All Comment articles – Page 61
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The number of workers going back to site means a U-turn recovery is unlikely
Clients had better get used to seeing jobs bust deadlines
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Breathing new life into the old office
Concerns about physical distancing will usher in the ‘touchless’ workspaces where tech and data will play a key role
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Home working could be the start of gender parity in construction
Could digital technology provide an opportunity for construction to solve its greatest challenge: gender inequality, asks Dr Jenni Barrett
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Legal view: how to implement site operating procedures
Contractors who keep sites open face high costs to meet health and safety rules
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5 minutes with … Alistair Barr, chair at Barr Gazetas
Alistair Barr tells Ðǿմ«Ã½ about the Milton Keynes, Le Corbusier and drumming
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Construction industry gossip: A bit of help from our friends
It’s all hands on deck with the people making face masks, face shields and stepping up as key workers
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Could covid-19 be the catalyst for a shift to modular construction?
Is this the method’s moment, wonders the chief executive of specialist modular contractors Reds10
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Tackling the cladding challenge
Terry Stocks, from Faithful+ Gould, outlines what it will take to deliver the government’s £1.6bn programme to replace unsafe cladding on high rise buildings
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TCC rejects BCC: the perils of serving notices by email
A recent High Court ruling highlights how serving notices by email can go wrong – what can you do to avoid this?
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The long and winding road to recovery
Construction firms want to understand the government’s lockdown exit strategy before they make meaningful plans for the future
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Legal tips on drafting contracts in a pandemic
Covid-19 has already transformed operating procedures on site, but how we draw up and sign contracts must also adapt
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Tall towers: rights to light
Edward Cooper explains light obstruction notices and rights to light
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A day in the life of a post-pandemic office worker
Jack Pringle imagines what going into the office might mean for the foreseeable future
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What we’re learning building for a common cause
The private and public sectors have united in our hour of need
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Construction must avoid the mistakes of the last downturn
We have a collective responsibility to make the right choices as we emerge from this crisis - which means paying on time and managing contracts fairly
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What a ‘tick-shaped’ recession means for construction
As the industry gradually ‘reopens’ the challenge will be to ensure the supply of products can meet demand
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We have not seen the construction sector work together like this before
Build UK’s chief executive on the industry’s co-ordinated response to the coronavirus outbreak
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SMEs can lead the way on covid-19 health and safety
Extra measures that have helped construction firms return to sites
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Data in a crisis: Innovating at speed
This awful pandemic has pushed construction to adopt new technology at pace, and there will be no going back
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When lockdown lifts, will construction be weighed down by disputes?
Delayed or cancelled projects, insolvent subcontractors, and huge extra costs for restarting work – lockdown could lead to a morass of legal wrangles across construction