All Comment articles – Page 71
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CommentParty manifestos: Scrutiny on the bounty
The Conservative manifesto landed this week, so now all three main parties have set out their stalls
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Comment5 minutes with… John Avery, director, LOM architecture and design
John Avery tells Building about art deco, procrastination, and a black Blüthner piano
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CommentLessons in delay analysis
Debates over methodology can take on a life of their own and lose sight of the facts
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CommentThe ties that bind: When 'subject to contract' backfires
Adding tags such as ‘subject to contract’ can fail to have the desired effect – and might even backfire
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CommentParty manifestos: Reckless spending doesn’t pay off
Even the benefits of infrastructure investment could be limited for the construction industry
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CommentWhen smart isn’t very clever
Matthew Marson has worked on designing smart technology throughout his career. But sometimes it can go wrong…
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Comment5 minutes with… Dexter Moren, director, Dexter Moren Associates
Dexter Moren tells Building about South Africa, seafood, and Stansted airport
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Playing all the right notes but…
This week, a slanted take on tall towers, the tale of a Thatcher comeback, and light at the end of the Crossrail tunnel
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CommentTall towers and trade marks
Louise Popple considers intellectual property rights in iconic buildings
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CommentConstruction contracts: Maintaining good relations
What does it mean if a contract is classified as a relational contract? And how does this relate to a duty of good faith?
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CommentTaking flight – the departures board is beginning to look a little crowded
For a while, it felt like construction’s night of the long knives
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CommentBolton fire: Spotlight on cladding, again
All 200 or so residents were evacuated and, while two people were injured, thankfully there were no fatalities. So why the widespread media coverage?
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CommentMMC: Be part of the change
This industry is good at talking about change but actually making it happen relies on – above all else – modern methods of construction
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Space race
Tension is astronomical at the Building Awards, certain housebuilders come in for some flak, and Homes England gets lost in translation
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Comment5 minutes with… Andrew Henderson, executive director, UK buildings, Ramboll
Andrew Henderson tells Building about film-making, decompressing, and robots
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CommentLegal abroad: Doing business in West Africa
The second of our new series on the legal issues to consider when operating abroad
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CommentFire safety: Are you covered?
Complying with Approved Document B on fire safety doesn’t guarantee you’re meeting the Building Regulations
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CommentScrutinising Crossrail
In April this year, the former chief executive of Crossrail, Andrew Wolstenholme, said this: “The programme we put together [for Crossrail] in March 2018 still found a way through to opening in December 2018.” Last week, one of his successors, Mark Wild, said this: “Our latest ...
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CommentThe government should lead by example on prompt payment
Is it fair for the government to criticise tier 1s on poor payment practices when as a client it is guilty of the same?
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Baby steps
A young housing secretary is questioned for the first time and thrill seekers are prevented from setting foot on a series of nerve-wracking bridges