All Comment articles – Page 63
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CommentDon’t let them keep your money
Retention clauses in some housebuilders’ contracts could be illegal and subcontractors should challenge them
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CommentFuture Homes Standard – wide adoption of heat pumps will not be easy
At first sight, the launch of the Future Homes Standard consultation in October was a welcome surprise
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CommentGeneral election 2019: A letter to the construction industry from the Liberal Democrats
Building has asked the three main parties to set out their commitments to construction. Here, Tim Farron on the Liberal Democrats’ plans for infrastructure
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: The slow train home
Crossrail? Don’t worry, another delay will be along just after this one. Plus, one company stays under the news radar
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CommentParty manifestos: Scrutiny on the bounty
The Conservative manifesto landed this week, so now all three main parties have set out their stalls
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Comment5 minutes with… John Avery, director, LOM architecture and design
John Avery tells Building about art deco, procrastination, and a black Blüthner piano
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CommentLessons in delay analysis
Debates over methodology can take on a life of their own and lose sight of the facts
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CommentThe ties that bind: When 'subject to contract' backfires
Adding tags such as ‘subject to contract’ can fail to have the desired effect – and might even backfire
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CommentParty manifestos: Reckless spending doesn’t pay off
Even the benefits of infrastructure investment could be limited for the construction industry
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CommentWhen smart isn’t very clever
Matthew Marson has worked on designing smart technology throughout his career. But sometimes it can go wrong…
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Comment5 minutes with… Dexter Moren, director, Dexter Moren Associates
Dexter Moren tells Building about South Africa, seafood, and Stansted airport
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Playing all the right notes but…
This week, a slanted take on tall towers, the tale of a Thatcher comeback, and light at the end of the Crossrail tunnel
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CommentTall towers and trade marks
Louise Popple considers intellectual property rights in iconic buildings
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CommentConstruction contracts: Maintaining good relations
What does it mean if a contract is classified as a relational contract? And how does this relate to a duty of good faith?
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CommentTaking flight – the departures board is beginning to look a little crowded
For a while, it felt like construction’s night of the long knives
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CommentBolton fire: Spotlight on cladding, again
All 200 or so residents were evacuated and, while two people were injured, thankfully there were no fatalities. So why the widespread media coverage?
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CommentMMC: Be part of the change
This industry is good at talking about change but actually making it happen relies on – above all else – modern methods of construction
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Space race
Tension is astronomical at the Building Awards, certain housebuilders come in for some flak, and Homes England gets lost in translation
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Comment5 minutes with… Andrew Henderson, executive director, UK buildings, Ramboll
Andrew Henderson tells Building about film-making, decompressing, and robots
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CommentLegal abroad: Doing business in West Africa
The second of our new series on the legal issues to consider when operating abroad