Insights and Blogs

ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 are the international standards for quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management systems. A contractor certified to them has had its management system audited by an independent certification body against the requirements of each standard.

JCT Design and Build gets mentioned in almost every conversation about procurement route, and almost nobody outside a QS or contracts team could actually explain what it does differently from a standard building contract. Here’s the commercial reality of it, not the legal detail, that’s not something to take from a website article, whoever’s writing it.

A balanced look at when each procurement route wins, written for architects who’ll spot a straw man immediately.

What value engineering actually means, and a real example of where the cost went without the design suffering.

A stage-by-stage look at where early contractor involvement actually adds value, and where it doesn’t.