All Comment articles – Page 101
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CommentWe need to build on working capital successes
For construction to thrive during a period of change, the onus is on large firms to create efficiencies that improve the entire sector’s financial position
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CommentHansom: Ups and downs
From news stories to new storeys, Building’s former home is flattened for redevelopment, while a new office block in Clerkenwell just looks demolished
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CommentLeader: Taking a step back to go forwards
While it’s a grim picture for contracting, individual firms are starting to fight back. But the uncertainty of Brexit still looms large over the industry
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CommentWhat's wrong with retention?
Retentions meet a real need and aren’t a problem in themselves – it’s how they are administered that needs fixing
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CommentCase in focus: valuation evidence
Ted Lowery on when repair costs trump diminution in value as a determinant of damages
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CommentThe UK space industry is presenting construction with an exciting opportunity
The government’s recent announcement that it has awarded funding for new horizontal and vertical spaceports is a critical milestone for the UK’s fledgling spaceflight sector
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CommentBrexit: Prepare for the worst
Watching the minimal impact on the industry over the past two years, I’ve tried to be optimistic about Britain leaving the EU – but now the tide seems to be turning
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CommentReaping the benefits of AI in the built environment: An agenda for action
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are already here. But there are barriers preventing them from being fully exploited
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CommentThe £12m blame game
When 64 homes had to be demolished, the council claimed the architect had assumed responsibility for others’ errors
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CommentSupporting student wellbeing - housing has a part to play
Everyone remembers their student accommodation from their time at university. So why aren’t we focussing on making student housing more liveable?
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CommentGet ready for a new digital way of working
Digital technology can address many of the challenges the construction industry faces, but with the sector widely reported as one of the least digitised, reskilling now is important to ensure the industry is ready for the 4 th Industrial Revolution
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CommentLeader: Playing fair
It’s not just main contractors who have been at fault over late payments. Practices along the entire chain, right from the client, should be more transparent
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CommentHansom: Lazy-hazy-crazy days
President Trump makes a few more lives difficult and Jacob Rees-Mogg assures us he’ll find a way to improve ours; meanwhile, everyone else just wants to put their out-of-office on and get away
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CommentLegal: Facing up to mental health
Employers slack on staff mental health may face disability discrimination claims
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CommentLegal: Implied criticism
The Court of Appeal concluded that parties can agree whatever they wish – even if it seems in hindsight not entirely fair
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CommentWhy is construction so adverse to tech evolution?
While there has been some introduction of innovative approaches, cases of sustained incorporation of technology in construction are few and far between. So why is the sector so adverse to tech?
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CommentStrategies, reports and the future of the industry: just do it
There’s no lack of holiday reading for those interested in how the industry needs to change, but perhaps it’s time to move on and put all these recommendations into action
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CommentCommissioning – the forgotten part of rail
Issues around the completion of the Crossrail project have highlighted the lack of attention to detail commissioning is given in such large-scale infrastructure schemes
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CommentNPPF - no game-changer, but cause for optimism
For all the criticism, the NPPF has, in reality, worked quite well. It could lead to a significant increase in supply overall – and that is something we can all feel optimistic about
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CommentRecruitment and training: how will the construction industry measure up to market needs?
There are plenty of skills challenges facing the industry. But if we get it right, we have the opportunity to build a next generation equipped with the practical skills to build the infrastructure and developments the country needs