All Building articles in 9 February 2018 – Page 2
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CommentLegal blog: When things go phut
With the Construction Act up for review, it’s the perfect moment to add a key item from Latham’s wish list that got left out last time: compulsory project bank accounts. Tony Bingham explains
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Features‘This was a house of cards that could fall down at any moment’
Invited by MPs this week to explain how the construction and FM giant collapsed so precipitously, the firm’s former bosses revealed something of the mess they got themselves into
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CommentIt's all in the brief
PFI was meant to deliver improved cost certainty, efficiency and quality – so what went wrong? Mark Bew points the finger at poor project briefing
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CommentA new age for the performance bond
In the fallout of Carillion’s collapse, the use of performance bonds as a way of derisking a project has come to the fore
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NewsArgent raids Crown Estate to beef up King's Cross team
Anthea Harries joins as head of assets at north London site
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NewsLondon's office market still buoyant despite Brexit, says Knight Frank
Lack of new office space due on to the market and rise of the tech industry is creating pent-up demand
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NewsCarillion probe claims another non-exec
Head of collapsed firm’s audit committee steps down from similar role at chemicals company
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NewsParliament refurb to go ahead after Lords agree to move out
Peers agree “full and timely decant of the Palace is the best and the most cost-effective delivery option”
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NewsUliving gets nod for University of Brighton student digs
The job is part of a large-scale revamp of the university’s biggest campus
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NewsConstruction bracing itself for impact from Carillion collapse, says CPA
Trade body is forecasting flat growth this year, with commercial sector to be hit hardest
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NewsGraham appointed to modernise London university's maths building
Project is exepcted to complete next year
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NewsACE boosts advisory board with four new appointments
Additions include Heathrow chief and former HM Treasury infrastructure boss
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CommentPeak performance
The smart elements of high-performing buildings are often not fully used when the scheme is occupied. How can occupiers and landlords get the best out of these features?
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CommentLegal: Not quite the last word
Robert Akenhead explains why final isn’t always final – so make sure your contract’s finality provisions are clear and explicit
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FeaturesProjects: Pane management - the restoration of the Temperate House at Kew
The Temperate House at Kew, the world’s largest Victorian greenhouse, is about to emerge from a painstaking – and at times nerve-racking – restoration
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NewsMPs slam Carillion execs over failure to hand back bonuses
Comittee chair says regret is “just words”
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NewsFormer finance director “surprised" Carillion collapsed
Zafar Khan tells inquiry he did not see the firm’s liquidation coming
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NewsRoyal Liverpool Hospital unlikely to be finished this year
Collapse of contractor Carillion means opening could be pushed back to 2019