Opinion – Page 280
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Low-carbon plan a reality with Prisk on board
With Mark Prisk co-chairing new Green Construction Board there are high hopes for a cross-industry low-carbon action plan
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Another step on the long march to improving construction
Construction Excellence's new report on collaboration right focuses on the building's end purpose rather than the actual building itself
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A quick guide to challenging the enforcement of an adjudicator's decision
Step-by-step tips on resisting an enforcement and challenging a decision
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We’ve done it all before
Paul Morrell’s construction strategy? Looks familiar to our QS blogger
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Construction output figures in the dock: the case for the defence
The ONS makes its defence but still leaves questions unanswered
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Construction output figures in the dock: the case for the defence
Government statisticians shed more light on how they collect construction data
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Jones vs Kaney: Expert witnesses lose immunity from suit
The Supreme Court abolished the immunity from suit for breach of duty that expert witnesses previously enjoyed in relation to their participation in legal proceedings
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Making a virtue of necessity
The government’s Construction Strategy has led some to ask what’s different this time round. But they forget that until now the industry hasn’t changed because it hasn’t had to
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Lord Sugar incurs the wrath of engineers
Engineers in uproar following Lord Sugar’s disparaging comment on The Apprentice
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Taking the measure of it
If we don’t know how a building is performing, how can we know if we are reducing its energy use? Display energy certificates for commercial buildings are a start
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Weighty matters
Construction costs, share prices and mergers are just some of the subjects tackled in this week’s round-up. Who says I can’t be serious?
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Bank on this
Money pervades readers’ thoughts this week, as they ponder project costs and value for money, whether suicide bids ever pay off, banks not lending - and what does zero mean, anyway?
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Lawyers just don't NEC3's choice of words
A lawyer has just won a prize for a paper that challenges the NEC evangelists. You don’t have to like it, just read it. Then you too can be the judge
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Foreign intelligence: Advice on international arbitration
To avoid expensive rows international contracts need well drafted dispute resolution clauses. Here are some wise steps to take if arbitration is one option you want to try
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Construction jobs slump to lowest level since 2003
And new data suggests construction pay is stuck at 2007 levels
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The Green Deal needs more incentives to work
The Green Deal has lots off potential, but more improvements need to made to Energy Bill before it will work
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Latest housing market weather reports suggest little break in the clouds post's title
House prices are bad, but no worse than we’ve come to expect
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Tesco and M&S go head-to-head over sustainability
At last week’s conference, delegates from major supermarkets discussed the challenges they faced going green