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CommentOpen mike: How to draw our way out of jail
Prison design is not something most people think of as a tool to prevent reoffending. But, says Chris Liddle, it can play a crucial role in education and rehabilitation
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CommentFace the music
Passing the liability parcel is a favourite party game, but a judgment in the TCC shows how important it is to get the contract right
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CommentNakheel creditors bite their tongues
UK consultants are loathe to criticise the Dubai developer despite being owed $250m
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CommentQatar's World Cup will be a logistical nightmare
Qatar spend millions on PR to secure the 2022 World Cup, now it needs to spend billions on construction to make it happen
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CommentHousebuilding needs to learn the lessons of the 1930s
In the 1930s we built around 300,000 homes a year in the face of a worldwide recession. Why are things so different this time around?
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CommentConstruction probably didn’t shrink 3.3% in the final quarter…at least we don’t know that it did
The government may have smart people but they’re making estimates on incomplete data from a volatile industry
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CommentHow do you solve a problem like the Olympic Stadium?
Poor decisions by the ODA leave legacy bosses with Hobson’s choice over future of the £496m stadium
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CommentBSF legal battle: learn the lessons
This week’s court fight over the scrapping of BSF should sound a note of caution to the government over its future school building policy
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CommentCut throat tender pricing
Inflation is soaring so why are tender prices not doing the same. Our guest QS blogger explains why
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CommentChecking the subcontract: Walter Llewellyn & Sons vs Excel Brickwork
This case began with allegations of damage to timber-frame buildings but became a fight about whether the subcontract provided for arbitration
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CommentA harsh reality check
Arup’s redundancies this week are an unfortunate reflection of the state of the industry
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CommentQuentin Shears: The great stadium dispute
Quentin receives an invitation from Gator Corp to build a croquet venue - then demolish it
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CommentIs bigger really better?
Do large firms really have an advantage when compared to their smaller rivals? Probably not, it's cash that counts.
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Common mistakes in ... tiered dispute resolution clauses
The fourth in a series on dos and don’ts on major projects discusses tiered dispute resolution clauses, which can save you time, money and paper hankies
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CommentComing back for seconds
A first adjudicator’s decisions are a no-go area for a second adjudicator. But it’s open season on the bits that didn’t actually decide the dispute
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THE NAME’S BOND
Bonds are a crucial part of contractual relationships, but do you know your on-demand bond from your conditional bond? A recent case should help you
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Open mike: The good old days
The Property Services Agency did more good than harm, despite what its detractors - and the state of public sector procurement - may suggest. What we need now, says Steve Hale, is a new, streamlined version
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Stop right there
This week’s theme is ’caution’. From a cash-happy economist, to pillow-throwing protestors, to the RICS’ attempts to cash in on water, my advice is: count to 10 before making hasty decisions
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Architect sandwich, anyone?
It’s easy to blame the architects for the glut of “look-a-like” housing developments throughout the country.
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Tick-tock: the sustainability clock
What are construction companies doing to meet the 2019 carbon emissions targets?