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CommentNo joy in the latest construction jobs figures
With low vacancies and redundancies ongoing, job numbers will continue to fall
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CommentA quick guide to the Construction Act 1996 changes
Six rules to help you understand what the changes to the Construction Act 1996 mean on the ground
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CommentHousing market seems to be entering a new phase as economic worries grow
A potential further drop in transactions is concerning
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CommentA quick guide to collateral warranties and third party rights on construction projects
Tips on what collateral warranties and third party rights mean in practice
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CommentLooking back from 2020 how will we view this golden opportunity to build homes if it鈥檚 missed
The government must invest in new homes now or face huge shortages in nine years time
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CommentNatural justice: Hyder Consulting (UK) Ltd v Carillion Construction Ltd
In this case, the court considered whether an adjudicator鈥檚 decision should be enforced given the adjudicator鈥檚 adoption of a particular methodology
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CommentConstruction output is heading into decline, but how fast and how far?
The numbers look grim but we have to dig a bit deeper before we panic
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CommentRICS predicts the year ahead in construction
A senior economist at the RICS looks at the year ahead for the industry
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CommentHansom: Look at me!
Several 鈥榠nteresting鈥� ideas vie for our attention this week as Arup envisages a life-size Scalextric set, Miller Homes drafts in Keith Chegwin and German architects decide scaffolding should be more pretty
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CommentThe tracker: Summer dip
Activity declined across all three sectors in July, partly due to insufficient demand and labour shortages. Experian Economics examines the latest figures
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CommentMy digital life鈥iba Salam
Diba wants to avoid emails, Dom Joly moments and electro funck music
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Inbox: Credit where it's due
Readers praise those who deserve recognition, be they engineers, the builders of code level 6 homes, or Scottish local authorities that have boosted housebuilding
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CommentShifting standards: new JCT contracts
New standard form JCT contracts are on their way, in line with the government鈥檚 construction strategy. But don鈥檛 worry, help is at hand to understand the changes
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CommentProviding schools: Creative classes
We don鈥檛 have enough places for kids in the schools their parents want. A new approach is needed: adapting other public buildings for education and bringing in private help to show us how
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CommentSchools crisis: 鈥榃e have a responsibility to school our children鈥�
Barking and Dagenham has to be the council the worst affected by the demise of the 星空传媒 Schools for the Future programme. We look at the impact on pupils and construction in a deprived east London borough that is fast running out of space
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CommentBye, bye, BSF ...
As the real effects of the education funding cuts begin to show, what can be done to make up the huge deficit?
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CommentWonders & blunders with Dominic Cullinan
Dominic Cullinan takes us on a science fiction tour of London - from the half-imagined 鈥榖ulging cheeks鈥� of Old Street to the three bronzed sisters of the Barbican
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CommentSetting the bar high
Is standardising design the way forward for schools? Yes, says Philip Watson, but only if 鈥榮tandardisation鈥� means 鈥榖est practice鈥� and we consider the individual needs of the school
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CommentThe Riot Act: it takes a village
Last month鈥檚 riots implicated every one of us - especially those at the top. It also brought to mind an old community-minded rule of law
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Reading the Riot Act
If your project suffered a loss as a result of the riots this August you may be able to claim compensation under a JCT contract or even from the police through a 125-year-old statute