Opinion – Page 121
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Why JLL supports remaining in the EU
There are many reasons why the construction industry should vote to remain part of Europe
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Hansom: The spirit world
This week, a heady cocktail of London digs, youth training schemes, celebratory relays for those who built the London Olympics, Mitie’s new surveying tool, hot air balloons and a huge gin distillery
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Online poll: Training levy
Are the government’s new training levy plans a good idea? Vote here
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Engineering the Serpentine Pavilion
Augmented reality helped unzip the designs for this year’s challenging build
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McAlpine: Pick ‘n’ mix
Sir Robert McAlpine’s diversification strategy towards civils and public sector work shows that, in the current market, contractors can be choosey about where they operate
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The future after Brexit
The EU referendum looms, but what is our relationship with the EU likely to look like if it’s an out vote?
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Hansom: A right brouhaha
This week, workers are left red faced by a builder’s crack, a developer takes the uncertainty out of the EU vote, Black Cab drivers proffer a rare opinion, and a nightclub makes a hullabaloo about development plans
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Laing O’Rourke up close
It has now been a decade and a half since then-concrete boss Ray O’Rourke pulled off what is still the biggest M A coup in construction
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Online poll: Off-site problems
Do Laing O’Rourke’s problems signal that the industry is not yet ready to embrace off-site construction? Vote here
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Build costs: Keep your options open
If uncertainty is construction’s worst enemy how can architects and engineers help clients manage build costs?
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Fixing the UK's flooding problem
Water and wild weather might have dropped out of UK headlines but they’ll be back
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Khan's balancing act
The Bishopsgate Goodsyard site is an unpromising advert for London’s supposedly vibrant development pipeline
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Hansom: Power games
Football and politics weave in as Greg Dyke tries to tackle Sadiq Khan’s (shrinking) housing targets, Leicester is (still) celebrating, Gatwick strengthens its defence and New York remembers thinking big. Plus, Torytubbie energy policy
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Online poll: Housing quota
Should London mayor Sadiq Khan take a tough line on affordable housing quotas for new developments? Vote here
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Housebuilding: For starters…
The government’s pledge to create 200,000 starter homes by 2020 is ambitious, and must be paired with clear regulation from the off to avoid confusion and delays
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Someone to watch over SMEs
The government is preparing to appoint a small business commissioner to provide advice and consider complaints on payment issues. But how much power will they really have?
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Flood resilience – built in, not an afterthought
How can we build new homes without increasing the flood risk of existing communities further downstream?
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Is the circular economy the way forward?
Construction should look at a more circular approach to reduce the amount of waste it generates