All Comment articles – Page 346
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CommentThe Construction Act: Changes to consultants' payment processes
Consultants’ payment processes are traditionally very different to those of contractors. So how have they changed in the standard contracts since the new Construction Act?
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CommentSchool buildings: Could achieve great things
Schools need results and, with a new building programme on its way, the design and construction industries are the best people to deliver
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CommentWhy BIM doesn't have to be 3D
QSs may adopt BIM more quickly if they stopped thinking of it as a 3D tool. BIM’s about more efficient ways of working not just computer models
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CommentThings may look slightly better in the housing market, but I wouldn’t get too excited
What are the medium-term prospects of the housing market?
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CommentFear of charging motorists leaves UK on road to nowhere
A new report from Arup says roadbuilding in the UK has ground to a halt despite obvious economic benefits of new schemes
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CommentAre customers loyal or just too lazy to go elsewhere?
Our marketing expert explains how earn loyalty from your customers
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Interview: The most influential surveyor on Twitter
Ben Muir of chartered building surveyor Avalon topped the first tCnRICS100 list of most influential users of Twitter
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FITs: Time for a rational response
Feed-in tariffs should have been brought down gradually over a period of time instead of the knee-jerk reaction we’ve seen
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Changes to public procurement regulations
A round-up of the recent changes arising from the Public Procurement Regulations 2011
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CommentSafety in numbers
Nobody is safe from the acquiring arms of foreign firms (apart from architects), but is this the grisly end of UK independence or just small companies fighting for survival?
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CommentPublic procurement: Getting the hang of it
Public procurement rules aren’t there to be broken - Brussels’ orders. But it will help if you learn to juggle with their terms
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CommentMy Digital Life: Erland Rendall
A forward thinker, it’s not just apps and tweeting that gets Erland’s digital buzz going
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CommentBuilding buys a pint ... At construction rocks
This year our industry experts let their hair down in Camden
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CommentHansom: hitting the big time
The lure of celebrity proves too much to resist as industry members rub shoulders with Strictly contestants, reveal their own love of performing and start morphing into famous figures themselves
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CommentThe big time
You’ve got to be in it to win it, but who is going to win this consultant sector battle?
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Inbox: On balance
This week, readers weigh up the arguments for and against PFI, decide the Green Construction Board is missing an academic voice and urge the Scottish government to reconsider its capital budget cuts
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CommentWhen does the new Construction Act apply?
Working out when the new Act applies is tricky, but looking at past cases might help
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NEC3 and the global market: World domination
Although Tony Bingham and others criticise the NEC3 for its administrative burden, in the global construction market it has a vital role to play in good project management