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CommentStatutory limitation periods: The sense of an ending
If a statutory limitation period for making a claim can begin with the adjudicator’s decision, disputes can potentially drag on for over a decade. There may be a solution lurking in NEC3 …
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CommentGreen regulations: A toxic legacy?
It is worrying that new analysis suggests Part L changes could cause more harm than good
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CommentHansom: Fond memories
This week, Terry Farrell’s former life, a musical interlude with Rafael Viñoly, plans for Battersea Power Station’s third phase go south, RICS’ HQ is publicly exposed - and oh, some football results just in
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CommentHousing record is no cause for celebration
The Labour MP and Building columnist responds to Andrew Stunnell’s latest column in a letter to the editor
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CommentSupurbia: What is the real potential of London's outer boroughs?
London’s suburbs could be transformed - and 20,000 homes a year built in the process
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CommentOsborne scores 0/10 for green budgeting
The chancellor’s announcements last week were focused on supporting the wrong things
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CommentBIM and the dark arts of insurance
Insurers are begining to adapt to BIM and to see its opportunities
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CommentIt's a people problem
Built environment professionals can only do so much to cut carbon emissions, the rest is down to the behaviour of the people who occupy our buildings
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CommentClients are missing out on half the benefits of BIM
Many clients think they are getting the best out of BIM, but most are not even scratching the surface
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CommentWe must look East to fund UK infrastructure
China and South Korea are likely to stump up much of the £300bn we need to fund National Infrastructure Plan projects
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CommentNeed to achieve local and competitive supply?
Small businesses are important but it is important also to attract businesses with larger balance sheets and working capital to contribute to the economy
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CommentA lack of resource will bite us where it hurts
Construction is facing a skills crisis - it’s time for some self-help
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CommentHolding back the tide
Advanced simulation and building techniques are essential to the UK’s flooding response
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CommentCaps on liability?
Liability caps have been around for a long time but are they the hot topic for 2014?
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CommentWomen in construction: Can we bridge the gap?
With skills shortages threatening the sector how can we make sure that the best and brightest women are being encouraged to join the world of construction?
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CommentThe foresight of negligence
From a frightening beginning, this claim around negligence would appear to reach a fairly sensible conclusion
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CommentIndonesia: Still the 'i' in potential?
It may no longer be considered the rising star it once was but there are still lots of opportunities in Indonesia
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CommentLincolnshire council vs Mouchel Business Services Limited and R.G. Carter Building Services Limited: Pre-Action Protocol
This case, before Mr Justice Stuart Smith, looks at the Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes when issuing proceedings to protect a limitation period
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CommentEarly conciliation: We can work it out
The introduction of early conciliation next month offers a welcome intervention in the rising tally of workplace disputes
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CommentWonders & blunders with David Liddicoat
David Liddicoat, a Liddicoat and Goldhill partner, can’t wait to try out the Olympic velodrome but thinks the cycle paths in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park are a wasted opportunity