More Comment – Page 180
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CommentContracts: Contra movement
In this case from the oil and gas industry, a contractor tries to recover costs for its own negligence
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CommentAll change for retail estates
As online shopping grows a new type of property portfolio is arising
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CommentLondon beckons
Three weeks from now, Londoners will head to the polls to decide who will fill the sizeable Boris-shaped void in the capital’s City Hall
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CommentHansom: Where the wild things are
Croydon is Dancing with Wolves, the City may become wooded, Pidgeon and Berry are misrepresented and political animals need to be rehoused. Meanwhile, one team is being threatened by a massive gorilla
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CommentMind the insurance gap
JCT’s attempts to simplify construction insurance still has its limitations
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CommentSingapore: The Lion City roars
Can Singapore rival London as the forum of choice to resolve construction contract disputes?
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CommentDear mayor …
Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan have said lots of lovely-sounding things about making London better. But how much do they understand about what the city needs?
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CommentOnline poll: The fight for City Hall
Who would be best for London’s built environment - Zac Goldsmith or Sadiq Khan? Vote here
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CommentSteel yourselves
As the UK steel industry takes a body blow at Port Talbot, commodity prices for construction are set to rise
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CommentPanama Papers: Blind data
The Panama Papers should serve as a wake-up call for the industry and how it treats data. It’s time for contract drafting to move into the 21st century
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CommentDiversity: All there in black and white
Black graduates earn on average 23% less than white graduates - so what’s the industry got to do to improve its record on equality and diversity?
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CommentHansom: Eureka!
In a week of discoveries, war-time plans to rebuild the Forth Bridge are uncovered, a translucent wood for housing is invented, and the top engineer of the natural world revealed
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CommentPortcullis House: A clear decision
The cost of fixing the leaking roof of Portcullis House is potentially horrendous, but it is essential if we want our represenatives to do their job properly
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CommentZaha the great
Zaha Hadid broke boundaries and will inspire a new generation of young architects with her inventiveness and experimentation
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CommentOnline poll: Boris Johnson
As we close in on the London mayoral election, has Boris Johnson’s time as mayor been good for the capital’s built environment? Vote here
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CommentConstruction Act: In out – shake it all about
The power/process plant exemption to the Construction Act no longer makes sense
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CommentZero Carbon RIP
Improving quality of life and tackling climate change must go hand in hand in delivering the new homes that the UK needs
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CommentUnstoppable BIM
After half a decade of pressure, persuasion and investment, how successful has the initiative been?
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CommentUtilities contracts: Be prepared
Regulations are coming into play that require significant pre-procurement preparation from utilities