Opinion – Page 40
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CommentForce majeure clauses rarely come to the aid of subcontractors
Tier 1 contractors need to look after their supply chains in this hour of need
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CommentShould construction sites be in lockdown or not?
Construction leaders left scrambling for clarity as strict new rules leave sites in limbo
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CommentThe curious case of building sites staying open while coronavirus sends country into lockdown
Keeping jobs up and running seems more fanciful with each passing hour
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CommentEditor’s blog: Mother’s Day with a difference
A weekend of social distancing involves flowers on the doorstep and chess via Facetime
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CommentEditor’s blog: Comfort in small things
Building’s Chloe McCulloch has spent a working week in self-isolation but she does not feel alone
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CommentWorking apart can bring a team closer together
Looking for positives in a crisis, home-working has some unexpected benefits
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CommentWe are learning the lessons of the past
The country’s listed housebuilders are being battered, but they are in better shape than 12 years ago
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CommentEditor’s blog: School’s out and the kids are in charge
Building’s editor is learning that home-schooling does not always go to plan
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Rishi Sunak as Bob the Builder and Brighton’s bright idea
Gossip on Rory Stewart napping, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech and bee bricks
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CommentEditor’s blog: Home-schooling starts, with mixed results
As working parents face schools shutting indefinitely Building’s Chloe McCulloch reflects on some of the practicalities
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CommentWe must keep building to continue investing in our future
Government has some critical lessons to learn from the 2008 crash
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CommentPlanning reforms: A mishmash of philosophies that does not seem to fit
Robert Jenrick will have to reconcile this deregulatory approach with the beauty commission’s agenda, says Joey Gardiner
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CommentEditor’s blog: Day 1 of self-isolation
Building’s Chloe McCulloch is self-isolating with her family for 14 days, here is her plan for how to stay sane
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Comment5 minutes with… Gareth Sinnamon, partner, Stace
Gareth Sinnamon tells Building about the All Blacks, Dunluce Castle and rural Donegal
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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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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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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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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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CommentNow this is a pandemic, here’s the legal view
Simon Tolson has important advice for employers as the coronavirus crisis develops