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CommentMandatory cost budgeting: Counting the cost
Construction legal experts debate the highly controversial subject of mandatory cost budgeting
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CommentThe GLA is prioritising gas-fired CHP
Why has the GLA not approved a scheme which uses renewables to reduce the predicted emissions by 40%? Surely reducing energy requirements should be paramount?
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CommentInvest for recovery
The recovery still looks fragile but it is more likely to take root if we have faith that it will do so and act accordingly by investing the necessary resources
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CommentFive years on
We need to learn from the last half-decade of pain and have a long-term infrastructure pipeline to help prevent a return to boom and bust
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CommentMuseum of Liverpool: Picking up the tab
Another interesting aspect of the Museum of Liverpool case is that the architect had to pay an adjudicator’s fee for an adjudication it wasn’t involved in. Does this set a precedent?
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CommentDon't abolish the Planning and Energy Act
Eric Pickles used to champion this legislation, why is he now trying to do away with it?
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CommentRepair the damage to the private rental sector
Politicians need to do more to stimulate much-needed growth in the private rental sector
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CommentWill collateral warranty standard clauses stand up?
Pre-recession, collateral warranties were ‘belt and braces’ protection. All that has changed
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CommentThe NHS estate: Form and function
NHS Property Services should seize the opportunity in its latest review of facilities to ensure that form follows clinical function
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CommentThe Green Deal isn't perfect but we need it
Instead of throwing stones at the Green Deal, let’s put our energy into how it can be improved
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CommentBIM standards are useless if they're not implemented
Clients are getting disillusioned about BIM because firms are misunderstanding or ignoring the requirements
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CommentStephen Beechey
Stephen Beechey is group strategy director and MD government affairs at Wates
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CommentSean Lockie
Sean Lockie is global head of sustainability and carbon management at Faithful+Gould, a division of Atkins