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CommentWe now have a serious skills crisis on our hands
Recruiters have too many vacancies and too few candidates. Randstad鈥檚 Victoria Short warns of a perfect storm engulfing construction
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CommentOn being seen to be green 鈥� energy monitoring
The new London Plan requires building owners to verify and report on energy performance post-occupation 鈥� but how?
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CommentWhat can construction learn from M&S, John Lewis and the Co-op?
Retailers are taking their customers鈥� concerns about the climate crisis to heart, but Richard Steer is not sure the building industry can say the same
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CommentOffsite manufacturing need not damage social value outcomes
Councils often want a guarantee that construction projects will create local jobs, but Mark Bolger argues for a whole life value approach when considering the benefits of MMC
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CommentWe need a construction payments act
Rudi Klein argues that, 25 years after the Construction Act passed into law, it鈥檚 time for a new one to finally straighten out payment
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Where the sun don鈥檛 shine
A 1960s cinema has been saved from eternal darkness, but Jack Pringle鈥檚 vinyl collection of the same era has been less fortunate. Meanwhile, David Hockney is trying to cheer us all up with a digital sunrise
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CommentHydrogen is not a silver bullet solution
Hydrogen is seen as the Swiss Army knife of net zero solutions 鈥� but is it really?
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CommentCountdown to COP26: A good start 鈥撀燽ut still a long way to go
As momentum builds towards COP26, developers are making impressive-sounding commitments with their net zero pathways and strategies
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CommentThoughts on the Planning Bill
The bill, which appeared in the Queen鈥檚 Speech this week, contains a wealth of provisions, many controversial
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CommentGive us the tools and we will finish the job
As the UK economy goes up a gear, there鈥檚 plenty of construction work 鈥� but where are the materials to do it with?
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CommentFocus on design is critical as the optimism grows
Confidence is returning to the industry. We must use the renewed energy to ensure that we build in a responsible and resilient way, says Sadie Morgan聽
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CommentCarbon targets have been set 鈥� now the hard work really starts
Turning well-meaning words about climate change into measurable action requires fundamental change across the industry,聽writes Mark Farmer聽
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CommentNot just another toolkit
Over the next six months big names in construction will be trying out the Value Toolkit on live projects, Ron Lang explains why it鈥檚 important
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CommentVillage greens are for work and play
A new ruling reconciles landowner and public recreation rights but keeps landowners on their toes
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CommentSenior staff have a duty to lead the way back to their desks
Given his job title, it is no surprise that Richard Kauntze is banging the drum for a return to office life. But, he argues, the benefits of聽a centralised workplace are really for society as a whole 聽
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CommentThe timing is perfect 鈥� my new venture starts now
As we emerge from the covid-19 nightmare, it is time to get back down to business, says Jack Pringle聽
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CommentLet鈥檚 take care when standardising MMC across sectors
Moving construction to a platform-based approach will boost productivity but housing with its varied markets and tenures requires more flexibility, says HTA鈥檚 Mike De鈥橝th
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CommentHow hospitals could withstand future pandemics
Covid-19 hit the NHS hard but there are design and construction solutions emerging that could save lives in future, says Smriti Singh and Chris Waine
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CommentDefects and limitation periods
Recent defects claims prompted by a renewed focus on building safety highlight common problems with limitation periods
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CommentCase in focus: D McLaughlin & Sons Ltd vs East Ayrshire Council
Ted Lowery considers an attempt to apply the Hutton principle in Scotland