contracts are clearly drafted to cover the situations which you expect
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CommentFIDIC dispute resolution: Peterborough City Council vs Enterprise Managed Services Ltd
‘The judge acknowledged that DAB adjudication might well be “rough and ready” but he observed that the parties had agreed to incorporate the FIDIC DAB machinery into their contract’