Fitness for purpose in construction
Thanks Sarah for a brilliant article once again. There is indeed a grey area, especially for Contractors, between "reasonable skill" and "fit for purpose". From my experience, most Contractors do not even bother to find out what is in their contract, until something happens and they find themselves liable.... Most of the time nothing happens, but in this industry blighted by "too little trust and too little profit", a thorough understanding of what each clause in the contract means is the most effective risk minimisation strategy.
Let us all keep alive the campaign for simple, short contracts with the ultimate goal to go digital.
You must sign in or register to edit or comment on an article
Return to Talk:Fitness for purpose in construction.
Featured articles and news
70+ experts appointed to public sector fire safety framework
The Fire Safety (FS2) Framework from LHC Procurement.
Project and programme management codes of practice
CIOB publications for built environment professionals.
Sustainable development concepts decade by decade.
The regenerative structural engineer
A call for design that will repair the natural world.
Buildings that mimic the restorative aspects found in nature.
CIAT publishes Principal Designer Competency Framework
For those considering applying for registration as a PD.
BSRIA Building Reg's guidance: The second staircase
An overview focusing on aspects which most affect the building services industry.
Design codes and pattern books
Harmonious proportions and golden sections.
Introducing or next Guest Editor Arun Baybars
Practising architect and design panel review member.
Quick summary by size, shape, test, material, use or bonding.
Types of rapidly renewable content
From forestry to agricultural crops and their by-products.
Terraced houses and the public realm
The discernible difference between the public realm of detached housing and of terraced housing.
Looking back at the influence of climate events
From a designer and writer: 'There are limits to growth but no limits to development'.
Terms, histories, theories and practice.
Biophilic design and natural light
Letting in the light and natural elements into spaces.