All Comment articles – Page 286
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CommentWhy today’s GDP estimate for construction growth is so worrying
The estimate for fourth quarter activity is hardly an improvement on what was an extraordinarily poor third quarter
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CommentWho's best for BIM?
Appointing a BIM manager early on a project is important to gain maximum benefit and avoid disputes. Is there already someone on the team who could take the job on though?
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CommentAdjudicator’s jurisdiction: WSP Cell Ltd vs Dalkia Utilities Services Plc
This case explores the question of whether an adjudicator has jurisdiction to determine their own jurisdiction in certain circumstances
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CommentSmall debts claims: Click and collect
Pursuing money owed can be a complex – and costly – business. But there is a simple way to make claims online
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CommentNicky come lately still doesn’t get it for all his Damascene conversion to capital spending
Nick Clegg doesn’t realise how important public spending is to unlock private sector funding
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CommentCHP vs heat pumps: Which system will win out in the long term?
It looks like the days of combined heat and power plants are drawing to a close
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CommentA sorry state
Blacklisting could do real damage to the industry’s reputation if those under scrutiny do not make the right moves next
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CommentShard wars
A top team of construction folk was assembled to build London’s iconic building, but a Dispute Adjudication Board might have prevented a 12-day High Court bust-up
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CommentHansom: Warming up
As the UK faces ‘snowmageddon’ we learn that Greg Barker has a well-stocked drinks cabinet, why Stef Stefanou has named a horse ‘Hidden Discounts’, and if Building’s news editor is ready to run a marathon
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CommentMy digital life ... Nick Riley
The Lewis and Hickey board member on Formula 1, plane spotting apps and going to see Take That
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CommentGreen for Growth: Make the correct choices
A reaction to the Green for Growth campaign from Constructing Excellence in Wales
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CommentPension benefits: Retiring types
Employers are now obliged to auto-enrol ‘eligible jobholders’ into a pension and pay contributions on their behalf. It amounts to a 3% hit on your payroll so you need to prepare
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CommentOffice to residential: is it doable?
Mark Farmer, head of residential at EC Harris, asks whether policy change will have an impact
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CommentUniting to go green
Overcoming the barriers to going green is not easy, says KPMG’s Richard Threlfall. Which is why the government, builders, suppliers and clients need to tackle it together
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CommentConcurrent delays and extension of time
What happens when delays have been caused equally by client and contractor? Here are some thoughts from John Marrin QC
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CommentMy digital life ... Stephen Thompson
This graduate structural engineer from Arup on password problems, worrying things about Twitter, and the joy of Bananagrams
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CommentLever for growth
Cullinan Studio’s Robin Nicholson says chancellor must reduce VAT for retrofit work
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CommentReach for a sustainable future
The coalition’s single greatest folly has been to undermine business confidence in developing and investing in green technologies