Opinion 鈥� Page 629
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A lesson to us allThe government finally admitted this week that vocational training needed an overhaul. Skills minister Ivan Lewis said employers needed tailor-made training schemes to meet skills shortages, and pledged an overhaul of post-16 education. His comments just happened to coincide with government body the Adult Learning Inspectorate's ...
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Unlikely bedfellows
Gus Alexander Small architectural practices are meant to have more clout on PFI projects if they get into bed with big contracting consortiums. But it's a recipe for sleepless nights
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Incident at an injunction
Philandering footballers and fiery models are known for firing off injunctions, but they do occur in construction as well 鈥� unless the claimant applies too late
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The new world order
Over the years, the role of the adjudicator has been transformed from an impartial first stage of problem-solving to the judicial last word on dispute resolution
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Rule nothing out
If you thought that adjudicators couldn't rule on professional negligence claims or award damages, take note 鈥� a recent Scottish case proves that they can
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Foresight sagas
We like to think that arbitration will always be able to challenge an adjudication decision we don't like. Well, just make sure you've got your notice of dispute sorted
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Leading by example
Public buildings must raise the bar for the whole industry in terms of design, procurement and whole-life costs if the government is to practise what it preaches
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Gateway to salvation
The government has finally acted to ease the South-east's crippling housing shortage.
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Barking neighbours
Your neighbours from hell may claim that what they're doing is perfectly legal, but if they're causing a nuisance, they can still end up in the doghouse
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Is there a draft in here?
The draft NEC Term Service Contract is a flexible little number, but it has gaping holes in it 鈥� on completion dates and liquidated damages 鈥� that you are expected to fill in
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Builders under fire
Will they never learn? A government-backed investigation has uncovered evidence that shoddy workmanship is exposing buildings 鈥� particularly those constructed using timber frame 鈥� to increased fire risks (pages 26-29). Experts are concerned that failure to properly install plasterboard drylining and fire protection is allowing fire to spread uncontrolled through ...
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It can be a wonderful life
Honest Victorian values need not be a thing of the past, as long as the roles of consultants and contractors can be integrated into one-stop construction teams
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Third time lucky?
All right, the draft delay protocol is far from perfect, but it contains some valuable advice and with sufficient improvements, could be something to welcome
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Heading for cover
When it comes to professional indemnity cover, a shift towards project insurance could iron out a current anomaly, while whole life insurance could be the future
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Assign! Assign!
If you are the beneficiary of a collateral warranty, be sure it has been properly transferred to you 鈥� otherwise you may find yourself unable to make a claim
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Architecture without tears
In that holy trinity of any building project 鈥� cost, time and quality 鈥� it is quality that causes the longest lasting headaches. Once a building is completed and worries over cost and time have subsided, it is quality, or the lack of it, that the client, facilities manager and ...