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Why we need new rules
Regulations that cannot keep pace with change are hampering the design team's efforts to Eganise itself.
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Get what you pay for
Lowest price wins is still the norm in construction, but all that is about to change.
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Loose change
First person Construction is embracing change. So why is one industry body opposing a move to streamline the building process?
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Passing the buck
Second opinion Delegating a problem is all very well, but, at some point, you must take responsibility for its solution.
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Splashing out
Other countries house their parliaments with generosity and panache. But here we begrudge such extravagance.
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Over-exclusive deals
Small contractors don't want the private finance initiative to be scrapped they just want to be able to take part in it.
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Thinking the unthinkable
Insured? Of course you are. Any sane contractor must be. But what happens if your insurer goes into liquidation. How are you fixed then?
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Law inaction
In the past a lot of disputes were allowed to grow because the parties particularly the clients' advisers were lazy. So, new adjudication should work because it brings time pressure to bear shouldn't it?
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Shaky ground
When was the last time somebody saved you from an almighty clanger? It happens in business too, but don't rely on it. If watching your back is not spelled out in the contract you can come a cropper.
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Clash points
Stakeholder clauses, which require money paid as a result of an adjudicator's decision to be held by a third party, are legal and offer protection to parties nervous about new adjudication.
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Clash points
Au contraire. Stakeholder accounts take a hatchet to the Construction Act's explicit payment rules, and its implicit intention of keeping the money flowing through the system.
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Here we go again
First person Faced with a combative workforce and a fast-approaching deadline, how should the government handle the Jubilee Line?
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Enter the nanny state
First person - No one wants buildings that are dangerous, but you can take health and safety requirements too far.
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Cooking with Mace
Can you make a profit from guaranteeing a maximum price? Despite Laing's Cardiff nightmare, Mace's new move suggests you can.
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It's good business to talk
Misunderstandings, false assumptions they all cost. Daft really, when a swift chat could sort it out.
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Getting to know you
Construction doesn't know enough about what its customers want which is where marketing comes in.
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Beauty before age
Purists might not like them, but 1960s buildings are part of Britain's architectural heritage and they deserve protection.