More Comment – Page 84
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CommentHS2 and the Chinese connection
Boris Johnson gave Europe’s largest rail project the nod this week but he still has cost concerns, which makes a proposal from a Chinese company all the more interesting
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Comment5 minutes with … Lee Priddle, director, Pick Everard
Lee Priddle tells Building about playing Lego as a child, Lichfield cathedral and his favourite engineering feat
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CommentGovernment and industry must bridge the gap to apprentices
Last week was national apprenticeship week, but construction numbers are falling at an alarming rate
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Noise at Heathrow consultation and Dominic Raab abroad
Gossip on a noisy Heathrow third runway consultation, a dozen creme eggs and forced Fun at Work Day
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CommentCivil Procedure Rules: Expert witness, not hired gun
Kate Onions and Laura Taylor on the due diligence solicitors must exercise in engaging an expert witness
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CommentPayments in construction: Find every milestone
When setting out staged payments in terms of milestones rather than value, take good care with the wording
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CommentPost-Brexit, let’s make the best of a booming market
A new era and decade herald fresh opportunities, but environmental impact must continue to be at the top of the industry’s agenda
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CommentTall towers and proptech
Clare Harman-Clark explains why proptech is key to the survival of streets in the sky
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Hard day’s night
Gossip on the Grenfell inquiry, San Pellegrino and the dying tradition of the tea break
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CommentNAO report: It’s the design, stupid
The core lesson of the National Audit Office report on cost and time overruns on infrastructure projects
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CommentHow contracts can help to build a prosperous project culture
A good contract should include provisions designed to create a successful project culture
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Comment5 minutes with… Gavin Henderson, principal director, Stanton Williams
Gavin Henderson tells Building about Churchill’s famous words, his favourite building from Ethiopia and slow food
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CommentWanted: a post-Brexit immigration system that works for construction
Immigration changes may threaten the industry and its integral EU workers
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CommentSocial media and another regional firm: #gonebust
Staff at Astins share their tales of woe on social media
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CommentMy constituents need HS2 to improve their connectivity
A North Yorkshire MP’s thoughts on HS2 and his own constituency
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CommentHow can construction create a safe and just space?
Building the right infrastructure is the key to tackling global poverty in an environmentally sustainable way – if we follow these steps …
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Exit, pursued by a bear
Gossip on excuses for not doing your tax returns, the edgy Shoreditch and a threat for kittens
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Comment5 minutes with … Audrey McIver, director in property and buildings, WSP
Audrey McIver tells Building about coffee at meetings, secret tunnels, and talking to herself
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CommentWill our industry face up to its biggest challenge?
Many construction firms have taken steps to reduce their environmental impact, but there is a way to go yet