All Comment articles – Page 372
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CommentPower and influence
It’s a big-stakes game for construction this week, with large donations to politicos and whole countries being flogged off. Meanwhile, Building itself pulls off a mass deception
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CommentGreat leaders of our time
The industry, and indeed the world, is on the move and to stay on top chief executives have to predict where it’s going. The successful could even win a Building Award
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CommentDos and Don'ts: Interface issues
In the latest in our series on dos and don’ts, we look at interface issues - what they are and how to manage them when they arise
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CommentSmall domestic disputes often get out of hand
A small domestic building dispute begins with a niggle and ends up like the gunfight at the OK Corral – but costing thousands of pounds. The pity is, it’s all so unnecessary
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CommentBuilding contracts: Setting the standard
The Joint Contracts Tribunal has provided building contracts for 80 years. Today, the challenge is to respond to a changing industry – but keep costs low
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CommentDemolition: Hold off on that wrecking ball
A heritage group has won a major legal battle regarding controls over demolition. It means nearly all demolition now needs planning permission
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Defects after completion
Dominic Helps wrote an illuminating account of what damages a client might expect if serious faults are found in an otherwise completed and occupied building (18 March, page 47)
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CommentTown and country
Protecting the green belt from redevlopment is not the same as protecting the English countryside. If we work sustainably, we can create a better, greener future
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CommentA lesson for Michael Gove
The construction minister tries to calm down architects rattled by attacks on their profession and a drive to standardise
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CommentNo prizes it seems in the New Homes Bonus for being a housing-friendly good planning authority
The biggest winners on the New Home Bonus race are councils based in the South
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CommentWhy WWF had to leave the Carbon Taskforce
Groundbreaking green policy has been undermined by government says WWF campaign manager Darren Shirley
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CommentBuyers survey points to quickening pace of input price rises
Activity levels are positive but rising input costs will put pressure on firms with slim margins
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CommentHousing market: more stable but still fragile
Prices shouldn't fall too much in 2011 provided interest rates and unemployment doesn't rise
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CommentSustainability on a shoestring
The Budget didn’t do much to raise Pascale Scheurer’s hopes for the future of the industry. Here she considers what has changed and what you can do to mitigate the effects
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CommentSuspend reality
Make sure you’re clear on the terms of a contract before suspending for non-payment. If you get it wrong, you could end up being burned
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CommentHow the OFT went OTT
The penalties dished out by the OFT over cover pricing did more harm than the offence they sought to punish. Now the fines have been reduced by 90% and it’s time to move on
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CommentHansom: Stop nagging!
Niggles and moans seem to be this week’s theme. From a grumpy Phil Spencer, to a deputy mayor just too sick to make a Monday morning meeting. I, however, have been a ray of sunshine as usual