All Comment articles – Page 28
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Hopes and fears for construction in 2022
We asked professionals in the sector to tell us what the next year could bring, this is what they said
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If this was a year of transition, the next must be one of action
As the climate crisis intensifies, the world needs to change – and our industry has a responsibility to lead the way
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Delivering MMC at government scale will transform construction
Industry will have no choice but to modernise with large-scale programmes, writes Jaimie Johnston
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Research identifies the main causes of disputes
Toby Hunt and Helen Collie share the lessons from the latest Crux Insight 2021 analysis of project cost and time overruns, which found design issues are now the top cause of disputes
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What construction must learn from the aviation industry
The housebuilding sector is stuck in the past and should move towards a data-led manufacturing model
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Decarbonisation: managing change
Stephanie Canham unpacks the contractual implications of the new heat and buildings strategy and the upcoming changes to Part L
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Sex, gender and freedom of speech in the workplace
Rebecca Bull warns that employers must be mindful of the law on sex versus gender, including on protection of belief
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Construction industry gossip: Views from the top
This month, a sudden flurry of tales from on high
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An end of year challenge to the eternal optimists
Is it gloom all round now people are back to Zoom meetings in pyjama bottoms?
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The end of the beginning: 2021 in construction law
Rupert Choat highlights standout developments in construction law over the last 12 months as we sought to emerge from the pandemic
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We’ve only scratched the surface of what social value could be
There are many barriers to truly integrating social value into the design of projects, but a new guide aims to show how change is possible
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Make an energy revolution your new year's resolution
The tidal range offers a solution to one of the greatest challenges facing society. It is also an infrastructural investment opportunity, says Stuart Murphy, founder of TPGen24
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Making-good decisions
A recent TCC case produced an important ruling on the role of notices of completion of making good defects and looked at severance of adjudicators’ decisions
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Our construction minister needs real clout and a long-term contract
Lee Rowley is the government’s sixth construction minister within the past three years. It’s no surprise that some in the industry are grumbling
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Good faith strikes again
A new ruling shows you can’t breach part of a contract then use the contract machinery to turn that breach in your favour, explains Tony Bingham
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Net Zero Jargon Buster: Nabers UK
The performance gap is a huge challenge, and now there is a system to verify office buildings in use - listen to how it works
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Net Zero Jargon Buster: climate risk and finance
Pressure is growing from investors to design buildings for extreme weather events - do you understand the risks?
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Cost is key but solving the climate crisis comes first
The social and environmental costs of getting project choices wrong have never been greater
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Net zero and how to get the best out of construction materials
Tips from Webb Yates engineers on how to think creatively and sustainably about projects
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Net Zero Jargon Buster: heat pumps
Simon Wyatt at Cundall on the pros and cons of replacing gas boilers with heat pumps