More Comment – Page 181
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CommentHansom: Stealing away
This week, the Treasury is robbed of a chance to celebrate, a grade II-listed building is stripped of its listing, AFC Wimbledon’s plans for a new ground suffer a setback, and stolen bricks are sold at a knock-down price
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CommentBIM: The new way of doing business
A 50% adoption rate is an astonishingly high level of engagement
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CommentOnline poll: BIM take up
Do you think BIM will become standard practice in construction within the next two years? Vote here
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CommentPayment niggles
We’ve made great strides against payment abuse over the years but further changes to the Construction Act are needed
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CommentContracts: Not so fast
Here’s a case about a Porsche dealer that promised a customer he was first in the queue for a rare GT3 - but then sold it to somebody else
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CommentBIM for export
We are on the verge of a global digital revolution. UK firms need to make the most of our competitive advantage and embrace the support that’s on offer
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CommentA Budget and its blunders
The government’s plans to cut disability benefits has meant that last week’s Budget has come in for intense public and political scrutiny and now the government needs to find £4.4bn to balance its books
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CommentA breath of fresh air for health and work wellbeing
Winter sees us spend 90% of our time indoors, but do we give due consideration to the indoor air we are breathing?
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CommentBrexit for Brickies
What are the employment law implications were the UK to vote to leave the EU in June? Probably less than you might think - the only certain thing is uncertainty
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CommentHansom: All at sea
Communication breakdowns abound at Mipim, with the northern powerhouse left in the dark and a minister dropped in the merde. Thank goodness for the plain-speaking folk of Nottingham …
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CommentOnline poll: Stamp duty
Will the government’s stamp duty changes hold back growth in the private rented sector? Vote here
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CommentSo what do you think of it so far?
Six months in and Build UK is already making a difference on illegal working, pre-qualification, payment issues, the skills shortage and apprenticeships. It’s also got different parts of the industry talking to each other
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CommentProductivity: Upping our game
There has always been a gap between productivity levels in UK construction and those in most other sectors. Unless we focus on the reasons for this, we’ll always be underperforming
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CommentThe NHS working with developers? It'll be tough
The ‘healthy towns’ initiative is welcome, but there will be challenges along the way
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CommentIs the public sector ready for BIM Level 2?
Training is needed to get public sector clients up to speed on BIM
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CommentApprentices mean more than cheap labour
We must build on the momentum from National Apprenticeship Week and offer proper training and mentoring
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CommentAu revoir, Mipim?
Will the UK property sector’s relationship to the annual event change if Britain leaves the EU?
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CommentContract terms: Room for interpretation
Clause 3 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act raises a question on how to define ‘written standard terms of business’
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CommentBudget 2016: Cold comfort
Confirmation that the government is backing the NIC is welcome but their approach to infrastructure is still falling short of the mark
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CommentOn the money
Move the EU referendum debate to an economic battleground and it becomes pretty clear-cut which decision will work best for the majority of the construction sector