All Comment articles – Page 365
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Time will tell
It’s back to the future this week as readers reflect on whether or not the Localism Bill will deliver what it promises and if BIM heralds a bright new future
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CommentOne man, one vision
The Aecom and Davis Langdon merger heralds a new era for construction in the UK
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CommentLife's little struggles
The industry faces many challenges today, but this week highlights the more unusual hurdles. Lightning and leopards endanger architects, boats prove tricky to steer – and the RICS has trouble counting
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CommentHomes, sweet homes
We need to get the housebuilding market moving again and the government is doing a lot to help. But it’s not just about numbers - we need to build the right kind of homes
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CommentMore than the tea run: Construction graduates on the dole
Too many construction graduates are on the dole. This is talent that our industry is going to need when the upturn comes. So let’s nurture it
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Client feedback: Let me explain (at length)
Client feedback helps people grow as professionals and is a mandatory part of the tendering process on public sector contracts. But how much is enough?
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CommentGet your excess clauses out
Though the customer may not always be right, it can too often be blamed for waste. In fact, it’s frequently a contractor’s excess clauses that cost the client cash
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CommentScottish arbitration: Join the rebellion
There’s a movement afoot in Scottish arbitration, and the mood is spreading south of the border. The demands are simple: total arbitration revolution
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CommentIs the government construction strategy fundamentally flawed? I hope not, but …
Public clients will more than ever need flexibility - a word that sadly does not appear in the report
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CommentSquare Deal?
Westminster Council has finally announced plans to build a pedestrian crossing in Parliament Square. But is that enough to wrest the square from the clutch of the protestors and into the hands of the public?
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CommentMorrell starts cracking the whip
Paul Morrell will head up the government drive to make 20% cost savings on public sector building projects
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CommentIncentives key for Passivhaus in UK
Market forces alone won’t raise standards says consultant behind the Passivhaus Diary
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CommentIt still looks tough for civils firms, despite fewer pessimists
Work is still dwindling, but firms are more optimistic, finds the latest CECA survey
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CommentLargest ever Passivhaus scheme kicks off green conference
Mark Elton reports on his experiences from the 15th International Passivhaus conference in Innsbruck, Austria, but first, a trip to the biggest Passivhaus development yet
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CommentCivil Litigation Costs: Sousa vs London borough of Waltham Forest council
Until legislation is passed to alter the situation, local authorities can be stung by 100% success fees when claims are made against them
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CommentThe last judgment
Today’s lesson comes from the book of Ecclesiastical and wrestles with questions of choice, free will, causation - and whether it’s OK to tell the odd porkie
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Inbox: who's right?
There’s little consensus to be found this week: the merits of BIM are in dispute, as is the the economic case for high-speed rail, and readers even disagree about introducing double decker trains to the UK