All Comment articles – Page 83
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Construction industry gossip: Off the rails
While Crossrail apparently files its accounts by halves, HS2 veers between flooding stakeholder meetings with its staff and charging them to attend at allÂ
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We can't keep spending on public transport and infrastructure that only benefits London
Investment in transport infrastructure needs to be on the right track post-Brexit, argues Mark Robinson, and the first step is to stop focusing on London
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A friendly warning: free advice can prove costly
Francis Ho recites a cautionary tale of how offering free services to friends can land a professional in very hot – and expensive – water
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How insolvency affects the jurisdiction of an adjudicator
Katherine Flynn explains the context of a new ruling on insolvency matters
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Crossrail – still waiting on the platform
The political sideshow around Crossrail does not help us understand why the £15bn infrastructure project is £2bn over budget, with no delivery date in sight
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Where are the women in the construction workforce?
Will the short-term focus of the industry on solving its migrant skills crisis mean that a much bigger opportunity to address gender equality is ignored?
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Construction industry gossip: Sites for sore eyes
This week, graffiti-watch from hipster Shoreditch, Redrow’s Steve Morgan is forever blowing bubbles, and ferry-loving Chris Grayling sinks yet further in public esteem
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Consultants’ salary survey – good news, bad news
Pay is up for construction consultants across the sector, but employers and employees alike are cautious in weak economic conditions
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Case in focus: expert evidence
Ted Lowery considers the consequences of disregarding Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules
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Reducing risk through AI
In the first of two articles on the applications of AIÂ in construction law, Simon Tolson and Stacy Sinclair discuss risk management
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The government needs to extend the Community Housing Fund
The government will be putting thousands of community-led homes at risk if it doesn’t extend its Community Housing Fund
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Is it more sensible to build a new complex to replace the Houses of Parliament?
Spiralling costs to refurbish a building that’s no longer fit for purpose mean it could be better to cut our losses
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV construction regulations are not the same in England and Scotland: what you need to know
Developers and contractors in England and Scotland need to be aware of the differences in two separate pieces of building regulation.
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In this period of change, markets need a bit of imagination to evolve
This time of instability and rapid change can feel overwhelming, but it’s a brilliant opportunity for those savvy enough to see the possibilities
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Out of Eden: tackling emissions in the construction sector
It may sound like science fiction, but CO 2 Â could soon be widely used as a raw material for construction and help reduce emissions
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Infrastructure funding solutions are out there
Closing this investment gap provides an opportunity to investigate alternative funding models for our future infrastructure projects, says Aecom’s Colin Wood
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Construction industry gossip: Winter warmers
This week, a brilliant idea on how to fix HS2’s troubles by moving parliament to Birmingham and a nostalgic look back at a simpler time for marketing
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Thought for tomorrow: Housing 2044
Simon Henley sees a more communal and less aggressively commercial approach to homes
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The devil is in the detail in pre-contractual documents
Louis Peacock-Young on the risks of appending pre-contractual documents to construction contracts
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Can irremediable defects prevent practical completion?
Lindy Patterson reviews the lessons of a recent case