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CommentSqueezed margins are stunting innovation
Construction is one of the largest contributors to the economy, but productivity has barely grown in recent years
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CommentWhy construction is still getting the circular economy wrong
Many of the answers required for the shift to a restorative and regenerative system already exist, now the industry needs to start asking the right questions, says Alastair Mant of UKGBC
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CommentMoney, money, money: construction's investment and payment challenges
What’s the real answer to construction’s apparent inability to pay its suppliers? More investment, driven by greater innovation
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CommentWill new-builds be banned from connecting to the gas grid?
How feasible is the Committee on Climate Change’s recommendation?
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Stop, look and listen
People wonder why a well-known Australian has taken charge of the Crown’s jewels, and the London Assembly is losing several blame games
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CommentRenovating Notre-Dame is a delicate balancing act
Decisions should not be made in haste - there are plenty of questions to be asked
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CommentWhat constitutes practical completion
Lindy Patterson examines the conclusions of an appeal court ruling between Mears and Costplan
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CommentWhat new changes to off-payroll rules mean for contractors
Coming changes to off-payroll rules are a major challenge for building firms
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CommentCrossrail: the NAO report shows the dangers of believing your own hype
Blind belief has been this project’s undoing; realism and certainty are now the order of the day
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CommentWe're not collaborating enough because our contracts are too confrontational
A more collaborative way of working makes for better-run, more efficient projects – and it all starts with how you word the contract, says Mark Castle
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: In your own words
People wonder why a well-known Australian has taken charge of the Crown’s jewels, and the London Assembly is losing several blame games
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CommentCrossrail: Regrets, it has a few
Today’s NAO report shows a litany of very costly programming mistakes, can the new bosses get it back on track?
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CommentLegal: What happens when an architect changes your design without telling you
Steven Carey reviews a recent case about an architect found negligent for changing a design without the clients’ consent
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CommentThe space race: can legacy buildings meet our future challenges?
With a growing population, we must look to refurbish our existing building stock to suit our future needs
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CommentAre we building the kinds of homes we want to live in?
“The homes we are building today will be the homes that you will live in in 30 years”. So are we building the right homes?
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CommentLegal: When it's over, it's over
Clarity on liquidated damages claims for delay after termination
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CommentThe day three running jump
Tony Bingham says respondents’ habit of trying to halt an adjudication three days in needs to be taken more seriously
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CommentHow a vocational training initiative was eclipsed by a black hole
You can judge the state of the nation not just by what makes the news, but also by what doesn’t
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CommentCode red – pressure grows to change poor payment practices
As contractors are named and shamed by the government for poor payment practices, the balance could be about to tip into suppliers’ favour
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CommentIt's the climate, stupid
While we’re belatedly panicking over carbon emissions, let’s remember it’s not just about new construction – there’s a lot of refurb work to do