All Comment articles – Page 54
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CommentWe have not seen the construction sector work together like this before
Build UK’s chief executive on the industry’s co-ordinated response to the coronavirus outbreak
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CommentSMEs can lead the way on covid-19 health and safety
Extra measures that have helped construction firms return to sites
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CommentData in a crisis: Innovating at speed
This awful pandemic has pushed construction to adopt new technology at pace, and there will be no going back
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CommentWhen lockdown lifts, will construction be weighed down by disputes?
Delayed or cancelled projects, insolvent subcontractors, and huge extra costs for restarting work – lockdown could lead to a morass of legal wrangles across construction
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CommentKeeping in touch with staff during lockdown is crucial
Furloughed employees and those working from home need to know they matter, writes Thomas Adamson’s senior partner
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CommentConstruction work has never been so important
Proud to Help: Negative press during the lockdown should not overshadow projects that are so vital to this country’s future
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CommentSite workers and their families feel at risk and without a voice
Construction sites remain open if they can comply with guidelines, the problem is no one seems to be checking rules are being followed - the wife of one worker speaks out
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CommentWhat ‘hell or high water’ clauses mean for construction contracts
Clients may start insisting firms fulfil their contractual obligations regardless of any difficulties, pandemics included
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CommentFive ways to make the ‘new normal’ better than before
As individuals and companies we cannot control this pandemic, but we do have a choice in how we respond to it
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CommentKeeping up with the coronavirus legislation for construction
Since February the government has placed a series of constantly changing new legal requirements on the building industry – so don’t get caught out
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CommentWhy are some process plants not covered by the Construction Act?
Let’s end the immunity of certain types of project from the Construction Act – it was always more about power than logic
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Comment Everything is connected
A crisis makes us reassess our relationship with the world - and that should trigger a radical approach to the climate emergency
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CommentWhen a crisis hits, the construction industry comes together to support crucial services and the NHS
Interserve Construction’s managing director on building the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the NEC
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CommentBuilding the road to recovery after the coronavirus crisis
Construction is doing its bit to help the country in its hour of need. Building’s Proud to Help campaign places your efforts at the centre of our coverage
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CommentHow contracts can smooth the path to offsite construction
Offsite construction has been heralded as the future for many decades – so what is standing in its way?
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CommentLockdown is taking digital collaboration to the next level
Delivering essential projects in difficult times reveals technology’s ability to bring us closer together in a crisis
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CommentPlease help: we offer vital financial aid to workers but our own income is shrinking
Bill Hill of the Lighthouse Club charity on his crisis appeal and a radical proposal for Treasury
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CommentJCT construction contracts and coronavirus, clause by clause
Following our similar analysis of NCT contract clauses, here we ask: which clauses in the JCT contract are most relevant to the potential impact of covid-19?
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CommentAfter this is over, what will have changed?
If we learn nothing else from this crisis surely we will realise that we are all capable of so much more than we thought
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CommentDevelopers have a part to play in controlling covid-19
British Land’s Nigel Webb on the complexities of shutting construction sites