More Comment – Page 107
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: You've got to laugh
Andrew Marr gets the BCO giggling with pseudo-sympathy for the Mays and conductor Simon Rattle goes overboard on the architectural trash talk
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Comment‘Decent’ housing must guarantee quality internet connections
Full-fibre broadband offers so much more than access to Netflix - it can change lives, writes Jeremy Chelot
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CommentPublic consultations could be so much better if they started the conversation earlier
Let’s design in collaboration with the people who care about the outcomes the most
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Comment10 years on from the Climate Change Act: how has the construction industry responded?
Emissions from buildings have remained flat, but there are signs of refreshed commitment from government, says BRE’s David Leonard
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CommentBuild safe, not sorry
Stephanie Canham examines how the revised Building Regulations to limit cladding material use will affect construction disputes
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CommentLegal: Not so privileged
Assuming that legal privilege extends to in-house lawyers can be a costly error
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CommentA government devoid of people skills
As conversations around Brexit become more anxious, construction demands answers to the question of immigration
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CommentWhen is it good to call out on fraud in adjudication proceedings?
If you’re going to use an allegation of fraud as grounds for a stay of payment on an adjudication award, get the timing right, writes Tony Bingham
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CommentWhat came first, the millennial or the rabbit hutch house?
Rather than blindly throwing concrete at our cities, we should take pause and consider whether these homes are inspired by choice, or circumstance?
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CommentPolitical turmoil perhaps, but construction lenders remain robust
This year may be politically volatile, but compared with 10 years ago construction is financially stable
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CommentWe might already have the answers to construction's productivity issues
Talk of a united, collaborative construction industry is fine, but how do we get the message out to all those working in it?
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Any progress?
Alinea celebrates good news but the Midland Met hospital saga continues to depress – and things aren’t much better for Crossrail or Spurs
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Save the planet
Sue Riddlestone calls for more measures to cut carbon emissions
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CommentLet's make payments safer
Project bank accounts are gaining momentum as objections fall away – it’s time to make them mandatory
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CommentCase in focus: Adjudication
Ted Lowery considers a challenge to the contents of a notice of adjudication
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CommentBrexit vote defeat - what now? Construction industry response
The industry responds to the Prime Minister’s historic loss in yesterday’s meaningful vote
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CommentAmid a series of UK infrastructure failures, can the Heathrow expansion become a construction success story?
Crossrail, HS2 and the nuclear new build programme have all left the public with a sour taste - but can Heathrow buck the trend?
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CommentProcurement's progress: new approaches are leading the way in construction
David Mosey comes up with five good reasons to be cheerful about procurement in 2019
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CommentDesigners against air pollution
Should we cease to build new schools in cities? The importance of prioritising classroom air quality in school building design
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Comment2019: a year of uncertainty and opportunity in the office sector
Last year saw the workplace change and adapt. This shift reflects the rapid cultural changes taking place across society, with previous assumptions shattered