All Comment articles – Page 70
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Comment‘I just wish his employer cared about his staff’
The wife of a site worker required to continue throughout the coronavirus pandemic tells her story
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CommentCoronavirus: There are still actions you can take to protect your business
EY’s Ian Marson offeers advice for construction firms on risk mitigation and resilience
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CommentEditor’s blog: Nothing is normal
Chloe McCulloch reflects on how odd life has become for everyone
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CommentThe dilemma of keeping building sites open shines spotlight on industry’s real problems
Wider public concerns being trumped by age-old worries over legal letters and cashflows
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CommentForce majeure clauses rarely come to the aid of subcontractors
Tier 1 contractors need to look after their supply chains in this hour of need
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CommentWhat to do if coronavirus means your project gets shut down
As site shutdowns loom amid coronavirus measures, what is the legal position for those whose project never restarts?
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CommentShould construction sites be in lockdown or not?
Construction leaders left scrambling for clarity as strict new rules leave sites in limbo
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CommentThe curious case of building sites staying open while coronavirus sends country into lockdown
Keeping jobs up and running seems more fanciful with each passing hour
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CommentEditor’s blog: Mother’s Day with a difference
A weekend of social distancing involves flowers on the doorstep and chess via Facetime
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CommentEditor’s blog: Comfort in small things
Building’s Chloe McCulloch has spent a working week in self-isolation but she does not feel alone
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CommentWorking apart can bring a team closer together
Looking for positives in a crisis, home-working has some unexpected benefits
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CommentWe are learning the lessons of the past
The country’s listed housebuilders are being battered, but they are in better shape than 12 years ago
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CommentHeathrow's third runway: Judiciary commits to the climate
The recent ruling on Heathrow reinforces the UK courts’ commitment to hold the government to account on climate change
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Rishi Sunak as Bob the Builder and Brighton’s bright idea
Gossip on Rory Stewart napping, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech and bee bricks
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CommentEditor’s blog: School’s out and the kids are in charge
Building’s editor is learning that home-schooling does not always go to plan
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CommentA desire to punish can cost dearly
A couple who sued their architect neighbour after she helped out for free are paying heavily for pursuing a speculative case
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CommentEditor’s blog: Home-schooling starts, with mixed results
As working parents face schools shutting indefinitely Building’s Chloe McCulloch reflects on some of the practicalities
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CommentWays to claim for covid-19 costs
If the new coronavirus has an impact on your project, there are other legal instruments beyond force majeure to call on
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CommentWe must keep building to continue investing in our future
Government has some critical lessons to learn from the 2008 crash