All Comment articles – Page 350
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CommentHackney Empires vs Aviva Insurance: What happened next?
Act I: Hackney Empire advances its contractor 750k. Act II: the contractor goes bust. Act III: Hackney tries to recover the money under its surety bond. Now, at last, the denouement …
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CommentStop charging so much in adjudication
Adjudication is being treated as something it’s not - and spending all this time and money has become a joke
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The Construction Act: Changes to NEC and ICC payment provisions
The new Construction Act has sparked all sorts of changes to payment provisions in contracts - and some could be troublesome. Here’s what to look out for
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CommentMr Cameron, here’s how to build 500,000 homes and net £10bn for the Treasury – well maybe
Is David Cameron’s call for a ‘housing revolution’ too good to be true?
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CommentHadid's Evelyn Grace Academy: Gove won’t like it
Zaha Hadid’s school runs counter to today’s politically austere mood, but this inspiring piece of design is a worthy winner of this year’s Stirling prize
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CommentDon't let the National Trust derail essential planning change
Planning must be streamlined if UK plc is going to succeed in growing its economy - heritage organisations must not be allowed to interfere
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CommentHow will the Government spend the money it raises from boosting council house sales?
Why would you sell a property at a huge discount to raise money to build another property? The conundrum lies in basic financial engineering – the use of leverage
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CommentThe health system needs surgery not sticking plasters
Andrew Lansley cheers the party faithful but fails to say how government will deliver healthcare reform
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CommentStirling Effort
The surprise winner of this year’s Stirling Prize shows continuing strained relations between architecture and politics
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CommentWill Tory plans to sell council houses to fund new affordable rented homes work?
How will the government stimulate 100,000 extra buyers of council homes?
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CommentIs the urgency there to fix the housing crisis Shapps says we're in?
Underlying concerns were prevalent at the Conservative Party Conference that the government’s planning proposals may be watered down
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CommentMultiple disputes in adjudiation: Witney council vs Beam Construction Ltd
Can more than one dispute be referred to an adjudicator?
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Inbox: What's missing?
Readers discuss what’s needed to make the industry more eco-friendly, and have a name to add to the credits list for Colchester’s Arts Centre
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CommentUncertainty will only hurt the NHS
The coalition has made a mess of its restructuring of the NHS, creating confusion and waste when what it needs is steady, incremental modernisation
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CommentHansom: That's what i want
Women refuse to settle for second best this week: Zaha Hadid requests the perfect employee, Angela Brady takes charge at the Lib Dem conference and Mrs Stefanou - sorry: Debbie - takes us to task
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CommentPFI projects: For fools rush in ...
With PFI undergoing a possible resurgence, contractors and consultants should apprise themselves of the risks involved before they sign up
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Right to renewable energy: Solar eclipse
There is no law guaranteeing a right to energy from renewable sources, meaning that users could have their work undone by a developer plonking a building in their sunlight
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CommentWho's to blame for our lack of zero-carbon homes?
Are housebuilders failing to build to zero-carbon standards - as suggested by minister Andrew Stunell - or is the failure to build due to a flaw in the targets?
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CommentThe next big thing
CH2M’s acquisiton of Halcrow is a prime contender for the deal of 2011 – who’s going to be next?
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