All Comment articles – Page 71
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General election 2019: A letter to the construction industry from Labour
¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ has asked the three main parties to set out their commitments to construction
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Don’t let them keep your money
Retention clauses in some housebuilders’ contracts could be illegal and subcontractors should challenge them
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Future Homes Standard – wide adoption of heat pumps will not be easy
At first sight, the launch of the Future Homes Standard consultation in October was a welcome surprise
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General election 2019: A letter to the construction industry from the Liberal Democrats
¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ has asked the three main parties to set out their commitments to construction. Here, Tim Farron on the Liberal Democrats’ plans for infrastructure
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Construction industry gossip: The slow train home
Crossrail? Don’t worry, another delay will be along just after this one. Plus, one company stays under the news radar
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Party manifestos: Scrutiny on the bounty
The Conservative manifesto landed this week, so now all three main parties have set out their stalls
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5 minutes with… John Avery, director, LOM architecture and design
John Avery  tells ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ about art deco, procrastination, and a black Blüthner piano
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Lessons in delay analysis
Debates over methodology can take on a life of their own and lose sight of the facts
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The ties that bind: When 'subject to contract' backfires
Adding tags such as ‘subject to contract’ can fail to have the desired effect – and might even backfire
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Party manifestos: Reckless spending doesn’t pay off
Even the benefits of infrastructure investment could be limited for the construction industry
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When smart isn’t very clever
Matthew Marson has worked on designing smart technology throughout his career. But sometimes it can go wrong…
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5 minutes with… Dexter Moren, director, Dexter Moren Associates
Dexter Moren  tells ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ about South Africa, seafood, and Stansted airport
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Construction industry gossip: Playing all the right notes but…
This week, a slanted take on tall towers, the tale of a Thatcher comeback, and light at the end of the Crossrail tunnel
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Tall towers and trade marks
Louise Popple considers intellectual property rights in iconic buildings
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Construction contracts: Maintaining good relations
What does it mean if a contract is classified as a relational contract? And how does this relate to a duty of good faith?
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Taking flight – the departures board is beginning to look a little crowded
For a while, it felt like construction’s night of the long knives
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Bolton fire: Spotlight on cladding, again
All 200 or so residents were evacuated and, while two people were injured, thankfully there were no fatalities. So why the widespread media coverage?
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MMC: Be part of the change
This industry is good at talking about change but actually making it happen relies on – above all else – modern methods of construction
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Construction industry gossip: Space race
Tension is astronomical at the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards, certain housebuilders come in for some flak, and Homes England gets lost in translation
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5 minutes with… Andrew Henderson, executive director, UK buildings, Ramboll
Andrew Henderson  tells ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ about film-making, decompressing, and robots