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CommentHeathrow: The Great British take-off
The government has at least followed the advice of the Davies Commission, but the prospect of a long consultation is concerning 聽
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CommentHeathrow has many hurdles ahead
It鈥檚 good to have more certainty over a third runway but delivery seems a long way off, says the Construction Products Association
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CommentFarmer Review: We need a multi-skilled workforce
It鈥檚 no good contractors training people to have single skillsets and then fighting over hiring them, says Mace chief executive
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CommentFarmer Review: Off-site manufacturing needs to be the norm
Contractors and specialists have a role to play in spreading innovation and collaboration through the supply chain
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CommentA Guinness World Record for the longest Lego bridge
The inside story of WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff鈥檚 world record-breaking brick building bid
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CommentThe Farmer Review overlooks architects' role
Reforming construction is a must, and designers have a vital part to play in improving the delivery of building projects
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CommentHansom: Coming of age
If the stress of working in construction is turning your hair grey, count yourself lucky 鈥� you could be a GP. And if you really want to keep in touch with your younger side, you can always dig out your old Lego set
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CommentI can sympathise with politicians' Heathrow dilemma
MPs have to weigh up the interests of their constituents against those of the the country as a whole, no wonder they鈥檙e dithering
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CommentDelaying a decision over airport capacity is economic madness
Government indecisiveness risks damaging investors appetite in UK infrastructure projects, and ultimately the UK鈥檚 fragile economy
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CommentFarmer Review: Telling it as it is
Mark Farmer鈥檚 review outlines familiar problems but is hopefully the spark for powerful change
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CommentThe Farmer Review is a call for re-education
This fragmented industry needs to reform for sure, but more than that we need to fundamentally change our attitudes to how we work together
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CommentOnline poll: Farmer Review
Is the Farmer Review right about the scale of the challenges facing the construction industry? Vote here
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CommentThe value of sterling
The fall in the value of the pound is the most tangible effect of the outcome of the EU referendum
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CommentThe Farmer Review is right to focus on pre-manufacture
Structural timber has a vital role to play in hitting housing targets, what we need now is more collaboration with housebuilders to realise the benefits of this approach
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CommentNo bars to freedom
With 拢1.3bn to spend on five new prisons, construction has a golden opportunity to drag the criminal justice system out of the Victorian era and use design to change lives
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CommentTheresa May: The record so far
The first three months of Theresa May鈥檚 tenure has seen her strong early promise soured
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CommentWe need more housing for all, not more council housing
The Labour Party鈥檚 focus on council housing does not address the need for good quality homes for people on average wages
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CommentHansom: No time like the present
We celebrate the Little Britain Challenge Cup, Dagenham is ready for its close up, a plan for a shared football ground in Manchester gets fans excited (but not in a good way), and the future is closer than you think
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CommentConstruction has reverted to its bad old ways
Since the recession contracts are tougher, lawyers dominate tendering, project risk is dumped on the weakest - in short the adversarial approach is back
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CommentOnline poll: Conservative housing policy
Will the housing policies outlined at the Conservative Party conference be good for the UK housebuilding industry? Vote here