More Comment – Page 282
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CommentStamping out cowboy builders
We need enforceable standards to protect both domestic builders and consumers
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CommentStrategic use of notices over holiday periods
Holiday seasons are often a time for time-sensitive notices – we should be grown up enough to accept this as an acceptable business activity
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CommentParkwood Leisure Ltd vs Laing O’Rourke Wales and West Ltd: Collateral warranties as construction contracts
This decision may lead to contractors and subcontractors trying to limit the number of warranties being given
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CommentThe schools we lack
There is a dramatic need to increase the number of school places, and that means opportunities for construction
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CommentConstruction needs a diverse workforce
We have to portray construction as a place of opportunity for a wide range of skills
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CommentSchools for our times
It’s possible to design a good school on a tiny budget – it may not win the Stirling prize, but who cares?
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CommentConstruction is transforming for good
Technological advances are without doubt positive for the industry but we must educate our workforce so we can all keep up
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CommentPete Baxter
Pete Baxter is vice president for engineering, natural resources and infrastructure sales for Autodesk in EMEA
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CommentAndrew Pryke
Andrew Pryke is managing director for Bam Design and BIM director for Bam Construct UK’s property development, design, construction and FM services
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CommentAdrian Malone
Adrian Malone is a director at Faithful+Gould with responsibility for BIM, knowledge management and commercial research
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CommentAre we smart enough for smart meters?
Smart meters have to be part of the answer to cutting energy consumption in UK homes but we need to train occupiers in how to use them properly
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CommentAllowable solutions are the only way to reach carbon reduction targets
In order to have zero carbon domestic buildings by 2016 and non-domestic by 2019 the CLG will have to work out the price of carbon per tonne under the framework
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CommentResponsible resourcing should be an integral part of every project
An independently verifiable procurement process will make us more accountable for the products we supply, specify or use
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CommentLouise Clarke
Louise chairs the 2025 Group and sits on the Construction Industry Leadership Council