All Comment articles – Page 16
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How SMEs can lead the industry towards a more sustainable future
We need much more energy-efficient homes if we are to hit net zero targets and it is young, innovative developers who are searching for the answers, writes Charlie FitzgibbonÂ
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How retrofit impacts on procurement
How does building retrofit impact on procurement and do adequate standard form contracts exist for its delivery? Peter Hibberd explains
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Why I have always admired contractors (by an architect)
Lazy clichés about ‘cowboy’ builders are far removed from the reality I witness on modern sites. Construction is an increasingly well-run and impressive industry, writes Matthew Lloyd
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Review your contracts for potential RAAC liabilities
Given what happened with cladding, it would be wise to review your RAAC exposure now
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Future-proof office design is crucial for businesses to evolve
Post-pandemic, hybrid ways of working have forced companies to rethink what they require from their office environment, writes Neil Nash of HDR
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Lessons learnt from the RAAC crisis can help us build better schools in future
An in-depth study of postwar school designs has provided some valuable insights for new developments, writes Danny Harris of Stride Treglown
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We need politicians with patience and long term vision
Construction firms invest for the long term, we need our next government to do the same
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Harnessing contracts to meet energy efficiency requirements
Getting the contract right is vital to ensure that office improvement works to meet rising efficiency standards hit the target EPC
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We were on the right track. Cancelling HS2 has taken us off it
Some building projects are worth the money and the wait. A once-in-a-generation opportunity has now been missed, writes Randstad’s Victoria Short
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We’re opening our doors again to show the world what the industry has to offer
Open Doors is back for 2024 and new Build UK chair Julie White explains how everyone in the industry can play a part in recruiting the next generation
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Procrastination over HS2 is the one thing we don’t need right now
Rishi Sunak’s dithering and doubting over key infrastructure projects and the green agenda is damaging the UK’s prospects for economic growth and our global reputation, writes Richard Steer
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Net zero and the Loch Ness monster tax bill
A recent court ruling about a hydroelectric scheme at Loch Ness has implications for government policy on net zero
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Case in focus: An unusual judgment in a multi-party PFI fire defects dispute
Ted Lowery looks at the recent Sheffield Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust vs Hadfield Healthcare Partnerships Ltd & Ors case
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Ð԰ɵç̨ safety: It’s a team game
Collaboration is the key to delivering safe buildings and every member of Team Construction needs to perform at their best, says Build UK chief executive Suzannah Nichol
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Temporary finality in adjudication: Why you must pay now, argue later
A case where timing was all – from the temporary finality of the adjudicator’s decisions to the interim account dates
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There is nothing long-term about Sunak’s net zero policy U-turn
The prime minister’s insistence he can hit legally binding targets without imposing unreasonable costs on voters is a fig leaf for inaction, writes Thomas Lane
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Assessing the Ð԰ɵç̨ Safety Act's new product safety regime
Does the Ð԰ɵç̨ Safety Act adequately address the issues around construction product regulation?
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My golden rules for site security planning
Thefts from construction sites are rising. Alexis Potter has some advice to help keep valuable equipment safe
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Housebuilders are right to expect better from politicians after nutrients reform failure
Michael Gove has sought to blame Labour for defeat of government proposal, but nutrients reform package was set up to fail, says Joey Gardiner
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The bringing together of Atkins, Faithful+Gould and SNC-Lavalin into one fully integrated global company goes far further than just a new identity, writes Richard Robinson, CEO – UK & Europe, ´¡³Ù°ì¾±²Ô²õ¸éé²¹±ô¾±²õ