All Comment articles – Page 183
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CommentHansom: Just plain silly
Fun and games this week as we visit brutalist playgrounds and consider Cambridge university’s professorship of play - plus, creepy crawlies, open seas, and a plea for nonsensical projects
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CommentSketch of the week: St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Luciano Vitiello of bptw partnership
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CommentWe need more than ‘keeping up appearances’
Construction needs to do more than just change its image to attract the number of recruits the sector needs
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CommentThe ONS revisions
Will the recent declines be a short term blip? Michael Dall on the ONS revisions
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CommentWhat election?
Little evidence of election uncertainty according to latest indices with growth in contract awards across sectors
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CommentOnline poll: Construction's image
Is the image the construction industry presents a major issue in attracting new entrants? Vote here
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CommentEeny, meeny, miny, moe
Should you choose arbitration or High Court for your dispute resolution clause? Steep rises in court fees have made the choice trickier
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CommentWhere now for green policies?
Will the government abandon its commitment to sustainable policies or grasp a golden opportunity?
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CommentHousing associations are taking back control
When it comes to asset management more and more HAs are ditching partnerships with contractors and managing their own affairs, but what are the risks?
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CommentWhen buildings perform as designed
Detailed evaluations of the performance of buildings are essential if we are to improve their design and operation in the future
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CommentSpace to share
The austerity agenda means the public sector is trying to serve more people with less money, says Philip Black. Managers of the public estate need to think about delivering different services from shared buildings
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CommentIntelligent cities defined
The recent BCO conference in Chicago offered a vision of the future: intelligent cities filled with data, where people and things are constantly connected to the digital world. The opportunity for the industry is now to make sense of it all
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CommentHansom: Nature’s bounty
A good week for bees, areas of outstanding cooking and dilapidated Victorian villas, but DIY skills are on the wane and the Garden Bridge is wilting - as, apparently, are those who spot hunky builders working onsite
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CommentNo bargain in this basement
Basement developments can often be a delicate and troublesome procedure. But who’s at fault if things start to go wrong?
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CommentWhy shopping really matters
As the supermarket giants pull out of big local projects, the construction industry is starting to value and quantify the crucial role retail plays in communities
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CommentThreats to security with BIM
New documentation on security of BIM data shouldn’t make us afraid, instead we should positively promote awareness of the issues
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CommentAdjudicator’s decision: Anjali Khurana and Mohit Khurana vs Webster Construction Limited
Before Mr Justice Stephen Davies in the TCC. Judgment dated 20 March 2015
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CommentCaught in a bind
Our columnist examines a homeowners’ dispute where an adjudicator’s decision was held to be finally binding – that is what they asked for
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CommentWhat's the future of school building under the Tories?
Building has lined up a panel of construction experts who work in the school sector to debate the issues and answer your questions - here’s why you should tune in