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The Building Safety Act

Build Safe Live Safe | The Building Safety Bill: who and what does it apply to?

As the proposed building safety legislation makes its way through Parliament, we open our new Insights and video series on
Decarbonisation

Net zero construction: the problem with embodied carbon

The UK government's Heat and Building Strategy fails to adequately address embodied carbon, which is expected to account for almost
Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

New research by Economist Impact, supported by Osborne Clarke, has identified 12 technologies that can help cities achieve their carbon-emission
Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities | Infographic

A new research programme by Economist Impact, supported by Osborne Clarke, identifies technologies that can help cities achieve their carbon-emission
The Built Environment

Building safety: government supports removal of EWS1 forms for lower risk buildings

An independent expert report has urged for a more risk-based and proportionate approach to building fire safety in medium and

Real estate

Supreme Court provides much-needed clarity on liquidated damages

Long-awaited Supreme Court judgment indicates a return to normal service in the interpretation of liquidated damages clauses

The Built Environment

Building Safety Bill: the future of funding building safety measures

Draft legislation for high-rise buildings heralds change for construction and investment across the residential sector but is likely to have

Real estate

The future of the construction industry: offsite construction, next-generation connectivity and artificial intelligence

In this Sector note, Osborne Clarke LLP discuss how new and emerging technologies (such as next general connectivity and artificial

Managing Covid-19

Construction disputes in a pandemic: a favoured forum?

As claims and disputes arising from the Covid-19 crisis are likely to increase in the construction industry, will there be

Smart cities

How individual buildings can support the digitalisation of an urban environment

Our series on how individual buildings can boost a city's 'smartness' looks at the contribution to connectivity, digitalisation and data

Dispute resolution

What can guidance on responsible contractual behaviours do for a construction industry hit hard by the pandemic?

Will the government's guidance on "responsible contractual behaviour" or good faith come to the rescue of parties in the sector