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CommentMMC is the key to faster and better hospitals
Project teams achieved the seemingly impossible during lockdown, we must not revert back to old ways, says Gleeds鈥� Victoria Head
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CommentInfrastructure projects have learnt a lot from lockdown
Progress on infrastructure projects has been hit, but the industry is now prepared if another surge of the pandemic is on the way
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CommentHigh productivity levels rely on huge amounts of planning
Vitstry鈥檚 James Warrington on what it takes to get operations back on track
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FeaturesSurveying the wreckage: One UK engineer鈥檚 account of Beirut after the explosion
The devastating chemical blast in a Beirut warehouse last month was one of the biggest non-nuclear blasts in history. It killed 180 people and destroyed a large part of the city. Now work is under way to assess the appalling damage
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CommentArchitects in recovery mode: Expect aggressive moves into new sectors
Grimshaw鈥檚 Mark Middleton on how practices need to overhaul their business plans in the pursuit of new work
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CommentMinisters are making good on infrastructure promises
U-turns may be the order of the day elsewhere but Project Speed shows no signs of slowing down, says CECA鈥檚 Alasdair Reisner
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FeaturesHow are university capital budgets holding up in the face of covid?
Covid-19 and the government鈥檚 exam grading fiasco have combined to leave universities in a deep administrative and financial hole. Jordan Marshall asks industry experts what the sector needs to do
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CommentEssential law: Variations, part four
Continuing our series on the basics of construction law, James Worthington and Vanessa Jones address the scope to omit works under a building contract
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FeaturesRoundtable: How covid is changing construction
What can we learn from construction鈥檚 response to the challenges of the pandemic, and how might industry practices change as a result? Some of the biggest names in the sector offered their thoughts at a virtual roundtable hosted by Fieldfisher and Alinea Consulting
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CommentThe level of client inquiries is amazing, now we just need them to commit
There are plenty of opportunities for SMEs working in the right sectors, says Claritas鈥� Simon Wilkinson
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Alert but not alarmed
This week鈥檚 mix of unexploded bombs, books from beyond the grave and a lucky person benefiting from lockdown
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CommentCan a duty of care be owed to a non-existent party?
Simon Lewis examines a case that clarifies the rules on when a duty of care can be owed to third parties
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CommentLondon鈥檚 office market will bounce back, as it always does
This is an exciting moment for redefining workspaces, say Alinea鈥檚 Iain Parker and Alastair Kenyon
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CommentGlimmers of hope: A few reasons to be (almost) cheerful
Knocked down by the coronavirus, the industry is struggling back to its feet
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NewsAtkins and Gleeds land 拢230m HS2 roles
Firms have been charged with keeping a grip on the programme and costs
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NewsMcAlpine, Morgan Sindall and Wates sign up for retirement living framework
Contract disputes to be reduced under Legal and General鈥檚 new framework
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CommentI dread to think where our industry would be without the furlough scheme
The job retention scheme has worked but it should end next month, says Keltbray鈥檚 boss Darren James
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NewsTime to move on from furlough, contractors say
Firms credit scheme with saving jobs but say they now need to stand on their own two feet