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CommentA corruption scandal is the last thing the construction sector needs
Can the industry afford to take any more reputational damage after Grenfell and Carillion?
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CommentWhy construction is still getting the circular economy wrong
Many of the answers required for the shift to a restorative and regenerative system already exist, now the industry needs to start asking the right questions, says Alastair Mant of UKGBC
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CommentSqueezed margins are stunting innovation
Construction is one of the largest contributors to the economy, but productivity has barely grown in recent years
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CommentMoney, money, money: construction's investment and payment challenges
What鈥檚 the real answer to construction鈥檚 apparent inability to pay its suppliers?聽More investment, driven by greater innovation聽
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CommentWill new-builds be banned from connecting to the gas grid?
How feasible is the聽Committee on Climate Change鈥檚 recommendation?
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Stop, look and listen
People wonder why a well-known Australian has taken charge of the Crown鈥檚 jewels,聽and the London Assembly is losing several blame games
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CommentWhat constitutes practical completion
Lindy Patterson examines the conclusions of an appeal court ruling between Mears and Costplan
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CommentWhat new changes to off-payroll rules mean for contractors
Coming changes to off-payroll rules are a major challenge for building firms
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CommentRenovating Notre-Dame is a delicate balancing act
Decisions should not be made in haste - there are plenty of questions to be asked
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CommentCrossrail: the NAO report shows the dangers of believing your own hype
Blind belief has been this project鈥檚 undoing; realism and certainty are now the order of the day
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: In your own words
People wonder why a well-known Australian has taken charge of the Crown鈥檚 jewels,聽and the London Assembly is losing several blame games
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CommentWe're not collaborating enough because our contracts are too confrontational
A more collaborative way of working makes for better-run, more efficient projects聽鈥� and it all starts with how you word the contract, says Mark Castle
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CommentCrossrail: Regrets, it has a few
Today鈥檚 NAO report shows a litany of very costly programming mistakes, can the new bosses get it back on track?
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CommentLegal: When it's over, it's over
Clarity on liquidated damages claims for delay after termination聽
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CommentThe space race: can legacy buildings meet our future challenges?
With a growing population, we must look to refurbish our existing building stock to suit our future needs
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CommentAre we building the kinds of homes we want to live in?
鈥淭he homes we are building today will be the homes that you will live in in 30 years鈥�. So are we building the right homes?
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CommentLegal: What happens when an architect changes your design without telling you
Steven Carey reviews a recent case about an architect found negligent for changing a design without the clients鈥� consent
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CommentThe day three running jump
Tony Bingham says respondents鈥� habit of trying to halt an adjudication three days in needs to be taken more seriously聽
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CommentHow a vocational training initiative was eclipsed by a black hole
You can judge the state of the nation not just by what makes the news, but also by what doesn鈥檛
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CommentIt's the climate, stupid
While we鈥檙e belatedly panicking over carbon emissions, let鈥檚 remember it鈥檚 not just about new construction 鈥� there鈥檚 a lot of refurb work to do