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CommentWho is measuring BIM?
BIM has a key role to play in meeting the government’s construction strategy targets - but who is measuring progress?
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CommentLooking north
The chancellor’s pledge to drive a ‘northern powerhouse’ economy and backing for a north-east-north-west high-speed rail line offer welcome prospects for work
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CommentA Scottish case: Highland fling
What happens when a high-level solicitor comes up against a determined Scottish subbie?
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CommentPlanning infrastructure: Looking into the future
The EEF has echoed the recommendations of the Armitt Review to create an independent body to plan long-term infrastructure projects
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CommentRotten to the core
The CIOB has been trying to root out corruption in the industry but how deeply ingrained is the problem?
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CommentHansom: Trick or treat
It’s a Halloween special this week: it’s revealed HLM’s chair once played with the living dead (Status Quo), a former Building cover star meets a terrible fate on the Graham Norton Show, and Frank Gehry gets a bit grisly
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CommentOnline poll: Modern slavery
Do you think that modern slavery is prevalent in the UK construction industry? Vote here
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CommentThe bigger picture
Concerns about what is, for now, a slight blip in output figures would be better directed at thinking how to build the industry’s capacity to grow
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CommentTapping into the Internet of Things
Devices that monitor appliances in buildings are a powerful way to help occupants manage their properties more efficiently and sustainably
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CommentLyons doesn't grasp planning nettle
Further simplification needed if new entrants to the industry are to be encouraged
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CommentAre you really excluded from liability?
This case highlights the importance of ensuring that any exclusion or limitation clauses in your contracts are clearly drafted to cover the situations which you expect
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CommentFIDIC dispute resolution: Peterborough City Council vs Enterprise Managed Services Ltd
‘The judge acknowledged that DAB adjudication might well be “rough and ready” but he observed that the parties had agreed to incorporate the FIDIC DAB machinery into their contract’
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CommentWhy RIBA needs serious reform
New RIBA Council member Ben Derbyshire on why he stood - and what he wants to do
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CommentScouting further afield for contractors
There is no doubt that there is a strong case for new entrants in the market and it is occurring
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CommentWhat are garden cities worth?
Richard Rogers might not like them, but there’s merit in the garden cities movement
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CommentBuilding on good news
With positive sector reports published this week, it’s important that the staff are found to support these numbers
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CommentLook past the politics to Lyons Review details
On the face of it, Labour are the first party to produce a comprehensive plan to increase housebuilding
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CommentChina deserves better architecture
China’s president recently called for an end to ‘weird architecture’ resulting from the construction boom, which could be good news for British designers
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CommentLyons: a roar or a whisper?
If Labour get in to power, it’ll be the Treasury that decides whether the Lyons Review will make a difference