All Comment articles – Page 120
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CommentCase in focus: adjudicator’s reasons
Where the decision did not explain why a set-off defence had been rejected, had the adjudicator failed to exhaust his jurisdiction?
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CommentLegal blog: 2017 in review
This year confirmed the care needed by parties regarding the terms they contract on. We were also gifted yet more updated standard forms, just in time for Christmas
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Comment2017: Uncertain times
After a confusing and sometimes troubling year, the construction industry must press forward and build the houses that the government and public wants to see
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CommentSky-scraping the barrel: have we reached the height of silliness?
Will the race to the top ever stop?
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CommentThe industry needs more engineers
Should industry re-evaluate what educational establishments, particularly universities, can do to encourage and inspire more people into the sector?
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CommentStrengthening tendering for a brighter future
It has been a long few weeks in politics, ending with agreement it seems and the “end of the beginning” for the process of leaving the EU
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CommentAll change in the FIDIC forms
Seventeen years after the FIDIC forms first arrived, a second edition has been issued. The new Red, Silver and Yellow books focus on greater clarity in parties’ obligations and avoiding/resolving disputes as the contract proceeds
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CommentHansom: Little quirks
Peter Rogers reveals a penchant for leathers, while Frankfurt is compared unfavourably to Milton Keynes and Argent unveils an experimental Christmas tree
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CommentWe must face the challenges raised by digital innovation head on as an industry
It is clear from events like Building Live’s “Digitising Construction” that our industry is hungry for the benefits of digital and technological progress.
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CommentTechnology: is there sufficient reason for boards to invest?
Boards of directors will inevitably ask questions on cost and return, but technology needs to be embraced deliver productivity and create opportunity
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CommentLegal blog: Carry your own can
Jim Alexander warns independent experts to stick firmly to the scope and duties of their role – those who fail to do so can’t shift blame and liability elsewhere
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CommentLegal blog: The proposals that got away
Sir Michael Latham, who died last month, changed the way the construction industry operates but there’s some way to go before the vision set out in Constructing the Team is fully realised
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CommentA radical London Plan, but not radical enough
It’s encouraging that the Mayor has unshackled development from outdated density limits which have unnecessarily curtailed the growth of Greater London, but can we do more?
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CommentIt's easy if you try
Imagine a future where autonomous vehicles and intelligent transport networks create not only stress-free commutes, but also quieter and greener cities
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CommentDraft London Plan: ripping up the rule book?
The Mayor’s claim to be ‘ripping up the planning rule book’ in order to revolutionise housing delivery may be audacious, but there are sensible and progressive changes afoot, write Alex Woolcott and Karen Cooksley of Winckworth Sherwood
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CommentBrexit and skills: Joining the dots
The latest hitch in the Brexit negotiations leaves the country in a state of limbo and construction dealing with a host of unknowns, not least the status of its EU workers who we all rely on to build our homes and infrastructure
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CommentYour industry is not supporting you...
Is there a gap in research and information available to help construction practitioners get on with their jobs?
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CommentDraft London Plan: a holistic vision for London
Last week’s draft plan was a bold statement, but could plans for housing come unstuck with poor viability or unwilling landowners?
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CommentHansom: Thinking it over
This week, Crest Nicholson ponders the future of a mulberry tree and the cost of a Mipim stand makes you want to sit down
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CommentGet the shredder out
The CITB needs more than a bit of a shake-up to make it function for the companies it serves