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By Graham Hasting-Evans, chief executive, NOCN group The UK is lagging behind other countries in our response to the climate crisis, and building green skills is vital to making the transition to net zero. Government machinery is moving very slowly, despite plenty of policy papers outlining the urgency and benefits…

Pictured left to right: Michelle Essen is legal director, James Ignotus is a managing associate and Jessica Tresham is a partner at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson Contractors are pleased when, after months of responding to tender requests and reworking costs, they receive the good news that their tender submission has…

Paul Reeve is director of CSR at ECA and chairs the Build UK CAS review group In March, the Cabinet Office issued its long-awaited procurement policy note (PPN) 03/23. Significantly, this revised note now enables public-sector buyers to specify the Common Assessment Standard (CAS) when prequalifying suppliers for significant “public…

May Winfield is global director of commercial, legal and digital risks at engineering consultancy Buro Happold It’s well known that the construction industry is a major contributor to the climate emergency, with construction and materials accounting for an estimated 11 per cent of energy-related CO2 emissions. It is resource and…

Emily Carr is design manager at Kier Construction North & Scotland, and former vice-chair of Built Environment – Smarter Transformation’s BE Change Makers For me, construction isn’t just about building – it’s about ensuring we create spaces for people to thrive. And this philosophy should extend to the people who…

Anita Crozier is an associate at law firm CMS A party terminating a contract for repudiation or otherwise for default by the other party will usually be entitled to compensation for loss of the contractual bargain.  “The Dalton case provides an example of when a termination-for-convenience clause (albeit not in…

Kirsteen Milne is legal director at Brodies LLP The New Engineering Contract 4 (NEC4) was published in 2017 and has seen a few amendments, with revisions in January 2019 and October 2020. The 2023 revision incorporates those amendments and secondary option X29 (from 2022), as well as introducing some new…

Projects starting on-site and detailed planning approvals both weakened during the three months to February. However, strong growth in main contract awards boosted the development pipeline. East of England overview The total value of project-starts in the East of England was £1.46bn, which is a 19 per cent decrease against…

The three months to February 2023 were a poor period for project-starts and main contract awards. Detailed planning approvals, on the other hand, experienced a small boost against the previous quarter. London overview Totalling £2.17bn, work starting on-site in London during the three months to February fell 56 per cent…

Project-starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all decreased on the preceding three months and last year’s levels. However, underlying approvals advanced slightly against the preceding three months and last year. North East overview Totalling £752m, work starting on-site in the North East decreased 73 per cent during the…