All Comment articles – Page 28
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Net zero communities of the future depend on decarbonisation now
Benchmarking, roadmapping and delivering are the keys to portfolio decarbonisation, writes Atkins’ Stuart McLaren
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A key ruling on payment claim time bars
Hirst vs Dunbar considered whether the Construction Act’s payment provisions affect the limitation period for payment claims
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Digitisation of projects can ease pain of higher materials costs
Builders and contractors need to find ways of recuperating losses and minimising unnecessary material consumption
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Please stop arguing with the arbitrator
The courts are pushing back against losers’ attempts to challenge arbitration rulings on dubious procedural grounds
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Must we leave heat networks behind?
Systems using centralised plant were meant to be the future, until their carbon intensity put paid to that. But are heat pumps always better?
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The critical journey to more sustainable infrastructure
Our future depends on a more adaptive, resilient, high-tech and environmentally-conscious built environment
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Why new safety laws could do more harm than good
As increased liability pushes insurance costs beyond reach of most firms, capacity to fix unsafe homes or build new ones will plummet
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Settle now or later? Why the final account stage needs more attention
Given the benefits of holding fire, contracts should make more provision for resolving all disputes at the final account stage
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​Why we need a long term view in a short term world
Government and the construction industry need to put more focus on whole life carbon, says Elaine Toogood
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High energy costs – it’s not just households who are feeling the pinch
The impact of on businesses is not yet part of the public debate – but it should be
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Construction industry gossip: Bits and pieces
It’s all falling apart in the corridors of power
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Essential law: Defects, part two
In the second article of the essential law series to look at the topic of defects, Jane Burrows explains when a defect could prevent practical completion as opposed to just being a snagging item
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Urban mining and how to reuse carbon intensive materials
Here’s how the embodied carbon savings of reusing - rather than recycling - materials such as steel could stack up
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Levelling up is a shared responsibility
There is much in the government white paper for construction to get behind and lots of opportunities to contribute
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Things are looking up despite all the uncertainties ahead
We still live and work in interesting times but there are reasons to believe that the outlook is improving
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We have a mountain to climb to attract enough talent to construction
Mace’s chief executive on why reforming the Apprenticeship Levy is just one important part of a collective effort to tackle the skills crisisÂ
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Case in focus: Readie Construction Ltd vs Geo Quarries Ltd
A case in which the contract terms required full payment for defective goods
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Greater use of timber calls for pragmatism to keep insurers happy
The construction and insurance industries must work together if we are to increase the use of structural timber that is safe and cost effective, says Andrew Carpenter
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Learning from Grenfell: collaborative procurement to support building safety
New government guidance will help implement Judith Hackitt’s recommendation of a more integrated, less adversarial approach to construction
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The best buildings have the best clients – and the public sector is lagging behind
In 2021 we saw some of the most exciting developments of our decade kick off. This year’s schemes should be even better