All Comment articles – Page 21
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Short-term solutions must not prevent us from building back better
Boris Johnson made a lot of promises. I fear the next PM may abandon those pledges to ease the cost-of-living crisis
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This is not the end of globalisation for construction
Net zero is no barrier to a globalised market. A focus on local materials and labour should not mean taking an eye off the market elsewhere
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This is how we rise to the retrofit challenge
Pragmatism, agility and flexibility are vital qualities when working on a building that requires updating, says Ed Williams of Fletcher Priest Architects
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Essential law: Defects, part three
In the third article of the essential law series to look at the topic of defects, Chris Hadnutt explains whether an employer may be obliged to ask the original contractor to return to site to rectify its defects
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We need evidence-based design to reach climate and wellbeing targets
We know we should be building more sustainably, so let’s gather the facts that make the construction case incontrovertible, says Sadie Morgan
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Company liability for safety breaches by individuals
Do failings by individuals place organisations in breach of their health and safety duties?
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‘Benny’s enthusiasm for construction was completely infectious’
As a rookie reporter Iain Withers scooped an interview with the then-retired McAlpine director Benny Kelly - here he remembers “construction royalty”
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A key costs ruling post Grenfell
This landmark decision offers at last some firm judicial guidance for the hundreds of cases arising in the wake of Grenfell
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Coaching clinic: Communication is harder than you think
Most problems within organisations are rooted in poor communication, but some simple steps will help avoid the pitfalls
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Can collateral warranties be adjudicated?
The case of Abbey vs Simply Construction brought up the question of whether adjudication can apply to a collateral warranty
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Digital construction: Is it the industry’s wonderland?
In this piece the Building Boardroom Digital Construction Academy programme director introduces the course
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This is a more restrained Stirling Prize shortlist, but not lacking in quality
Despite some surprising inclusions, this year’s Stirling Prize has nominees to match the best from any previous year
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Climate committee seeks more regulation
Several of the Climate Change Committee’s recommendations for further government action concern the built environment
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Contract clauses for the climate
The Chancery Lane Project brings together lawyers to draft contract clauses that incentivise climate positive practice
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Heatwaves and contract terms
What provisions are there in standard forms of construction contract to deal with adversely hot weather?
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Rebuilding Ukraine will be neither quick nor easy. We should start planning now
Colin Ross, general director of the Gleeds office in Kyiv, looks at the reconstruction task ahead – and asks who is going to pick up the bill
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Construction industry gossip: Kicking and screaming
There are more ways than one to show how you really feel
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For the sake of the planet, we need to fashion some order out of this chaos
The Tory leadership contest is an unwelcome hiatus at a time when vital decisions need making for the country’s future
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Bureaucratic procurement has been the norm, until now …
The Common Assessment Standard streamlines the construction pre-qualification process, Neil Mant suggests you give it a go
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Current political chaos could cast long shadow over our industry
With calls growing for tax cuts and short-term fixes, a longer-term growth strategy underpinned by investment looks to be at risk