More Comment – Page 196
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CommentLiquidated damages: Time for a penalty shoot-out?
Liquidated damages are, in theory, a cost effective and efficient tool. If only things were so simple
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CommentThe tides of change
Climate change means we need more joined up thinking to prevent flooding and storm damage
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CommentMulti-party problems
Construction defects and multi-party proceedings – can there be an easy win for the employer?
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CommentGoing down the drain
The London super sewer could be a costly mistake. Green infrastructure can provide much more sensible solutions
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CommentOnline poll: Women and STEM subjects
Does the way STEM subjects are presented to school-age girls need to change to attract more into technical professions? Vote here
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CommentThe future of associations is rooted in their history
The reduction in housing association rental income won’t be as hard-hitting if associations keep their cool
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CommentThe many U-turns of sustainable building
The government’s sustainability backtracking will have knock-on effects for other national policies and will be damaging for industry confidence
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CommentBIM Level 2: Revision time
A consultation document for PAS 1192-2 is out, for comment to BSI by the end of August
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CommentHansom: Cheap as chips
Zaha explains the £1.3bn Tokyo stadium bill, Beijing prepares to put on the entire Winter Olympics for just £962m, and for a fiver you should be able to slide down Kapoor’s Orbit. But that’s not quite as low as we go
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CommentMinding your manors
Ancient manorial rights can affect modern property developments. Here’s what you need to know
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CommentBundles of fun (not)
Three recent cases have tested the judges’ patience as they waded through bundles so vast that their sole purpose seemed to have been to hinder justice not aid it
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CommentThey’re not making it easy, being green
Has the government lost its way on the path to a low carbon economy?
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CommentAnd here’s another one
Contractors sending out more than one payment notice in the hope that the employer will fail to respond to one of them with a payless notice, should take heed: the courts will have none of it
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CommentNow the dust has settled
In less than 11 weeks, the new government has scrapped zero carbon standards and the Green Deal
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CommentOnline poll: Apprenticeships levy
What should happen to the CITB levy in the face of government plans to introduce an apprenticeship levy for all major employers? Vote here
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CommentNorthern powerhouse: Using our brains
Universities in the North can play a lead role in building the northern powerhouse
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CommentSlip slidin’ away
The government’s decisions to ‘renew’ the CLC and scrap the chief construction adviser role have dismayed the industry
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CommentThe war on green
As another green policy goes up in smoke, does the government risk failing to live up to its obligations?