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CommentFrom red flags to rate rises – a developer’s survival guide to contractor fragility
It is vital for developers to understand the signs that contractors are struggling financially. This guide gives you some examples of vital questions to ask
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CommentTime to think outside the housing box
The housing industry can tackle the crisis by innovating and taking advantage of off-site manufacturing
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CommentWork in construction: Rewards and awards
Uncertain times mean that staff are looking for job security, while the very best recently got their day in the sun at the Building Awards
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CommentHansom: Good intentions
This week, a diversity day at British Land, a record charity haul at the Building Award and Cemex’s new boss takes an ethical tour of London
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CommentBetter fire safety can't wait for rule change
Regulations need to be simplified, but the industry needn’t wait for policy-makers to address fire safety
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CommentTechnology: more, better, less
From a granular level to grandioise world-changing possibilities, this year’s Autodesk University conference whipped up notion that the way in which the built envionment is crafted could be altered signficantly
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CommentAnd about time too
The review of the Construction Act is more than welcome to Tony Bingham, who can hardly wait to see an end to the misapplication of 28-day adjudication as a dispute resolution process
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CommentCase in focus: Payless notices
An effective payless notice must include an explanation of the grounds for withholding, a headline figure and a calculation showing how that figure has been produced
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CommentWho pays, if the form doesn’t say?
Ahead of next month’s new FIDIC release, Lindy Patterson considers how risk allocation varies between FIDIC and NEC standard forms
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CommentTurmeric lattes all round!
Media and tech firms’ desire to provide their young talent with playful and flexible working spaces embedded in a vibrant community is changing how we build
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CommentDo keep up
What does artificial intelligence (AI) mean for construction and you? Stephen Hawking says AI could be the “worst event in the history of our civilisation” and believes we will perish from it
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CommentLife beyond BIM: Embracing data to boost the UK’s economic productivity
With the Government’s Autumn Statement just around the corner, the thorny issue of the UK’s woeful industrial productivity is once again raising its head
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CommentHansom: Competition winners
The Stirling prize victor is announced, Arsenal and Spurs are locked in a contest to be the biggest and Cemex deserves a prize for its efforts to protect cyclists on the roads
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CommentHow to maintain top class academy estates
Funding for UK acadamies, despite providing respite, has resulted in a challenge to manage and refurbish estates cost-effectively.
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CommentUp against a brick wall
With school buildings crumbling faster than we can maintain or replace them, how will we cope with the looming bulge in the school-age population?
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CommentLegal blog: On demand or on default?
Victoria Peckett explains how to distinguish between a payment guarantee that applies only in the event of a default and one that can be invoked on demand
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CommentSurviving the Brexit meltdown
The government seems barely to recognise the disconnect between its desire to invest in infrastructure and housing and its determination to reduce immigration. Our industry must work with it to at least limit the fallout
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CommentGender pay gap reporting is an opportunity to tackle industry's lack of diversity head on
The government’s definition of the gender pay gap does not refer to equal pay for equal work, but rather the overall difference in salaries earned by women and men collectively
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CommentNew is no guarantee: bridging the gap between design, construction and FM
From a construction perspective, how can you design in a user centric way when there is no user to consider?
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CommentDon't just stand there...
All forecasts point to little growth next year, so now it’s time to think about what this sector stands to lose if the Brexit negotiations are flunked