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CommentWhy are you still participating in the race to the bottom?
Procurement reform and clients who are prepared to use alternative price evaluation models are surely the way to improve the whole process and get the right bidder at the right price for a project, argues Rebecca Rees
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CommentA knotty nuisance: Japanese knotweed for developers
The legal implications of developing land adjacent to this highly invasive plant may be more extensive than you thought
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CommentExplaining the infrastructure levy
The proposed new levy, designed to replace section 106 agreements and the CIL, is now to be stuck in pilot phase for a decade. What does this mean for developers?
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CommentThe pros and cons of a D&B approach to office fit-out
MESH director Martyn Stokes lays out the realities of procuring work via different routes
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CommentWill the JCT change how its contracts tackle insolvency?
Recent changes to insolvency law bring expectations of an amended approach in the upcoming new contract suite
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CommentShould your building register as higher-risk?
With the register now open for existing higher-risk buildings in England, principal accountable persons must make sure to register
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CommentThe developer remediation contract is full of confusion
Almost 50 developers have committed to fire safety remediation works under this government scheme, but clarity is severely lacking
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CommentCase in focus: BDW Trading Ltd vs Lantoom Ltd
A judgment concerning defective stone supplied for a residential project
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CommentLighten up: why an asset-heavy approach spells trouble for MMC
The failure of L&G Modular is a real blow for offsite manufacturing, but there is an alternative model that makes more sense, says Chris Spiceley of Modulous
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CommentWhen is a bully not a bully? Let鈥檚 look at Dominic Raab
Tony Bingham considers the curious question of Dominic Raab and how to tell the difference between bullying and effective management
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CommentL&G Modular鈥檚 closure shows there鈥檚 a limit to the patience of slow capital
Legal & General鈥檚 recent withdrawal from the offsite housing market is a wake-up call for policy makers relying on institutions to fund ambitious infrastructure plans, says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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Comment星空传媒 rewarding careers
ESG and social value are no longer 鈥檔ice-to-haves鈥� for business wanting to attract top talent, writes Karen Brookes, chief people officer at Sir Robert McAlpine
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CommentRecruiting the next generation through Open Doors
Attempts to promote the possibility of a career in construction to school-age children are paying off, says Willmott Dixon鈥檚 Andrew Geldard
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CommentWe must collaborate to safeguard construction from 鈥榖ig tech鈥� disruption
Artificial intelligence is advancing fast and this is our 鈥楤lockbuster video鈥� moment. Our industry has the resources to create a brighter future for our clients, our businesses and the world at large, says James Garner
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CommentConstructing an AI solution for extreme weather conditions
Project delays, material damage and workforce sickness can all be reduced using tools to model and prepare for different scenarios posed by the increasingly variable climate, Ren茅 Morkos of ALICE Technologies writes
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CommentAI in construction: the good, the bad and the in-between
Advances in artificial intelligence are happening at a giddying pace 鈥� are you managing to keep up?聽
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CommentBoth sides in Tory battle over housing and planning have a point 鈥� and both are wrong
Only an enlightened and innovative approach to planning and development can get us out of this聽political cul-de-sac, says Toby Lloyd
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CommentWe need go back to the root causes of construction鈥檚 mental health challenge
We focus too much on reactive solutions that can only catch people when they fall, says Seddon鈥檚 Nicola Hodkinson
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CommentLet鈥檚 pledge to boost women in adjudication
Two new initiatives aim to tackle the problem that women make up only 8% of UK adjudicators