All Comment articles – Page 340
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CommentFeed-in tariff cuts: No solar gain
The dramatic and sudden cut to the feed-in tariff has put the solar power industry in fear of its future, and led many to doubt the government’s commitment to the wider sustainability agenda. Vern Pitt talks to those affected by the perceived U-turns, delays and climbdowns
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CommentPersonal liability when a company owes money
Being a limited liability company doesn’t stop directors being held responsible if creditors are owed money
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Speechly Bircham
If you had to escape from a burning building with either no arms or no legs, which would it be? See what the lawyers advise…
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CommentCost insight: feeding the beast
For 50 years QSs have relied on the BCIS as a vital data source, but their hunger for insights into costs just keeps growing. Who can capture all that information?
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New asbestos regulations: What you need to know
Asbestos regulations are changing, and to avoid being hit with a whopping fine, like M&S, it’s worth taking note. Here’s a summary of some of the main points to bear in mind
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CommentHansom: It's all relative
Positions are made clear this week, as a producer defends his august ancestor, doctors are sent to the bottom of the ladder, and a new book lifts the lid on architects’ romantic antics
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CommentThe Construction Act: Changes to consultants' payment processes
Consultants’ payment processes are traditionally very different to those of contractors. So how have they changed in the standard contracts since the new Construction Act?
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CommentSchool buildings: Could achieve great things
Schools need results and, with a new building programme on its way, the design and construction industries are the best people to deliver
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CommentWhy BIM doesn't have to be 3D
QSs may adopt BIM more quickly if they stopped thinking of it as a 3D tool. BIM’s about more efficient ways of working not just computer models
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CommentThings may look slightly better in the housing market, but I wouldn’t get too excited
What are the medium-term prospects of the housing market?
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CommentFear of charging motorists leaves UK on road to nowhere
A new report from Arup says roadbuilding in the UK has ground to a halt despite obvious economic benefits of new schemes
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CommentAre customers loyal or just too lazy to go elsewhere?
Our marketing expert explains how earn loyalty from your customers
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Interview: The most influential surveyor on Twitter
Ben Muir of chartered building surveyor Avalon topped the first tCnRICS100 list of most influential users of Twitter
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FITs: Time for a rational response
Feed-in tariffs should have been brought down gradually over a period of time instead of the knee-jerk reaction we’ve seen
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Changes to public procurement regulations
A round-up of the recent changes arising from the Public Procurement Regulations 2011
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CommentSafety in numbers
Nobody is safe from the acquiring arms of foreign firms (apart from architects), but is this the grisly end of UK independence or just small companies fighting for survival?
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CommentPublic procurement: Getting the hang of it
Public procurement rules aren’t there to be broken - Brussels’ orders. But it will help if you learn to juggle with their terms
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CommentMy Digital Life: Erland Rendall
A forward thinker, it’s not just apps and tweeting that gets Erland’s digital buzz going