More Comment – Page 229
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CommentThe Green Deal: Are we back at square one?
The sector must capitalise on customer interest now that the £120m government incentive has closed
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CommentWe must re-empower small and medium-sized housebuilders
Tthe current dominance of volume house builders has caused concerns for location and housing quality
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CommentBalfour: Another twist, but not the end
Balfour Beatty’s decision to walk away from merger talks with Carillion is far from the conclusion of this story
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CommentDifferent ways to shorten the skills gap
A reader responds to Simon Rawlinson’s column with her own ideas about how to tackle the skills shortage
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CommentA failure to plan
If housing is a long-term priority for the UK, the planning system does not recognise it
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CommentBalfour and Carillion - deal or no deal?
What would be the potential pros and cons for the industry if this massive merger were to go through?
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CommentHansom: Verse and worse
Poetry (of a kind) wins the day for WSP, placemaking finds its place (on the coffee table), Ken doll’s private bits get a once over, Germany beats Argentina (again) and Didcot A power station is blown up out of all proportion
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CommentWhat a waste of talent
Construction badly needs people with skills yet is failing to appeal both to those who have no experience of work and to those who are drawn to other industries
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CommentIs this good night for Balfour Beatty?
Balfour Beatty used to be my pin-up boys, so what has gone wrong?
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CommentRobin and Barbara Bache and others vs Zurich Insurance Limited: Interpretation of insurance contracts
Zurich’s arguments on the meaning of “fails to complete the construction” in the policy were rejected by the court because they ran against the commercial reality of the purpose of the policy
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CommentSet-off: Know the setbacks
Set-off is a term that is regularly heard in the construction industry, but does everyone know exactly what it means?
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CommentCaught in the Act
Your brilliant idea to develop part of an existing building could easily be scuppered by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 - so best to get advice early
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CommentIt's a shambles now but will it get even worse?
Learning from the launch of the Project Management and Full Design Team Services framework
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CommentA black day for the industry
There was more hand-wringing embarassment for the industry this week as construction bosses gave evidence on blacklisting to MPs
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CommentStepping up to the diversity challenge
Lack of diversity in the property sector is a real problem, here are some ideas for how to tackle it …
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CommentPlaying by the rules
The ‘Plebgate’ affair may not have been very edifying but it did give the courts the opportunity to issue guidelines on Civil Procedure Rule 3.9 - on granting relief from court sanctions
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CommentBooks for the beach
It’s summer and you’ll be wanting to pack some reading matter for the hols. Well, Construction Contract Variations will have you on the edge of your lilo
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CommentHansom: All change
With Gove gone, architects sniff better days ahead, the revolving door of planning ministers takes another turn, a former Kier boss makes a speedy, if unadventurous, comeback, and JCB digs 18 more holes
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CommentSketch of the week: Skinners Kent academy
This concept sketch of Skinners Kent Academy was a collaboration between Matt Golds and Dan Smith of Hunters South Architects.
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Competition fails in our industry
Competition in the construction industry is a dysfunctional travesty of the real thing