All Comment articles – Page 38
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Is Gleeds the next acquisition target? We’d prefer to stay independent
Richard Steer believes T&T and CBRE make a good match, but a merger is not on the horizon for his businessÂ
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Cryptocurrency could help construction reinvent itself
With one building firm becoming the UK’s first to accept cryptocurrency, the rest of the sector may not be far behind
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On too great expectations
Tony Bingham on a client who paid dearly for taking her builder’s quote and completion date too literally – with a whole lot of variations on top
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Beautiful places aren’t built like this
Government guidelines on design codes fail to recognise society’s changed priorities post-covid, says Redrow’s Matthew Pratt
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A question of liability
The recent decision in Mott vs Trant suggests the courts are unwilling to overrule clauses that exclude or limit liability, writes Robert Akenhead
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Materials shortages should boost our green ambitions
The current scarcity of key carbon-intensive products is the catalyst we need to focus on building more sustainably, Richard Steer says
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We need a Part Z to regulate embodied carbon
It’s time to tackle carbon emissions from construction, which have failed to fall alongside operational carbon
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Making the most of modular contracts
Jahanara Hussain and Sarah Hale on how to minimise the risks and increase the benefits from modular
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Eco-anxious young people will be the ones to clean up construction
The next generation have a vested interested in saving the planet, the industry must do all it can to harness that determination and drive
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Multiple dispute objections and cherry picking
A recent ruling in Prater vs Sisk confirms that referring discrete elements of a dispute to a single adjudication does not result in the referral of multiple disputes, writes Jessica Scott
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Will developers be left holding the political hot potato on planning reform?
Proposals do little to address the real issues that cause planning delay and will only worsen local authorities’ lack of resources
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Supreme clarity on liquidated damages
Accrual of liquidated damages ends on termination of the contract, the Supreme Court has ruled
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Freedom day in shackles
With responsibility for risk assessment shifting from government to employers, firms have a lot on their shoulders
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Let’s switch ‘working from home’ to ‘working near home’
We don’t have to make a binary choice between the old commute and working in isolation, there is a third way says Matt Driscoll
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Collaboration is the key to social value
To identify opportunities to enrich local people and places, we must look outside the construction chain, says Adam CrossleyÂ
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Construction industry gossip: Acropolis now
Cold War bunkers, the embarrassing largesse of HS2, a brutally cutting cabbie… and is that a Greek temple on the A14?
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Countdown to COP26: Getting back to nature should be the first consideration of sustainable design
There are many challenges when building in an urban setting, but resolving them using on-site natural resources is good for the environment and good for the wellbeing of those who live or work there
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The ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Safety Bill: a legal view
Theresa Mohammed examines the draft legislation in detail, including the associated regulations revisions
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Fight discrimination by focusing on the individual
Improving equality, diversity and inclusion requires more than words and policies. Personal support and offers of help are every bit as important, says Sadie Morgan
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Let’s not overlook what is good in the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Safety Bill
Campaigners for leaserholders will understandably try to amend the bill but even so it represents a complete overhaul of the regulatory regime for buildings