All Comment articles – Page 324
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Inbox: Unbelievable
This week, readers are incredulous at the suggestion that consultants may be replaced with civil servants to lead projects and in total disbelief at the mess the school building programme is in
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CommentPlaying global
How do you apply the UK QS model to an international one? The complexity of global client management is about the only thing everyone agrees on
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CommentThe future's green
This year’s Ecobuild is the biggest so far and the green agenda is more relevant than ever
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CommentHansom: We happy few
It’s a good news week with tales of a chuffed chief exec, punctual projects, a royal baking challenge and a party for the lucky teams that made it onto the exclusive Building Awards shortlist
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CommentSustainability: Nothing but 'faddy ideology' for the government?
Verbal faux pas are just one symptom of the coalition’s growing apathy towards the promotion of the green agenda in construction, says Richard Steer
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CommentDicing with disaster
Refusing to pay an adjudicator’s award because you think it will be overturned further down the road can be a dangerous and expensive game
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CommentPublic procurement decisions and EC rules
The unfair treatment of a Scottish council tenderer raises the question of whether EC procurement rules apply if the contract is of no interest to parties outside the UK
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CommentNew procurement strategies and legal contracts
The government’s plan to become a smarter client is coming into clearer focus with the publication of three procurement models, to be trialled alongside three different contracts
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CommentWonders & blunders with Rod Taylor
For Rod Taylor the sense of space in Rome’s Pantheon is awe-inspiring, but the empty seats in the second halves of Wembley matches leave the stadium bereft of any atmosphere
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CommentInterim decisions and disputes: The benefit of hindsight
Decisions made during a construction project that are later reviewed can split opinion, with some parties in a dispute asking an adjudicator to ignore what actually went on to happen
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CommentRefusing to pay an adjudicator's award: Dicing with disaster
Refusing to pay an adjudicator’s award because you think it will be overturned further down the road can be a dangerous and expensive game
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CommentDoes Part L 2013 spell death for renewables?
A focus on building fabric instead of renewables is the most cost effective approach for housing, says Mel Starrs
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CommentOptimism rebased – or how we learned to be less pessimistic about things getting worse
There’s a lot of confusion over how well construction is doing, but there seems to have been an upswing in optimisim
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CommentFive minutes with ... Ken Shuttleworth at Mipim
Founder of Make Architects talks to Building about the buzz around the London and China and Ecobuild event later in March
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CommentAt Mipim the divide between the 'Haves' and the 'Have Nots' is stark
Things are looking steady for firms active in the capital but concerns over opportunities outside London are a talking point
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CommentWhy calling for housing QE is not special pleading: Part 2
Brian Green concludes his arguments for the government to introduce quantitative easing into the housing sector … and adds a timely royalist flourish
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CommentFive minutes with ... Dennis Hone
Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive says he has “every confidence” in LOCOG now baton has been handed on
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CommentFive minutes with ... Andrew Altman
Olympic Park Legacy Company chief executive tells Building what the rest of the world is making of London 2012’s post-games preparations
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CommentFive minutes with ... Tim Mote at Mipim
Aecom’s regional director gives Building the lowdown on Europe’s safe havens in the Qatar Pavilion