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CommentEssential law: Liquidated damages, part two
Continuing our series on the basics of construction law, Andrew Keeley looks at the consequences of a liquidated damages clause being unenforceable
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CommentIs the Treasury listening?
Money invested into construction pays back several times over, that鈥檚 the message that needs to get through ahead of next month鈥檚 Budget
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CommentLogistics: How to do a building boom sustainably
A low-carbon approach to construction early on will lower the client鈥檚 future operational costs, says Giles Heather
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CommentThe Green Homes Grant fiasco is such a missed opportunity
聽The failure to properly fund domestic retrofit puts a national programme further out of reach聽
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CommentPredicting the future - the case against gut instinct
Increased pressures on complex projects mean old ways cannot compete with data-driven analytics, says ISG鈥檚 Bart Korink
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CommentThe ugly reality of the 黑洞社区 Safety Fund
The extent of work that can be covered to make tall buildings safe must be expanded, writes Sean Clemons
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CommentTo grow or not to grow?
Economic growth has become the only measure of a country鈥檚 success, but the pandemic and climate crisis tell us to strive for something more meaningful, says KPMG鈥檚 Richard Threlfall
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CommentWe have the right ingredients for industry transformation
A raft of sector initiatives are now working together to create real change, write Trudi Sully and Mark Farmer聽
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CommentHow to prepare for looming IR35 tax rules
The coming weeks are critical for firms relying on freelancers if they want to avoid disruption to projects, says Dave Chaplin
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CommentA big step forward in pursuit of safer products
The announcement of a regulator to hold the industry to account combines with work already under way to bring about much-needed improvement, says the CPA鈥檚 Peter Caplehorn
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CommentDemystifying digital twins
The number of digital twins in use in construction is limited, so what will help the sector to realise their potential?聽
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Comment2020 wasn鈥檛 about survival, it was about long-term vision
The year ahead promises to be a bumpy one but the way we adapted to covid-19 shows we have acquired the tools to carve out a robust future
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CommentA case of judicial intervention in public procurement
Sir Robert Akenhead examines a recent ruling that helps identify the limits to the court鈥檚 readiness to intervene in public procurement processes
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CommentPositive trends that will shape procurement in 2021
HLM鈥檚 Philip Watson welcomes certain departments鈥� refreshing approaches to awarding public sector contracts
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CommentEyes wide open with a good deal yet to take effect
Short-term vigilance will be essential to secure the best outcomes from the UK鈥檚 new trading arrangements, suggests Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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CommentHotel designers need to obsess less about covid, there are bigger issues to solve
Eventually tourism will bounce back, and when it does we have a duty to make sure it is sustainable
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CommentWhat does 2021 have in store for construction professionals?
Gleeds鈥� Richard Steer casts an eye over the global and domestic trends that will affect the sector over the coming year
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CommentIs construction ready for the 鈥榦pen protocol鈥� revolution?
Companies need to start sharing information much more for the sake of industry-wide innovation, says ISG鈥檚 David Broderick
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: What a year that was!
After the 12 months we鈥檝e had we all need some light relief聽
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