More Comment – Page 90
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Bish-bash-bosh
Climate-change protesters get aggressive, Esther McVey opens a portal to more criticism, it does rain in the Antipodes
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CommentIs it fair to share the pain? Rectifying defects on a project
Jeffrey Brown considers who should pay for the rectification of defects discovered during the work under a target cost contract
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CommentThe NHS is making people sick – we need five-year rolling capital programmes
We need politicians to give the NHS estate their full attention, then perhaps they can use the construction industry more effectively to ease the pain
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CommentRewriting the rules: Will the Future of Consultancy initiative change the way consultants work?
The Future of Consultancy could help consultants create new strategies to come out on top in emerging areas such as asset operation – if they take action
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CommentPicking up the tab – the importance of commissioning
Why do most standard form contracts fail to describe commissioning as an activity that defines completion?
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CommentHousing is more than a numbers game
The main political parties should stop with the soundbites and base housing plans on solid data, not random figures
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Comment5 minutes with… Lilla Smith, director of architecture and design at Macklowe Properties
Lilla Smith tells Building about the New York property industry, loving Lego and the challenges of apartment design
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CommentBRE – straight-talking leadership will help the organisation to modernise
BRE chief executive Gillian Charlesworth is determined to bring a more commercial focus to the institution
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Love in a land down under
There’s a perfect match in Australia and the housing secretary advocates avocados for all
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CommentIs the government getting serious about collaborative alliances?
Three multi-party frameworks were recently launched
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CommentMaking the best of EPC
Mary Anne Roff and Andrea Gardner on how to use EPC contracts effectively and avoid the pitfalls
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CommentThe future of global construction could be British
The UK can create a role for itself to help countries across the world to improve how they build. If we don’t, that prize will go to someone else
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CommentWhen is a breach not a breach?
If a contract is not specific about what constitutes a breach, how bad do things need to get to justify termination?
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Comment5 minutes with… Christina Leafe, building design practice director, Atkins
Christina Leafe tells Building about south Wales developments, One World Trade Center, and Olympic athletes
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CommentCase in focus: Universal Sealants (UK) Ltd (t/a USL Bridgecare) vs Sanders Plant and Waste Management Ltd
Ted Lowery considers a dispute over contracts and concrete
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CommentA royal park, its art, and a city divided
Extreme differences between rich and poor can be found in so many parts of our cities
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CommentThe new Part L sets natural gas off on its journey to obsolescence
The new proposals are a giant leap in the right direction, says Joel Gustafsson
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Concrete facts, please
Accusations of a blame culture (it wasn’t me!), fake news – and now they’re even dragging Harrison Ford into it
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CommentThe mental health cost of austerity in construction
In an era when project margins are getting tighter and tighter, what is the potential impact on mental health?