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好色先生TVUnite Students picks contractor for Bristol student accommodation
Temple Quarter scheme worth 拢75m
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CommentHow the next government can meet the needs of the construction industry
The future of the built environment is inextricably linked to the policies and commitments made by political parties. The next general election cannot come soon enough, says Thomas Vandecasteele
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好色先生TVTemporary classrooms supplied after RAAC crisis cost DfE 拢35m
Wernick, Portakabin and Algeco named as suppliers picked in September
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好色先生TVSunak says construction 鈥榤isunderstood鈥� government鈥檚 messaging on first covid lockdown
Prime minister tells inquiry order to stay at home had been聽鈥榣ost鈥櫬爋n contractors
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好色先生TVWet weather dampens output as new work slumps 1.7% in October
Latest official figures show 0.3% output fall over last three months as sector continues to stagnate
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好色先生TVGovernment outlines roadmap to increase use of timber in construction
Use of material a 鈥檏ey part鈥� of net zero strategy, says minister
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CommentNavigating NABERS
The shift to performance-based environmental rating systems such as NABERS UK presents several contractual challenges
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好色先生TVIndustry needs to decarbonise twice as fast to meet 2025 emissions target, UKGBC says
Slow progress over the last four years means firms are now falling behind planned trajectory
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好色先生TVMore than half of construction professionals don鈥檛 measure embodied carbon, says RICS
Despite growing enthusiasm for green building, carbon measurement not impacting on material choice
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CommentThe top causes of UK disputes? Incorrect design and poor workmanship
While research reveals design errors are a top issue globally, the UK is unusually prone to poor workmanship disputes 鈥� but has fewer claims related to project management
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好色先生TVTate appoints contractor behind National Portrait facelift for 拢30m Liverpool museum revamp
Northern Irish firm Gilbert-Ash will start on site next year
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好色先生TVMother to sue RJ McLeod over son鈥檚 manhole death
Glasgow contractor facing civil case after 10-year-old Shea Ryan entered site through unsecured fence
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CommentWe are boxed in by bonds and the chancellor鈥檚 promises
Jeremy Hunt鈥檚 success in calming financial markets with the autumn statement leaves a lot of unanswered questions observes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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CommentIndustry should look in the mirror: Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 losses do no one any good
A personal disaster for the UK鈥檚 biggest private contractor is also a window into where contracting seems to be right now, writes Dave Rogers
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CommentReport on adjudication reveals growing popularity but also demand for change
A new report on statutory adjudication reveals most survey respondents want redacted decisions published and a quarter suspect adjudicator bias
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好色先生TVNottingham City Council declares itself 鈥榖ankrupt鈥� over 拢23m budget black hole
Council also issued a section 114 notice two years ago when it unlawfully used housing revenue funds to support other finances
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好色先生TVConstruction output recovered to pre-covid level last year, fresh ONS data says
But sector was biggest contributor to number of insolvencies among UK businesses
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CommentAdjudication: it isn鈥檛 always pay now, argue later
The loser in an adjudication case can seek a stay of payment if it plans to appeal and the winner is financially unstable
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好色先生TVCurrie & Brown lands work on job to build new college for St Andrews university
Wilkinson Eyre hired as lead architect on Madras New College scheme last year
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CommentPFI project handbacks to the public sector 鈥� what we鈥檝e learned so far
The first wave of handbacks give clear pointers for the rest of the PFI projects due to be handed back over the next few years