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Net zero buildings need procurement change, says guidance

Greater use of ‘outcome based’ procurement is needed to help ensure net zero carbon outcomes set out in the design of sustainable buildings are not lost during construction, a new guidance document urges. Contractors and developers could be asked to accept energy savings based payments under one suggestion from the UK Green Building Council.

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December edition of Construction Law available now

Subscribers to the print issue of Construction Law are receiving the latest issue around now, featuring our usual in depth analysis of the issues of most relevance to the construction industry.

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Construction Law Guide to: Good Faith

In our latest Construction Law Guides series Clare Rushton of DLA Piper examines what is meant by the concept of good faith. The views of the courts are still evolving, she explains.

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Early cost estimates hit project performance

Over reliance on early cost and schedule estimates to set target budgets and completion dates is driving detrimental behaviours on major public construction projects, according to a report exploring the root causes of common problems affecting schemes.

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Brexit related risk fears follow government warning

Top actions that construction firms should take to help avoid business operations being interrupted when the Brexit transition period ends next month have been set out in a letter from Business Secretary Alok Sharma to the sector.

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Watchdog warns ‘reckless’ Carillion directors

Former Carillion directors who acted “recklessly” by making misleading statements about the failing firm’s financial performance ahead of its collapse in January 2018 are likely to face action from the Financial Conduct Authority.

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News in Brief December 2020

Fines totalling more than £9m have been imposed on two of the UK’s largest suppliers of rolled lead – used mainly for roofing by the construction industry – following competition law breaches.

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Flammable insulation sold using wrong test report, Inquiry hears

Kingspan sold its Kooltherm K15 insulation to the construction sector for over 14 years using a fire test report for an older version of the product, despite this being “common knowledge” within the firm, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has heard.

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Spending boost demands more collaboration

Next stages of government’s promised ‘infrastructure revolution’ were revealed this week when Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak set out plans for £100Bn of capital investment over the next year at the Spending Review.

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More detail urged in draft Building Safety Bill

Key aspects of the new building safety regime proposed in the wake of the Grenfell Tower Fire are lacking in detail and must be expanded upon within the draft Building Safety Bill, pre-legislative scrutiny has found.

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