All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 29
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NewsIntroba picks ex-TfL staffer to lead sustainability work
Green consultant recently underwent major rebrand
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FeaturesWhen projects succeed, society benefits
Ensuring project professionals are equipped to deliver important projects is imperative for the UK, writes Professor Adam Boddison, chief executive, Association for Project Management
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NewsMorgan Sindall and Wates among winners on £3bn housing association upgrade programme
L&Q picks ten contractors to carry out 15 years of work
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NewsLandsec’s 1,800-home O2 scheme approved following second staircase redesign
Scheme was redesigned to add second staircases following Sadiq Khan’s fire safety ruling
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FeaturesWe are entering a new era for building safety - but are we ready for the new regulator?
The Building Safety Regulator’s registration process for high-rise buildings starts in a few days’ time. Carl Brown assesses how prepared the new regulator and the industry are for the start of a fresh regime
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NewsCut VAT on retrofit work, new Wates boss tells government as firm hits turnover record
But profit slips at business which had £1.9bn income last year
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NewsArup takes stake in low-carbon concrete firm
Concretene developer hopes to roll product out over next three years
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NewsGleeds appoints Dublin director as firm signals Irish expansion
Barry Keogh has worked on major projects including Sisk’s Aviva Stadium
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CommentMMC and the Building Safety Act
Offsite construction dovetails nicely with the new legislation’s provisions for tall buildings
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NewsLandsec the latest to be caught out by London’s new second staircase rule
Developer forced to redesign 1,800-home Camden scheme following mayor’s fire safety ruling
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CommentDouble trouble: parallel process and adjudication
A contractor took its subcontractor to court halfway through an adjudication on the same issues. Then things got complicated
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NewsWinners announced on £4.5bn public sector framework for southern England
Fifth generation framework includes new lots for SMEs
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NewsBuilding safety chief aims for ‘world-leading’ regulation as new watchdog prepares to launch
Peter Baker warns message about importance of considering fire safety in initial planning ‘has still not fully landed‘ in industry
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NewsLABC ‘very concerned’ about exodus of building control veterans as new regulator looms
Organisation’s chief executive said highly experienced people were “desperately needed” to train new recruits
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NewsIndustry heavyweights call on Gove to lower second staircase threshold to 18m
RIBA also says all existing blocks above 18m with single staircases should be refurbished with evacuation lifts
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CommentDecoding force majeure terms in contracts
A recent ruling has implications for the drafting and interpretation of force majeure and reasonable endeavours terms
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NewsClaims Lipton Rogers owed middleman £11m over 22 Bishopsgate deal fizzle out
Row centred on 2015 deal to restart mothballed tower then known as Pinnacle
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NewsSecond staircase rule forces Westminster council to redesign 1,100-home estate regeneration
Marylebone scheme the latest to be redrawn following new fire safety ruling in London
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CommentEssential law: Termination, part two
As part of our essential law series, Carolyn Davies looks at what must be done when terminating a contract in order to avoid arguments and counterclaims