Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a systematic decision support process, aiming to ensure that environmental and possibly other sustainability aspects are considered effectively in policy, plan and program making.
Highways England (formerly the Highways Agency) is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England’s motorways and major A roads.
If an accident occurs on site due to an uncovered trench during construction, since the works are still carried out…
JCLI states that the Rectification Period is 12 months after Practical Completion, unless otherwise agreed.
Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils is an international standards organisation for the consulting engineering & construction best known for the FIDIC family of contract templates.
The Code of Conduct requires from all members to enter an appointment only through a written agreement. There is a high risk in verbal agreements and should always be avoided.
The UK has many Historic Battlefield sites, some of which have legal protection through heritage protection legislation whilst others are protected through landscape legislation.
The Landscape Institute was granted Royal Charter status in July 1997. This means that not everyone can be called Chartered Landscape Architect, including unregistered practices.
The Planning Inspectorate deals with planning appeals, Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, planning permission, examinations of Local Plans and other planning-related and specialist casework.
ISO 14001 was developed primarily to assist companies with a framework for better management control, which can result in reducing their environmental impacts.
Latent defects may not become apparent until a few or many years after the completion of the project whereas patent defects on the other hand, are the one that are immediately obvious.
Limitation is a time-limit of when a party can raise a claim and is provided for in the Limitation Act 1980, although parties can agree in a contract that a shorter or longer limitation period will apply.
There are two types of certificates in construction, that are issued by the CA / QS: Payment & Progress certificates.
Novation is a mechanism whereby one party can transfer all its obligations and benefits arising from a contract, to a third party.
Workers have an important role and should take an active part in helping to manage health and safety risks.
A Worker is anyone working for or under the control of a Contractor on a construction site.
Contractors have an important role in planning, managing and monitoring their work to ensure any risks are controlled.
A contractor is anyone who directly employs or engages construction workers or manages construction work.
A Principal Contractor is appointed by the client to control the construction phase of any project involving more than one contractor.