All Comment articles – Page 57
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CommentBudget 2020: A Budget promise made is not always a promise kept
I would love to be confident in Sunak’s infrastructure funding but many factors are in play
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CommentCoronavirus: This is the new normal
The situation we face was truly unimaginable just weeks ago - construction firms have to be quick to adapt
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Stolen hand gel and Rory Stewart’s familiar billboards
Gossip on coronavirus fears, alcohol-free sanitiser and the Cycle to Mipim bike ride
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Comment5 minutes with … Rod Stiles, London regional director, Bam Construction
Rod Stiles tells Building about the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town, Roger Madelin and the Shard
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Comment3D printing in construction: Where is the value?
Let us welcome 3D printing with open arms as an in-progress case study on innovation, writes Robert Bird Group’s Paul Mullett
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CommentBudget 2020: did construction get what it wanted?
So did Rishi Sunak, in his words, ‘get it done’ in terms of what construction was hoping for?
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CommentNow this is a pandemic, here’s the legal view
Simon Tolson has important advice for employers as the coronavirus crisis develops
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CommentWe can boost the economy with good risk management
James Wates outlines five key steps to improve risk management
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CommentGrenfell Inquiry: How much can we expect of architects?
The public would be horrified if they understood the reality of design-and-build procurement, says Russell Curtis
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CommentLegal abroad: Doing business in Brazil
Gustavo Scheffer da Silveira and Raid Abu-Manneh explain how to make the most of opportunities in Brazil’s infrastructure sector
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CommentThank you Rishi Sunak for still investing in infrastructure
The chancellor had to address the coronavirus but he did make long term promises too - it would just be good to have some more detail
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CommentMaterials prices are uncertain but be sure labour costs will rise
Imports have recently dipped in price – future fluctuation depends on the outcome of EU trade talks
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CommentCoronavirus and construction: Brace yourselves
Lock-downs and quarantines may be the tip of the iceberg for construction
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CommentLet’s act now on retentions
Having finally published the responses to its payment practice consultation after two years, the government is still stalling
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CommentThe Grenfell inquiry is an 18-month process, we must not rush to judgment
Lots more evidence still to come, says Elizabeth Hopkirk
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CommentInvestors back Andrew Davies’ vision for Kier
Dave Rogers on the way ahead for Kier, its housing arm and its jobs
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CommentHeathrow’s third runway: No more standing still
Ruling is an opportunity to engage, says Chris Richards
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Mipim musings and those KPF towers in Acton
Gossip on a no show from Lord Adonis, the future of handshakes and a two-floor cheese barge on Regent’s Canal
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Comment5 minutes with … Yasmin Al-Ani Spence, director, WilkinsonEyre
Yasmin Al-Ani Spence tells Building about the Chrysler building in New York, Bob the Builder and Villa Tugendhat in Brno