All Comment articles – Page 285
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CommentHansom: Multimedia communication
This week, RMJM goes through an identity crisis, Pure Student Living approaches Chinese teenagers online, Aecom’s Jason Prior has words with taxi drivers, and T T launches Johannesburg’s second moon
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CommentDirect payment clauses: Caught in the middle
An employer that gives itself the power to pay subcontractors direct if the main contractor does not, may find itself acting as a referee between two warring parties
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CommentBRE response
BRE is confident that its proposed development in Garston, Watford will enhance the local community
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CommentWonders & blunders with Vicky Richardson
For Vicky Richardson, the view from the Emirates Air Line cable car shows a city with exciting potential to fly high - whereas the sight of the supposedly future-facing Crystal is a bit of a downer
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CommentBeware restrictive covenants
Restrictive covenants can deal a fatal blow to a developer’s plans. So make sure you understand what effect a convenant will have on the development before you take the plunge
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CommentBy any other name
The Davis Langdon we remember no longer exists - is holding on to the name more of a hindrance than a help?
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CommentThe making of us
Many have bemoaned the coalition’s reliance on private funding for infrastructure, but this new reality could benefit construction firms if they are able to adapt fast enough
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CommentThe target
The high-profile pursuit of May Gurney demonstrates growing evidence that the support services sector is a major future growth area
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CommentNumber of homes not the problem
There are a vast number of homes for sale but no one can afford to buy them
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CommentIt's a good plan, but …
Stimulating the housing market is a fine old idea, but it requires a planning system that is up to the job. Debbie Aplin considers what can be done to improve chances of getting on site
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CommentGoing green? Give it time
David Weight believes opportunities to reduce embodied carbon are often thwarted by a tight build programme. With careful planning and more time, emissions could be slashed
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CommentO ye of little faith
A recent Court of Appeal case confirms the traditional English hostility to a general doctrine of good faith in the performance of contracts
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CommentMaking a drama out of a crisis
Buildings and contents insurance is big business. But what happens when an insurer’s contractor’s subcontractor tries to get money from homeowners? In short, a bit of a mess
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CommentImpossible conditions passed on
here should be an appropriate relationship between being paid and paying others and anything else is grossly unfair
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CommentYou cannot change the market
Carillion will start losing bids, margins will fall and so will the share price
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CommentCampaign for fairer payment
Suppliers or subcontractors experiencing payment problems should report it
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CommentWonders & blunders … with Steve Bosi
Steve Bosi predicts the Walkie Talkie tower will be a great addition to the London skyline, but looks back with regret at the exterior of Barcelona’s Las Arenas
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CommentGuaranteed maximum prices: Berth pangs
Francis Ho dives into the topic of guaranteed maximum price provisions and discovers how the pricing provisions for the navy’s new submarine jetty in Scotland were sunk
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CommentHansom: Of all creation
A rapper sings a rainbow in the name of architecture, the game is afoot for the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, there’s more marathon news, and has Balfour Beatty offended the gods?