All Comment articles – Page 280
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CommentMy digital life … Angela Brady
The RIBA president on Tweeting in taxis, never learning how to use a PC, and why we should support our local high street
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CommentThe realities of green refurbishment
Some lessons learnt after the exhausting task of making a clapped out Victorian house energy efficient
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CommentLegal brief: Duration of disputes
Figures from EC Harris reveal that the duration of disputes in the construction sector in 2012 increased by a third compared to 2011
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CommentVideo: Is BIM the saviour of sustainable design?
Experts discuss the benefits that BIM can bring in terms of sustainability as well as efficiency
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CommentThe paperless trial
Technology has already transformed how lawyers deal with information in court - and soon those heavy briefcases could be a thing of the past
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CommentKeeping up standards, keeping down costs
The Health Safety Executive’s drive to cut bureacracy could compromise safety, the Association for Project Safety warns
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CommentThe sudden death clause
It seems that a contract can contain all sorts of cheering words about partnering and still allow a termination without explanation. Don’t worry, it all makes sense to lawyers …
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CommentDamage limitation
Damages-based agreements give parties the freedom to choose how they wish to share the cost and risk of litigation. So, how do they work?
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CommentContempt proceedings : Berry Piling Systems vs Sheer Projects
Was there a sufficiently strong prima facie case of contempt to allow committal proceedings to be brought against BPS’s directors?
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CommentBCO Conference, Day Two: Fortune favours the brave
Alinea Consulting’s Iain Parker gives his impression of the British Council for Office’s annual conference in Madrid
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CommentBCO Conference, Day One: A brave new world?
Alinea Consulting’s Iain Parker gives his impression of the British Council for Office’s annual conference in Madrid
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CommentThe cost to construction of false optimism
How many firms have gone to the wall in construction because they took the advice of persistent optimists?
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CommentAre rich foreign investors propping up construction?
Here are some intriguing, if not disturbing, patterns in construction output
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CommentWhy I think government is totally wrong on construction
The latest GDP data mean little in the grand scheme of things
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CommentSweett management needs rethink
The company must throw off a ‘bloated management culture’ to thrive
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CommentFind Hansom and win a Kindle Fire
Hansom is hiding on Building.co.uk . Get clicking, find him and get your hands on a tablet or one of two other prizes
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CommentONS figures show some way to go
With the industry suffering, government support is more important than ever
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CommentSmaller firms failing slows recovery
SMEs play an important role in holding up the construction economy
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CommentReader competition: Spot the Building
In this photo montage we have five schemes, can you identify them?