Opinion – Page 114
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Housing policy needs to get radical
If the government is serious about dramatically increasing housing supply it must take up ideas that harness the assets of local authorities
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Skills shortage: Back to basics
As the skills shortage worsens, the urgency of inspiring young people to get into construction becomes more criticalÂ
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High rise living in South East Asia
Skyscrapers remain controversial in the West, but cities such as Hong Kong prove that building upwards can have a positive impact on urban life
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Pressure is on universities to keep innovating
The pace of change within higher education makes it an exciting sector for building design
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Is your company taking mental health seriously?
Today is World Mental Health Day and an opportunity to assess how construction supports the mental health of its workers
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The darling buds of May
Theresa May’s Brexit announcement provides clarity but raises concerns
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Newport Street Gallery is streets ahead
Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s architecture critic Ike Ijeh says this year’s Stirling Prize is a victory for the street as well as architecture
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Hansom: Core values
The Considerate Constructors Scheme finally puts women centre site, a great deal of fuss about Apple’s office move, an invitation to design buildings that few people will see, and a team raises cash for charity
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Living longer means we must build better
Record numbers of people are now living beyond 100: How can the right type of housing help them and their great-grandchildren?
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Googling construction
Two significant anniversaries say a lot about how far our industry still has to go in transforming manufacturing methods and learning from other industries
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Why cross laminated timber is making headlines
As a construction material CLT seems to be the answer to so many environmental, social and economic problems
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Online poll: Article 50
Is the government right to trigger Article 50 by the end of March? Vote here
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Housing distraction welcome at Brexit buzzing Tory conference
Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s David Blackman reports from Birmingham where Tories could well be ready to embrace radical thinking
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Hansom: Ars longa, vita brevis
This week, Google’s mothballed plans for a King’s Cross HQ are revisited, West Ham footballers plan to turn up at Mipim, selling luxury homes gets arty, and our hacks fail to shine at ping pong
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Theresa May must show her cards
Now the industry needs reassurance that the May administration will not lose momentum on infrastructure delivery
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Online poll: Living wage
Should the Labour Party introduce a ‘national living wage’ of £10 an hour by 2020? Vote here
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Good stakeholder management
Keeping control and engagement with all stakeholders is not just sensible but vital in any project
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Brexit: Glass half full
We may have made a grave mistake in leaving the EU, but little can be achieved by dwelling on a bad hand. Perhaps we can do ‘Apple in Ireland’ incentive schemes: tax breaks, transport links and a Plymouth port that looks like Singapore
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Labour's down at heel conference
Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s David Blackman reports from Liverpool where Labour’s remoteness from government is all too apparent
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Dawn of a new era for buildings
Digital disruption is a challenge to our industry but there are smart solutions that can be applied to individual buildings and across portfolios