All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles
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CommentThe negotiation skills construction forgot to teach
Former chief construction adviser Paul Morrell reflects on HS2’s contract renegotiations and argues they expose a deeper, systemic failure in government procurement capability - and a neglected gap in built environment education
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CommentThe adjudicator can ignore your arguments and look to the materials
An adjudicator plumped for a position advocated by a document in the case bundle but disavowed by both disputing parties
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CommentWhat if Britain’s next construction boom is driven from the regions?
For devolution to fulfill its potential, five things need to happen, writes RLB chief executive Andrew Reynolds
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CommentThe Budget must treat construction as a national priority
With planning consents at a 20-year low and major contractors continuing to collapse, the industry needs more than warm words from the chancellor. Richard Steer sets out what a serious Budget would actually look like
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NewsMcLaren gets Gateway 2 green light for next phase of £350m housing scheme going up opposite Chelsea Barracks
Firm to build second phase of Ebury Bridge job which includes 330 homes
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NewsLoughborough university professor appointed as next chief construction adviser
Sergio Cavalaro played key role in government’s structural assessments of buildings containing RAAC
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Think Tank: Evaluating gateway 3 as a critical control point in building safety compliance
To coincide with the annual Building the Future Conference, the Building the Future Think Tank has today published three research reports. The delve into issues around workplace and skills, building safety and our Regen Connect campaign.
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Think Tank: Ensuring future skills to reinvent career pathways and talent mobility in the built environment
To coincide with the annual Building the Future Conference, the Building the Future Think Tank has today published three research reports. The delve into issues around workplace and skills, building safety and our Regen Connect campaign.
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CommentHow will the Building Safety Levy impact development?
The Building Safety Levy comes into force today, adding another layer of cost pressure to a strained development market. Robert Ray sets out the key impacts and why the sector should be ready
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CommentAre construction contracts ready for a hotter future?
Sheena Sood explains the delivery, performance and commercial risks of increased heat, how different contracts allocate them, and what may need to change
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SponsoredSkills passports show what you’ve got
For new entrants, old hands and employers alike, skills and competency ‘passports’ that record education, training and verified practical experience could make hiring easier and more effective
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CommentWhose side are you on? A look at new RICS guidance for expert witnesses
Tony Bingham ponders upon the “musts” and “must nots” of the latest RICS guidance to surveyors acting as expert witnesses
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FeaturesProcurement update: Tackling programme uncertainty
What can be done to increase certainty of outcome on infrastructure projects? Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis examines the evolving strategies on affordability and delivery uncertainty
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CommentHow insolvency affects dispute resolution
When a dispute involves an insolvent party, the challenge is not so much obtaining a ruling as enforcing it
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CommentAndy Burnham’s triple helix growth model risks being undermined by fuel, food and finance headwinds
The UK economy has been remarkably resilient this year, but the barriers to growth are getting bigger. That is bad news for investment, says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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CommentWhat happens when an adjudicator disagrees with both parties about the very basis of their disagreement?
The parties disagreed on what the contract said about damages – but the adjudicator ruled it said nothing at all
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CommentHard hat or graduation cap? In construction, we need both
Our skills challenge is about perceptions as much as pathways, and we need to tackle the two together, writes Patricia Moore at Turner & Townsend
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CommentConsultants have a unique vantage point on the built environment professions review - they must use it
The government’s call for evidence on the future of built environment professions closes in days. Andy Hay of Hollis argues that consultants, sitting between clients, contractors and regulators, are best placed to explain how the system really works
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FeaturesThe draft London Plan beyond the headlines: Five things you might have missed in Khan’s latest vision for the capital
City Hall’s 288-page draft London Plan sets out sweeping changes to density rules, green belt release and tall building policy. Here’s a break-down of what the proposed policies could mean for development across the capital
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CommentThe real planning problem starts after permission is granted
Securing consent faster is only part of the challenge. If contractors are appointed too late, projects can inherit the most expensive version of the approved scheme, writes Beth West