More Comment – Page 117
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CommentLegal: Draft your warranty with care
Aidan Steensma on the relevance to contractors of defects claims in developer-tenant cases
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CommentLegal: Pay it backwards
Stephanie Canham on draft legislation that will introduce a reverse VAT charge specifically for construction, to combat VAT fraud
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CommentLooking after older buildings with new technology - a modern challenge
In order to fulfil a building’s maintenance requirements, it is clear that estate owners need a better understanding of their assets
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CommentDealing with uncomfortably high - and low - temperatures in buildings: an increasingly common problem
Overheating in homes and commercial property is a real problem now - and it’s not going away any time soon
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CommentTakeaways from the 2018 National Planning Policy Framework
How realistic is it to expect that the government will meet its target of 300,000 homes and will the 2018 NPPF help it meet this target?
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CommentWill Birmingham be chosen as Channel 4's new home?
As the countdown to Channel 4’s decision looms the conundrum is now a choice between three but HS2 and its transport infrastructure makes Birmingham is a clear frontrunner
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CommentConstruction needs a deal
As things stand – more than two years after the Leave vote – we still have no idea what it actually means for any sector of the economy, least of all construction.
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CommentThe government needs to find a way out of the mess it has created
The construction’s contribution to the economy is seemingly being ignored. But ours is the sector that is going to be essential in the delivery process of large infrastructure projects post-Brexit
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CommentLet’s drive industry change by questioning everything
Carillion has highlighted construction’s tendency to get stuck in a rut by sticking to what it has always done – but by asking the right questions, we can drive real change
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CommentNot just any old homes
Simply building more homes won’t help if they’re of the wrong type, in the wrong places – and built to inadequate standards
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CommentHansom: Where the money is
Accountants charge up to £1,156 an hour to sort out Carillion, and an MP gets on stage to prove once again that politics is just showbusiness for ugly people
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CommentLeaving the EU with no deal would be bad for the construction industry
With over 2.3 million jobs in construction, it is critical firms are still able to attract the skills, and trade in vital goods, that enable growth and encourage investment
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CommentLosing access to skilled EU labour will only heighten constraints and costs
It’s worrying that the government doesn’t appear to read its own forecasts when setting out its position with the EU
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CommentLegal: Renewable contracts
In the sixth part of our series on new technology, Sara Cunningham considers how building contracts can be adapted for new buildings that also are required to generate energy
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CommentLegal: Agreed in principle
When is a contract a contract, asks Robert Akenhead – is it when a notional agreement is agreed, or does it need to be more formal?
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CommentHow many more reports, initiatives, inquiries are necessary before anything changes?
As long as we persist in analysing our “construction navels” there is little prospect for long-term transformation of our delivery model, writes Rudi Klein
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CommentTwo years on, what do we know about public procurement and construction dispute resolution post-Brexit?
The precise future of public procurement in the UK remains uncertain. But in the words of the well-worn wartime propaganda message, perhaps we should keep calm and carry on?
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CommentPreparing for Brexit: what can you do to protect your position?
While it is mightily difficult to predict exactly what the circumstances will be for construction next March, there are some options for businesses to mitigate any Brexit risk that may arise
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CommentWhat next after A-levels?
On A-level results day, Aecom’s Jack Barker explains that university is no longer the be-all and end-all for further education
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CommentTrailblazers: The Colosseum, Rome
Robert Bird Group director Jason Langer admires how one of the most copied pieces of architectural detailing is actually a piece of temporary works engineering