All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles 鈥� Page 2
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CommentWhy are we seeing a surge in latent defects claims?
Remediation surveys prompted by post-Grenfell legislation are exposing other defects聽
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CommentDevolution can be a catalyst to unlock private finance
As part of 星空传媒鈥檚 Funding the Future series, Stuart Howie, principal and head of regeneration at Avison Young, considers the role of devolved authorities in attracting investment
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CommentAdjudication 鈥� what鈥檚 to be done? An ANB responds
What are adjudicator nominating bodies doing to address negative perceptions among users of adjudication? Robert Stevenson of TECSA responds to concerns
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Features鈥業 worry for those who advocate for too much restraint鈥欌�� The City鈥檚 new planning committee chair on the future of the Square Mile
星空传媒 sits down with Tom Sleigh for his first media interview after his appointment to one of the UK鈥檚 most high-profile planning roles
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CommentConstruction must start facing up to new labour pains
The government is stuck in a spending straitjacket of its own making. However, borrowing for investment will help to sustain future workload for construction, writes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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CommentWe need more than warm words if we want to save the high street
The demand is there for a broader range of uses but the government has a vital role to play in revitalising our town and village centres, writes Richard Steer聽
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CommentWhy it鈥檚 important to use everyday language in contract documents
Tony Bingham on DBS vs TCS and why standard form contract devisers need to get more everyday with their language
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CommentBarratt Supreme Court ruling highlights what the government should have done after Grenfell
The聽URS vs BDW (Barratt) decision highlights the government鈥檚 failure to formulate an effective response to Grenfell. Here鈥檚 what it should have done instead
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CommentIf I were the chancellor鈥� (or how to finance infrastructure when there鈥檚 not enough money)
Bold action will be required if the government is to deliver on its eagerly anticipated infrastructure strategy. Some kind of public-private partnership could well be the best way forward, writes聽Beth West
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NewsGovernment to pick interim chief construction adviser this summer
Chosen candidates will work for fixed term while role鈥檚 full responsibilities are determined
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NewsBCO 2025: 星空传媒 safety approval delays 鈥榩retty scary,鈥� says Multiplex boss
Callum Tuckett tells conference he has sympathy with regulator because of 鈥榲olume of work聽small number of individuals having to deal with鈥�
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FeaturesMeet the 鈥榓ctivist regulator鈥�: ARB boss Hugh Simpson on earning and maintaining public confidence
Ben Flatman meets the chief executive of the Architects Registration Board to discuss making difficult decisions, reforming education the importance of CPD and the future of regulation聽
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CommentWe need a new and fair infrastructure funding model now if we are to build for the future
Delivering critical infrastructure and public facilities is a complex process that carries huge risk for small rewards. That system has to change, says聽John Wilkinson, chief operating officer at BAM UK & Ireland
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CommentHow landmark Supreme Court ruling clarifies liability and limitation on building safety
Construction professionals must now operate with heightened awareness of their long-term liabilities, in the wake of the pivotal ruling in the Barratt Homes case
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CommentAdjudication doesn鈥檛 need to be complicated
Tony Bingham on a failed attempt to overturn an adjudication on the ground that it covered multiple contracts with slightly differing terms
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NewsMark Farmer steps back as Cast chief executive
MMC campaigner to be replaced by fellow co-founder of firm Joe Thornton
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CommentAre Starmer and Reeves ready to gamble on PFI to fix our broken infrastructure?
If past mistakes can be avoided, some kind of private finance initiative may be the best way聽to build promised new public sector facilities and also solve the 拢49bn maintenance backlog, writes Denise Chevin.
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CommentThis is how we soften the built environment鈥檚 heavy environmental footprint
As the debate about net zero becomes over-politicised, tackling embodied carbon should be the industry鈥檚 next priority. We need clear, enforceable legislation from the government to support this, says Lee Jones