All Comment articles – Page 66
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Coronavirus vs construction
If the COVID-19 epidemic is affecting your business, you might get relief through clauses on force majeure and frustrationÂ
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Construction industry gossip: Coronavirus masks and Donald Trump in India
Gossip on surgical masks for coronavirus, a dog with a taste for construction and a developer going vegetarian
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Priti Patel’s plans and crucial EU site workers
Nul points for the home secretary’s clampdown on low-skilled immigration
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In conversation with Steve Watts on tall buildings and vertical farms
Steve Watts, chair of the Council on Tall Ðǿմ«Ã½s and Urban Habitat, talks to Jamie Harris
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5 minutes with … Manisha Patel, senior partner, PRP Architects
Manisha Patel tells Ðǿմ«Ã½ about breaking down cultural barriers, breathing underwater and an urban community in Cornwall
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UK2070: Time for construction to be an agent for change
Our industry will not succeed in creating change if we continue with fragmented, underpowered and short term initiatives, writes Patricia Moore
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Fine margins: let’s rebalance the risk in construction
Little progress can be made on improving the sector until we fix the fundamental problem of contractors’ margins
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How buildings can fight coronavirus
Are buildings going to be allies or enemies in the looming war on the spread of coronavirus? BESA’s David Frise thinks it could go either way
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John Tutte: The problem with the building beautiful commission’s report
It ignores our recommendations – which come from our customers – and proposes blanket solutionsÂ
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Fires on construction sites: A burning question
How the risks of fire and other damage during building work should be shared and what insurance cover is needed
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Case in focus: TAQA Bratani Ltd and Others v Rockrose UKCS8 LLC
Ted Lowery on a termination that was not subject to good faith
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Modern methods of construction and changing the way we build
Adopting modern methods of construction will allow the industry to hit vital targets on decarbonisation, building safety and better designÂ
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5 minutes with … Sophie Steed, director, Squire & Partners
Sophie Steed tells Ðǿմ«Ã½ about her 1980s pop music knowledge, the Mackintosh Ðǿմ«Ã½ in Glasgow and women in construction.Â
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Construction industry gossip: Sajid Javid at an HS2 site and Jeremy Corbyn quipping
Gossip on Sajid Javid visiting Curzon Street, snazzy Wood Wharf properties and the fate of Heathrow’s third runway
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Post-Brexit immigration: What happens now?
Gillian McKearney explains the new immigration landscape and what steps need to be taken
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What placemaking should mean for us as developers
Looking at loneliness in cities shows it is vital to create space where social connections can be made – and to do this, we need to listen
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Contractual confusion: What have you agreed?
Steven Carey looks at the confusion that can arise when parties are not clear about what contractual terms have been agreed
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Addressing the crisis in the professional indemnity (PI) insurance market
It could be solved by insurance-backed alliancing and rewarding evidence of technical competence
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Part 8 applications: What kind of question is that?
A Part 8 application in relation to an adjudicator’s decision on an extension of time took a novel approachÂ
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HS2 and the Chinese: What now?
Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s exclusive story about CRCC’s bid to build the railway has caught the nation’s attention – but UK contractors will be wondering what it all means for them