23 February 2010
Barry Hembling presented this paper, written by Simon Tolson at the RICS Sustainability Conference, in which he deals with the sustainability requirements for new build and re-fits contracts.
Click to download PDF"Sustainable development in the construction industry"
30 September 2008
In an introductory paper given to the Lexis Nexis Conference on Sustainable Development in the Construction Industry, Simon Tolson sets out to answer the question “what is sustainable development?” In doing so, he reviews sustainable development policy and its basis in theory considering for example, the Equator principles and the European Principles for the Environment as well as a number of UK Government initiatives.
"Duties and liabilities of construction professionals"
7 November 2006
Victoria Russell, in a paper given at the third Fenwick Elliott seminar entitled “Capital Projects in the Education Sector”, discusses the duties and liabilities of construction professionals from architects, engineers and quantity surveyors to project managers and facilities managers. The paper considers duties and liabilities owed to the employer, duties owed in tort and to third parties as well as the duties and liabilities of in-house construction professionals.
"Project Management: The Liability and Standards Expected of a Project Manager"
July 2011
"Case study: Equiano Centre, Sierra Leone"
November 2009
Jeremy Glover, in a paper given at the latest Fenwick Elliott Capital Projects in the Education Sector Seminar, discusses the work being done by CODEP, in relation to the construction of a new learning and literary resource centre in Waterloo, Sierra Leone.
"Managing disputes: is adjudication the best or only way?"
23 April 2007
Jeremy Glover, in a paper prepared for the 13 th Adjudication Update Seminar, considers the different ways in which disputes can be managed and thereby avoided. The paper includes a discussion about how the NEC form of contract has adopted a form of early warning procedure designed to help minimise actual disputes and also looks at some of the alternatives to statutory adjudication including Project Mediation and the Adjudication Board.