All Comment articles – Page 313
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CommentMy digital life … David Barrett
John Rowan & Partners’ head of retrofit on treasure hunting, the Temple Run app and the best groups on Linkedin
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CommentInvesting in Angola: Between extremes
Understand these regulations and you could tap into one of the fastest-growing markets in Africa
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CommentAll things considered
The Public Services (Social Value) Act will change the face of public procurement, requiring authorities to consider social, economic and environmental well-being
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CommentA: Alfred McAlpine Capital Projects vs Tilebox
In the first of a new series, we look at a ruling that shows how difficult it is to overturn reasonable liquidated damages agreed in a contract
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CommentRenewables subsidy review is a 'shot in the arm' for UK plc
But we need to be careful to maximise the economic benefits
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CommentDay 2: Key Olympic moments
Three major events in the construction of the most extraordinary project the capital has seen
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CommentShocking yes, but we should have expected a sharp fall in construction output
Construction output is volatile and the figures are plausible - but uncomfortable reading
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CommentBuilding the Olympics: Key moments
Building looks back over the major events that helped to create the most extraordinary construction project the capital has ever seen
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CommentRestraint not extravagance
This year’s Stirling prize nominees reflect the hard times but one leaves a powerful lasting impression
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CommentConstruction industry forecasters are of one mind: It’s worse than we thought
It also illustrates just why construction leaders have stepped up their campaign to get government to boost building
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CommentThe new CIOB contract: read and then comment ...
Far from being overcomplicated, the new CIOB complex contract is as simple as it can be without becoming ineffective
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CommentArbitration clauses: Merit Process Engineering Ltd vs Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Ltd
It is essential that parties agree on the price to be paid for works under a contract, or at least agree on a mechanism for determining the price subsequently
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CommentArchitects get twitchy over prospects in private housing as industry optimism wanes
The RIBA future trends survey index took a hit in June falling from 13 to 2
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CommentBuilding buys a pint... for Formation Architects
Housing, London and the Shard are discussed at The Island Queen, Islingon, London
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CommentShovels at the ready
New government initiatives show plans to attract private investment to the industry have not worked out as hoped
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CommentHansom: A spot of mischief
This week, Labour’s shadow construction minister reveals his inner child, Tessa Jowell recalls Howard Shiplee’s feminist leanings, Building fails to cut it with a mallet and a saucy video for … paint
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CommentThe good in wood ...
LCA system should include sequestered carbon stored in the wood plus the inherent renewable nature of the material in question
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CommentPensions: Cleaning up our toxic legacy
Construction accounts for £34.4bn of the UK’s final salary pension deficit. How can the government restore confidence in workplace schemes?
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CommentCIOB complex contract: Unpickupable
The new CIOB contract: Another standard contract that nobody will ever have the time or energy to read