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CommentHydrogen: not cheap but much-needed and well worth it in the end
We need brave thinking and bold investment聽to solve the current聽energy and climate crises
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Are you sitting comfortably?
Sit back to hear some strange tales from the world of construction
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CommentUkraine鈥檚 refugee crisis 鈥� businesses want to help but it鈥檚 not proving easy
Business leaders, with their reputation for cutting through problems, have a role in pushing ministers to take a more active role
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CommentHow will the war in Ukraine affect materials supply?
Renewed disruption to global supply chains will require construction firms to take mitigatory steps
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CommentWe have been working in Ukraine for years. I never imagined events as appalling as these
Two weeks ago we were considering life after covid. Now our staff still in the region are fearing for their lives
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CommentLet鈥檚 talk about construction鈥檚 people problem
精东影视 invites you to be part of its Every Person Counts coverage, giving voice to those tackling the acute skills crisis facing construction
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CommentWhy listening and learning is now more vital than ever
Tomorrow is International Women鈥檚 Day 鈥� the perfect time to聽renew our commitment to making聽construction more inclusive and diverse
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CommentLegal abroad: Doing business in Chile
Our series on foreign jurisdictions: green infrastructure opportunities must be weighed against the uncertainties of a new political direction
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CommentBeware the new biodiversity burden for developers
Requiring all new schemes to provide a net gain in biodiversity will add cost and complexity
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CommentNet zero communities of the future depend on decarbonisation now
Benchmarking, roadmapping and delivering are the keys to portfolio decarbonisation, writes Atkins鈥� Stuart McLaren
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CommentA key ruling on payment claim time bars
Hirst vs Dunbar considered whether the Construction Act鈥檚 payment provisions affect the limitation period for payment claims
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CommentDigitisation of projects can ease pain of higher materials costs
Builders and contractors need to find ways of recuperating losses and minimising unnecessary material consumption
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CommentPlease stop arguing with the arbitrator
The courts are pushing back against losers鈥� attempts to challenge arbitration rulings on dubious procedural grounds
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CommentMust we leave heat networks behind?
Systems using centralised plant were meant to be the future, until their carbon intensity put paid to that. But are heat pumps always better?
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CommentThe critical journey to more sustainable infrastructure
Our future depends on a聽more adaptive, resilient, high-tech and environmentally-conscious built environment
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CommentWhy new safety laws could do more harm than good
As increased liability pushes insurance costs beyond reach of most firms, capacity to fix unsafe homes or build new ones will plummet
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CommentSettle now or later? Why the final account stage needs more attention
Given the benefits of holding fire, contracts should make more provision for resolving all disputes at the final account stage
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Comment鈥媁hy we need a long term view in a short term world
Government and the construction industry need to put more focus on whole life carbon, says Elaine Toogood
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CommentHigh energy costs 鈥� it鈥檚 not just households who are feeling the pinch
The impact of on businesses is not yet part of the public debate 鈥� but it should be
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Bits and pieces
It鈥檚 all falling apart in the corridors of power