All Comment articles – Page 178
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CommentBuilding schools: Must try harder
The last time a new government was formed the school building sector was handed an abrupt halt
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CommentCost budget: Once were warriors
A judge recently cut in half a claimant’s cost budget which was in excess of the amount in dispute. But you can’t blame lawyers – that’s how they were trained for ‘combative litigation’
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CommentMigrant salary rules: Your next headache
New migrant salary rules coming in next April will make life more difficult for construction companies already hit by skills shortages
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CommentNew kids on the block
The shift away from local authority control of education brings its own challenges, but it also gives developers the chance to work with academies and free schools to meet community needs
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CommentInsurance: Blown out of the water
Do all-risks policies permit contractors to avoid liability for insured losses? A recent Court of Session case suggests not
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CommentSchool design: Back to reality
Today’s schools reflect our emphasis on digitally focused environments. But school communities need to be more physically networked
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CommentOnline poll: School places
Is the government doing enough to address the shortage of school places? Vote here
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CommentImmigration: The crackdown is coming
The employment of migrant labour has been a problematic issue for construction for a long time
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CommentHansom: Tales of the unexpected
Swimming pool architecture reaches a new high this week, Balfour Beatty has something eyebrow raising in the claims department, there’s a prototype design for bonsai-sized flats and sexiness is found in unlikely places
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CommentSkills crisis: Performance anxiety
Construction’s skills crisis could put a break on growth in the sector. Tackling low productivity is essential if construction is to remain affordable
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CommentOnline poll: Illegal labour
Will the government crackdown on illegal foreign labour cause problems for the construction industry? Vote here
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CommentPayless notices: Serves them right?
We all know that an employer has to issue a payless notice if it wishes to pay less than the amount claimed by the contractor. But why do employers continue to fail to serve them?
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CommentRefs to review penalties
The law on liquidated damages is regarded by some as unworkable and now the Supreme Court is to look at penalty clauses. Its decision could have profound consequences for construction
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CommentWe need another brick in the wall
Brick and labour shortages are exacerbating the housing crisis, we need to be looking for sustainable solutions
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CommentWill the budget undermine housing delivery?
What impact will the Conservative’s cut to rents paid for affordable housing have on delivery?
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CommentHansom: The right words
Plans are afoot to build Tolkien’s fictional city of Minas Tirith, to get children into construction via computer games, to impersonate owls, race yachts and then do a charity run. And after all that you’ll need a shower
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CommentStealing is good
Bent on pursuing its ideological objectives, the government has dismissed the Lyons and Armitt reports. Instead, it should plunder them and present the best solutions as its own
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CommentAdjudication: All aboard
Once you start adjudication you are tied in to the end of the process, unlike court proceedings where more emphasis is put on settling and cutting the cost spend
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CommentOut of the frying pan, into a flat
Overheating in homes, particularly in city flats, is increasingly common