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Graphene – leading the ‘clean’ materials revolution?
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The use of experimental materials in construction is becoming increasingly popular as developers, consultants and contractors look for new ways to increase sustainability and efficiency in the construction process. Given the ever growing pressure for industry stakeholders to help the UK meet environmental targets and policies, as well as the significant inflation risks the market… Read More >
IStructE Circular economy and reuse: guidance for designers
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In late spring/early summer 2023 the Institution of Structural Engineers are to publish their new guidance focusing on the circular economy (an economic model based on the tenets of reuse, refurbish and recycle) in part to help answer the problem of climate change. The guidance is split into four parts and provides engineers, designers and… Read More >
ClientEarth takes Shell’s Board of Directors to Court
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We have previously commented on ClientEarth announcing that it had submitted a Letter Before Action against Shell’s 13 Directors for failing to implement a suitable strategy in accordance with the Paris Agreement which seeks to reduce the World’s reliance on fossil fuels. On 9 February 2023, ClientEarth issued proceedings against the now 11 Directors of… Read More >
Terms and Conditions Update
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There have been some key developments in the UK and global markets over the past year that have had a knock-on effect on the construction industry. There have also been some key legal developments with more to come very soon. We think that it is important to consider whether to update your standard terms and conditions… Read More >
NEC PUBLISHES NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE NEC4 SUITE OF CONTRACTS
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Earlier this month, NEC published its latest amendments to the NEC4 suite of contracts. The updates, which cover topics ranging from climate change to limits of liability, bring about a host of useful changes, which demonstrate the NEC’s commitment to ensuring that its contracts adapt to meet the needs of the industry post-Covid. In this… Read More >
Protecting people and places: HSE Strategy 2022 to 2032
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The HSE has faced growing responsibilities following its appointment as the Building Safety Regulator (“BSR”) and enhanced chemical regulation role post-Brexit. These new responsibilities combined with external factors, such as new technologies in the workplace, the government’s net zero agenda commitment and the growing gig economy, have required the HSE to evaluate how it intends… Read More >
RICS publishes report on decarbonising UK real estate
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RICS has recently produced a report on decarbonising UK real estate (“the Report”), which can be found here. With buildings currently producing around 25% of all UK emissions, the Report concludes that the government’s existing policy around decarbonising real estate is insufficient. The Report recommends urgent actions for the government to take so that the… Read More >
Delivering Excellent Public Works in a Modern Day World: Update to Construction Playbook (September 2022)
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The Government’s Construction Playbook, first published on 8 December 2020, sets out how the public sector can get projects and programmes right from the start, building social value into the foundations of the public procurement processes. We are set to see up to £31 billion of contracts across economic and social infrastructure being brought to… Read More >
NEC publishes final version of new X29 secondary Option to help tackle climate change; a very encouraging development, but, as always, the devil is in the detail
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In April of this year, we highlighted that NEC had released a new secondary Option clause X29 (Climate Change), for consultation, that was to be used with the NEC4 Engineering and Consultancy Contract (the “ECC”). After the period of consultation which ended on 13 May 2022, the clause has now been published across the full… Read More >
Climate Change Litigation: Feeling hot, hot hot!
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On 18th July 2022, the High Court ruled in favour of environmental groups, ClientEarth, Friends of the Earth UK (FoE), the Good Law Project (a non-profit organisation) and the environmental campaigner Jo Wheatley in respect of their challenge to the Government’s Net Zero Strategy (NZS) for its breach of the Climate Change Act 2008 (CCA).… Read More >