All Comment articles – Page 60
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Easy does it: low-cost dispute resolution
Several new services now available for resolving straightforward disputes revive adjudication’s original aims: reducing costs and simplifying procedure
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Small local builders must be at the heart of the recovery
The intention to ’build back better’ requires sustainable growth, Brian Berry from the FMB puts forward his ideasÂ
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Planning for construction’s recovery: What you can do
The CLC-led will be launching a recovery plan for the industry, Simon Rawlinson sets out how you can get involved
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Fair play to relational contracting
Good faith is becoming a central tenet of construction law, as highlighted in two recent publications
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Open letter to government: Priorities for revitalising the construction sector
Rudi Klein addresses an open letter to the business secretary and the Cabinet Office, lobbying hard for certainty of workflow and cashflow to keep SMEs afloat
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Time to reinvent the suburbs
As city centres lose their lure, suburbia may need to adapt to a more rich mix of needs, says Lendlease’s Selina Mason
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Can covid-19 justify an extension of time for evidence?
Although courts have been told to take account of the pandemic, this may not translate to a lengthy delay
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Why forecasts of a steep decline in building prices may be overstated
Expect spooked investors and developers to hold onto cash, says CPC’s Mark Cleverly
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The heritage sector’s survival depends on innovation
Visitor centres will need to transform to survive the pandemic’s impact, Purcell’s David Hills thinks construction professionals can help
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Recovery must not trigger a race to the bottom
Lockdown has forced us to focus on what makes healthy homes and neighbourhoods - which we need to remember as we rebuild our economy
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How Taylor Wimpey got back on site
Chief executive Pete Redfern explains how the housebuilder has adapted its sites to maintain social distancing
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Mental Health Awareness Week should be cancelled
If we treated mental wellbeing as seriously as physical safety we would not need to draw attention to the problem, sadly that is not the case
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How other countries are reopening construction
Others around the world have come out of lockdown ahead of the UK, Gleeds chair Richard Steer looks at what we can learn about returning to work
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Key steps to protecting the infrastructure supply chain
Turner Townsend’s UK head of transport Lucy Howard explains what clients can do to help post covid-19
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Five lessons from building NHS Louisa Jordan
Aecom’s multidisciplinary team helped build Glasgow’s new covid-19 hospital in just three weeks, project director Graeme Watson explains how
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Construction’s recovery needs to be done right this time
Government interventions in the construction market must avoid perpetuating a broken model
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5 minutes with… Oliver Bayliss, director at Buckley Gray Yeoman
Oliver Bayliss tells Ðǿմ«Ã½ about inspiration in Hong Kong, architects as mediators and how the 2008 recession seems less of a big deal now
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Other sectors should adopt construction’s safety practices as the lockdown eases
Mark Wakeford, joint managing director of Stepnell, gives some advice about the practicalities of operating safely during coronavirus crisis