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CommentLeader: Rethinking safety
As speculation grows about the impending release of the full Hackitt report, will the sector be able to provide the required answers to the most pressing concerns?
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CommentIt ain't put your feet up time
Just because an employer’s own actions have delayed completion does not necessarily let the contractor off the hook, explains Ian Yule
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CommentLegal: Beware the robots
In the third of our series on new technology, James Worthington considers the legal issues surrounding the use of robotics on the construction site
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CommentSlowing market: a time to take stock - and get savvy
What everyone in construction can agree on is that Brexit is casting a long shadow over the industry
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CommentAre contractors in full control of staff on site - and are site workers being put in danger?
UK law requires site workers to demonstrate their credentials through qualifications. But is this being documented and adhered to on site?
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CommentBreaking up is hard to do
The European Investment Bank is an important source of finance for UK infrastructure, investing billions in the UK every year. So why would we want to leave it?
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CommentWhy the UK’s off-site fabrication sector could stall due to poor supply chain planning and management processes
Vivalda Group’s Ben Jayes thinks the UK construction industry’s lack of supply chain and management skills could be the Achilles’ Heel of the fast-growing off-site fabrication market.
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CommentTackling late payment in the construction sector
If good can come out of Carillion’s collapse, it would be a recognition across the industry that late payment simply isn’t good business practice
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CommentPlanning deregulation - is it the answer?
Planning deregulation can open up a wealth of opportunity, but is it the right move to address the needs of local communities?
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CommentLeader: Waiting in the wings
With protests (and a tweet) once again putting the ailing health service in the spotlight, solutions are needed. But is private finance the only way to address a crumbling estate, and with it, the NHS?
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CommentFire: the need for testing regimes with real-world clarity
The interim Hackitt report acknowledges that there’s no reason why the industry cannot voluntarily adopt cultrual changes ahead of its final recommendations, due later this spring. So let’s.
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CommentHansom: It's all very confusing
This week: a planning endorsement disguised as an objection, a pensions expert twinned with a pop singer, and a resolute Remainer exhorting everyone to vote leave…?
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CommentCarillion: Who's delusional?
Carillion’s maligned boss made some valid points, even if MPs seemed not to listen
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CommentA new age for the performance bond
In the fallout of Carillion’s collapse, the use of performance bonds as a way of derisking a project has come to the fore
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CommentIt's all in the brief
PFI was meant to deliver improved cost certainty, efficiency and quality – so what went wrong? Mark Bew points the finger at poor project briefing
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CommentLegal blog: When things go phut
With the Construction Act up for review, it’s the perfect moment to add a key item from Latham’s wish list that got left out last time: compulsory project bank accounts. Tony Bingham explains
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CommentLegal blog: Cyber Security - building services
While building infrastructure and services can help improve security, they may also offer vulnerable points for cyber attack. By Paul Glass of Taylor Wessing’s cyber security team
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CommentPeak performance
The smart elements of high-performing buildings are often not fully used when the scheme is occupied. How can occupiers and landlords get the best out of these features?
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CommentLegal: Not quite the last word
Robert Akenhead explains why final isn’t always final – so make sure your contract’s finality provisions are clear and explicit
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CommentReinvent suburbia to solve London’s housing crisis
While the creation of new suburban communities could potentially deliver large numbers of new homes, the cost of introducing new infrastructure is substantial