All Comment articles – Page 194
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CommentPickles' DECs consultation beggars belief
Rather than giving up on Display Energy Certificates in the public sector, the government should be extending this success to private buildings
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CommentJudicial review: Who shot JR?
Government attacks on judicial review have overlooked its importance in giving the professions a voice and keeping regulators in check
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CommentWhat makes an effective framework?
Second of a three part series on frameworks: What criteria does a framework need to satisfy in order to be successful
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CommentThe privileged few
It’s imperative that architecture doesn’t become an occupation only available to the wealthy elite
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CommentOnline poll: The cost of an architecture career
Do you have to come from a wealthy background to choose a career in architecture? Vote here
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CommentHansom: Going underground
Good news for fans of transport infrastructure - this week’s tattle has plenty to get your motor running, including tube line cycleways, haunted rail stations, and a bid to bring beauty to Britain’s roads. Yes, roads
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CommentPublic procurement: Are you ready?
New regulations introducing a more flexible and modern regime are due this spring. These are the main changes
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CommentPayers beware
One of the first cases on the new payment provisions in the Contruction Act underlines the importance of issuing payment and pay-less notices
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CommentThe quiet revolution
It may not be grabbing headlines, but technological developments in asset management have the potential to transform construction and the country
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CommentConstruction industry must step up on sustainability
Does your business know enough about efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change?
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CommentFinal certificate: The Trustees of the Marc Gilbard 2009 Settlement Trust vs OD Developments and Projects Ltd
Key issues are raised regarding final certificates and adjudication in this case
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CommentSites for sore eyes
A rush to meet demand in an industry with a skills shortage could have fatal consequences if workers aren’t trained properly
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CommentIt's crunch time in social housing
In just over a month we’ll know if the government and GLA have hit their targets - and housing associations will know who their friends are
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CommentYou can't do BIM without buy-in
Both the project team and management need to be fully sold if the benefits of BIM are to be realised
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CommentMixed messages
Agenda 15 is starting to make its mark in Westminster, but there is still plenty to be done
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CommentWhat do falling oil prices really mean for the UK?
With regulation driving investment, low prices need not jeopardise progress on green energy and retrofit
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CommentOnline poll: Consultants' salaries
Will consultants’ salaries continue to rise rapidly in 2015? Vote here
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CommentHansom: The wheat from the chaff
Baking infiltrates Building this week as a former Great British Bake Off contestant quizzes the Federation of Master Builders construction panel, and a Buckinghamshire brickmaker wins over a Japanese bakery
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CommentLetter: Best use of space
A reader responds to James Maddock’s article with a personal recollection