More Comment – Page 366
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CommentExperian shades up its construction forecast as public investment holds up better than expected
Optimism for 2013 remains, with growth predicted in commercial and private housing
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CommentThe dials are set for a long period of flatlining but it's high house prices that bode ill for building
If we can’t shift houses that are already built, how can we build more?
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Work related deaths: Swift justice
The third version of the Work Related Deaths Protocol came into effect on 1 October, and it could see firms responsible for a fatality on their site prosecuted a lot quicker
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CommentVariations of a guarantee: Hackney Empire Ltd vs Aviva Insurance UK Ltd
This case highlights what can happen when employers enter into side agreements with contractors, as these agreements may not be covered by the bond
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CommentA quick guide to public procurement in the UK
A quick guide to the obligations imposed on public bodies by the public procurement regime and the remedies available to a supplier of goods or services if a public body fails to comply.
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CommentHandle with care
The challenge of economic recovery facing the UK government just got tougher
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CommentHansom: Fame!
Everyone yearns for a moment in the limelight - shooting music videos on a Zaha backdrop, enduring the X Factor ordeal, and allowing (as the Labour Party did) film stars to upstage their beloved leader
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CommentStop charging so much in adjudication
Adjudication is being treated as something it’s not - and spending all this time and money has become a joke
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CommentHackney Empires vs Aviva Insurance: What happened next?
Act I: Hackney Empire advances its contractor 750k. Act II: the contractor goes bust. Act III: Hackney tries to recover the money under its surety bond. Now, at last, the denouement …
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CommentDelivering low carbon buildings in practice
We’re very good at delivering low-carbon buildings on paper, but when it comes to actual performance, we’re where we were 20 years ago. Richard Guy says it’s time to get serious
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Must do better
Readers consider how groups or organisations could improve. Building inspection, the RICS and housebuilders all come in for criticism this week
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CommentTory conference Q&A: the construction minister
Emily Wright cornered the construction minister Mark Prisk, at the Tory party conference this week…
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CommentBuilding buys a pint ... for Hilson Moran
If this lot are anything to go by, engineers are a thrill-seeking bunch
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The Construction Act: Changes to NEC and ICC payment provisions
The new Construction Act has sparked all sorts of changes to payment provisions in contracts - and some could be troublesome. Here’s what to look out for
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CommentMr Cameron, here’s how to build 500,000 homes and net £10bn for the Treasury – well maybe
Is David Cameron’s call for a ‘housing revolution’ too good to be true?
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CommentHadid's Evelyn Grace Academy: Gove won’t like it
Zaha Hadid’s school runs counter to today’s politically austere mood, but this inspiring piece of design is a worthy winner of this year’s Stirling prize
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CommentDon't let the National Trust derail essential planning change
Planning must be streamlined if UK plc is going to succeed in growing its economy - heritage organisations must not be allowed to interfere
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CommentHow will the Government spend the money it raises from boosting council house sales?
Why would you sell a property at a huge discount to raise money to build another property? The conundrum lies in basic financial engineering – the use of leverage
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CommentThe health system needs surgery not sticking plasters
Andrew Lansley cheers the party faithful but fails to say how government will deliver healthcare reform