All Comment articles – Page 58
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CommentEssential law: Variations, part one
The scope of right to instruct variations with James Worthington and Vanessa Jones
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CommentHelp young workers fight for what they believe in
We need to encourage advocacy in new designers and architects
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CommentHow HMRC have eased the burden of IR35 tax changes
Light-touch approach will make tax changes easier for firms
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CommentCoronavirus, construction and Cannes
Coronavirus looks set to scupper construction’s fragile recovery
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CommentCoronavirus vs construction
If the COVID-19 epidemic is affecting your business, you might get relief through clauses on force majeure and frustration
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Coronavirus masks and Donald Trump in India
Gossip on surgical masks for coronavirus, a dog with a taste for construction and a developer going vegetarian
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CommentPriti Patel’s plans and crucial EU site workers
Nul points for the home secretary’s clampdown on low-skilled immigration
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CommentIn conversation with Steve Watts on tall buildings and vertical farms
Steve Watts, chair of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, talks to Jamie Harris
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Comment5 minutes with … Manisha Patel, senior partner, PRP Architects
Manisha Patel tells Building about breaking down cultural barriers, breathing underwater and an urban community in Cornwall
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CommentUK2070: Time for construction to be an agent for change
Our industry will not succeed in creating change if we continue with fragmented, underpowered and short term initiatives, writes Patricia Moore
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CommentFine margins: let’s rebalance the risk in construction
Little progress can be made on improving the sector until we fix the fundamental problem of contractors’ margins
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CommentHow buildings can fight coronavirus
Are buildings going to be allies or enemies in the looming war on the spread of coronavirus? BESA’s David Frise thinks it could go either way
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CommentJohn Tutte: The problem with the building beautiful commission’s report
It ignores our recommendations – which come from our customers – and proposes blanket solutions
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CommentFires on construction sites: A burning question
How the risks of fire and other damage during building work should be shared and what insurance cover is needed
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CommentCase in focus: TAQA Bratani Ltd and Others v Rockrose UKCS8 LLC
Ted Lowery on a termination that was not subject to good faith
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CommentModern methods of construction and changing the way we build
Adopting modern methods of construction will allow the industry to hit vital targets on decarbonisation, building safety and better design
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Comment5 minutes with … Sophie Steed, director, Squire & Partners
Sophie Steed tells Building about her 1980s pop music knowledge, the Mackintosh Building in Glasgow and women in construction.
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Sajid Javid at an HS2 site and Jeremy Corbyn quipping
Gossip on Sajid Javid visiting Curzon Street, snazzy Wood Wharf properties and the fate of Heathrow’s third runway
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CommentPost-Brexit immigration: What happens now?
Gillian McKearney explains the new immigration landscape and what steps need to be taken
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CommentWhat placemaking should mean for us as developers
Looking at loneliness in cities shows it is vital to create space where social connections can be made – and to do this, we need to listen