All Comment articles – Page 169
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CommentA tragedy we cannot afford to forget
The level of complexity involved in the safe operation and maintenance of cranes is underlined by the length of time taken to reach a verdict over the Battersea tragedy
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CommentLand Registry: Land grab
Two important consultations on how property is registered in this country are currently under way. Can we risk the Land Registry being run by private sector firms?
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CommentEvidence-based design: It’s complicated
Five key points around using evidence-based design for workplace environments
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CommentProperty and the Bard
Property is a surprisingly well-explored theme in William Shakespeare’s works
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CommentDown the garden path
The government still seems keen to invoke the garden city movement of the past to provide much-needed housing. Planning and innovation will be key to deliver high-quality results
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CommentBrexit strategy
Uncertainty around the EU referendum is hampering commercial activity while private housing continues to grow
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CommentPicking teams
The Brexit referendum could transform the UK from a cultural and economic global focal point to a recession-wracked pariah
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CommentContracts: Contra movement
In this case from the oil and gas industry, a contractor tries to recover costs for its own negligence
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CommentAll change for retail estates
As online shopping grows a new type of property portfolio is arising
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CommentHansom: Where the wild things are
Croydon is Dancing with Wolves, the City may become wooded, Pidgeon and Berry are misrepresented and political animals need to be rehoused. Meanwhile, one team is being threatened by a massive gorilla
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CommentMind the insurance gap
JCT’s attempts to simplify construction insurance still has its limitations
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CommentLondon beckons
Three weeks from now, Londoners will head to the polls to decide who will fill the sizeable Boris-shaped void in the capital’s City Hall
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CommentSingapore: The Lion City roars
Can Singapore rival London as the forum of choice to resolve construction contract disputes?
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CommentOnline poll: The fight for City Hall
Who would be best for London’s built environment - Zac Goldsmith or Sadiq Khan? Vote here
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CommentDear mayor …
Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan have said lots of lovely-sounding things about making London better. But how much do they understand about what the city needs?
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CommentSteel yourselves
As the UK steel industry takes a body blow at Port Talbot, commodity prices for construction are set to rise
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CommentPanama Papers: Blind data
The Panama Papers should serve as a wake-up call for the industry and how it treats data. It’s time for contract drafting to move into the 21st century
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CommentHansom: Eureka!
In a week of discoveries, war-time plans to rebuild the Forth Bridge are uncovered, a translucent wood for housing is invented, and the top engineer of the natural world revealed
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CommentDiversity: All there in black and white
Black graduates earn on average 23% less than white graduates - so what’s the industry got to do to improve its record on equality and diversity?