All Building articles in 15 February 2019
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News
Last chance to take part in survey into diversity and inclusion in construction
Deadline to complete survey is Monday 5 March
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Comment
Construction industry gossip: Sites for sore eyes
This week, graffiti-watch from hipster Shoreditch, Redrow’s Steve Morgan is forever blowing bubbles, and ferry-loving Chris Grayling sinks yet further in public esteem
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Features
Sketch of the week: Hotel in Lake Chapala, Mexico
This week’s #buildingdoodle is by Diego Calderon, director of DF_DC architects
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Features
Building podcast: Interserve's woes, London's new symphony hall, and what is your role worth?
This Building podcast includes troubling times for Interserve, London’s £288m symphony hall and this year’s consultants’ salary survey
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Comment
Consultants’ salary survey – good news, bad news
Pay is up for construction consultants across the sector, but employers and employees alike are cautious in weak economic conditions
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Features
Consultants’ salary survey 2019: what is your role worth?
Skills shortages mean salaries in the sector are rising more rapidly than inflation, and more people are looking to move jobs
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Features
Consultants' salary survey 2019: full tables
See full survey results for salaries by region, profession and grade
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News
UK woe sees WYG issue profit warning
Consultant says ’political uncertainty’ hitting its biggest market
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Features
Online poll: Be my valentine
This week’s poll: Is construction your valentine or have you fallen out of love with the industry?
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Features
Image of the week: Truly, madly, deeply
The pedestrian section of the Maastunnel in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, was converted into a Tunnel of Love this week to celebrate the tunnel’s 77th anniversary, which fell on Valentine’s Day
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Comment
Case in focus: expert evidence
Ted Lowery considers the consequences of disregarding Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules
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Comment
Reducing risk through AI
In the first of two articles on the applications of AI in construction law, Simon Tolson and Stacy Sinclair discuss risk management
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News
Beetham Tower owner left with £4m repair bill after Carillion collapse
Contractor was drawing up plan to fix faulty glazing when it went bust
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Features
Market forecast Q4 2018: Losing confidence
Tender prices in the year to Q4 kept climbing in the wake of rising building costs, as construction output rebounded in Q3 – but new orders dropped
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News
QSs keep on raking it in with top earners pocketing £100k, Building survey finds
Competition for staff has pushed average pay for partners and directors at London QS firms to six figures
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News
Galliford Try still dogged by Aberdeen road headache
Firm in ‘constructive dialogue’ with client over ‘significant’ claims on scheme
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News
Oxford council green lights work at Jacob Rees-Mogg college
Four new buildings set for Trinity College
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Comment
The government needs to extend the Community Housing Fund
The government will be putting thousands of community-led homes at risk if it doesn’t extend its Community Housing Fund
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Comment
Is it more sensible to build a new complex to replace the Houses of Parliament?
Spiralling costs to refurbish a building that’s no longer fit for purpose mean it could be better to cut our losses