All Comment articles – Page 298
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CommentHansom: The art of speaking
Danny Alexander defends government infrastructure spending (in the dark) and Mark Prisk invites the media into his Croydon boudoir. Plus, would RMJM’s Peter Morrison be a good wartime prime minister?
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CommentAmending contracts: Tweak havoc
Amending an existing contract can make commercial sense, but the procuring party needs to take care not to open itself up to claims from the other original tenderers
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CommentAdjudication: Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
Adjudication is supposed to be a quick-fix solution at a reduced cost. Down in the trenches, however, the parties are expecting a judge-like quality of reasoning to resolve their disputes
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CommentSafe and sound: The US embassy
A reader assesses the fortress-like nature of the proposed US embassy at Nine Elms
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CommentMy digital life ... Peter Blunt
The Innovaré Systems MD on Westlife, PCs being better than Macs and why he spends a lot of his time looking at cartoon trains
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CommentWonders and blunders with Malcolm Fraser
Malcolm Fraser loves how Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Pool complements its surroundings, but is left cold by another building’s attempt to mimic nature
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CommentWorkers' rights: View from the hot seat
It is vital for employers to keep abreast of changes to their workers’ legal rights. A raft of recent case law offers some guidance
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CommentHansom: Whistle-stop tour
This week, we travel from an artillery room to the men’s section of Selfridges, via Newport, Edinburgh Zoo panda enclosure, the new Design Museum (in cake form) and Teletubbyland (just outside Bolton)
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CommentEducating for construction: Time to skill
The industry should be thinking hard about what sort of graduates it wants from our colleges and universities
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CommentCash flows and the supply chain
Cash is king - but with less of it around, contractors are taking different approaches to their supply chain
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CommentA fairer system on carbon emissions
Proposed changes to regulations on consequential improvements to property do not address carbon emissions
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CommentWonders & blunders with Ben Derbyshire
HTA’s Ben Derbyshire was moved to tears by the beauty of Thomas Heatherwick’s Olympic cauldron whereas One New Change makes him weep for other reasons
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CommentDispute Adjudication Boards: A DAB hand
The RICS has decided to champion the dispute adjudication board system used for the Olympics. But DABs have been in use for a while elsewhere in the world - and for good reason
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CommentParty conference season: Ready, set, action
Policy makers are keen to be seen with the industry - but here’s how they could really make a difference
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CommentBuilding on Flickr: Basketball Arena
The BasketBall Arena for the London 2012 Olympic Games, photographed by Kevin Button
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CommentBank of England agents give construction a gloomy assessment
In the sober judgement of banks, construction is getting worse faster
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CommentLegal 500 2012: Which construction lawyers are top of the list?
Building legal columnist among those praised for expertise in construction law field