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CommentEnergy standards for new homes 鈥� the government gets tough
The launch of the Future Homes Standard consultation is the first concrete step towards the 2025 carbon reduction targets for new homes
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Comment5 minutes with鈥� Lucy Howard, director, Turner & Townsend
Lucy Howard tells 星空传媒 about Bank station, Formula One factories, and knitting
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CommentQuality and quantity: Let's set the standard for the industry
Good design has a positive effect on the lives of people. We need to collaborate聽to improve our built environment
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: They think it鈥檚 all over
Geoff Hurst scores but doesn鈥檛 quite repeat the magic and in the battle for London鈥檚 tallest tower, it鈥檚 game over
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CommentPushing up pension powers
Anne-Marie Winton on the strengthened regulatory powers the long-awaited pensions bill will contain
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CommentCracking the code: Dealing with defective housing
Francis Ho discusses the government鈥檚 proposals to improve redress for buyers of new homes
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CommentWhat is the 拢3.6bn Towns Fund really for?
The news聽that central government is putting more money into regeneration can only make a good thing even better, right?聽
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CommentThe hypocrisy of retentions
A leading builder has criticised the system of payment retentions. Welcome to our world鈥�
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CommentEarly neutral evaluation: Get a jump on the outcome
A new kind of ADR, called early neutral evaluation, aims to give parties an idea ahead of time about which way a dispute will go聽
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CommentHow public-private partnerships can act as a catalyst for regeneration and housing delivery
The removal of the borrowing cap on the Housing Revenue Account聽represents an opportunity to build vibrant new mixed-use communities
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CommentParent company guarantees: Unreasonable demands?
Parent company guarantees can provide some security for those contracting with a contractor in the event of the latter suffering cash flow problems
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CommentIs our housebuilding future bright under Jenrick?
To call it a housing crisis is far from an overstatement.聽So, what鈥檚 going wrong, and can Robert Jenrick get it right?
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CommentTall tower procurement
Jill Hamilton聽considers what procurement approach is best for the construction of tall buildings in the light of the Hackitt report
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CommentCan subcontractors raise the same claim twice?
Having raised a claim at an earlier stage does not necessarily entitle a subcontractor to raise the same claim later
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Grave consequences
An Oscar-winner leaves Croydon, shopkeepers are angry as Crossrail eats into their profits聽鈥� while a skeleton crew unearth bodies at an HS2 site聽
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CommentLet鈥檚 build our way to net zero
Infrastructure investment is the key to achieving the government鈥檚 target of net聽zero emissions by 2050
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CommentTop 150 Consultants 2019 - the year of living dangerously
The next 12聽months will test consultants鈥� ability to steady their businesses through any slowdown while also forging ahead into a new digital era
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CommentDon鈥檛 let HS2 send you off the rails
With HS2 up in the air, it鈥檚 wise for those in the supply chain to review their contract position ahead of possible cancellation
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CommentIt鈥檚 time to look forward to the future of our industry
If the industry聽is going to survive and聽thrive we have to聽continue to pull together, writes Mark Castle
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CommentWe must put modular at the heart of construction
Modular construction has seen a surge in popularity, but there are still many barriers to it becoming the preferred method聽of project delivery