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CommentDoes Gove鈥檚 拢4bn cladding levy mark the start of an anti-development era?
Unable to get more Treasury funding, the secretary of state has found a convenient punch bag and housebuilders could be left reeling for years
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CommentThe year ahead in聽construction law 2022
Sheena Sood previews what 2022 will hold for the construction industry from a legal point of view
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CommentOne thing is certain: uncertainty lies ahead
We have dealt with huge challenges over the past two years, but they have only created more hurdles for our industry to negotiate in 2022
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CommentA tribute to Max Fordham
The pioneering building services engineer was that rare person, a highly original and inventive thinker in a notoriously conservative industry
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CommentWe must make a better case for new housing
Persuading residents to accept local development is not easy, but the case in favour is about far more than good design
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CommentThis has to be the year to do things differently
External events and increasing pressure from investors and clients mean the sector鈥檚 priorities are changing
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CommentIn 2022 we will be greener, more flexible and resilient than ever before
Our industry will build on trends over the past 12 months and we will get better at coping with turbulent times
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CommentHopes and fears for construction in 2022
We asked professionals in the sector to tell us what the next year could bring, this is what they said
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CommentIf this was a year of transition, the next must be one of action
As the climate crisis intensifies, the world needs to change 鈥� and our industry聽has a responsibility to lead the way
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CommentDelivering MMC at government scale will transform construction
Industry will have no choice but to modernise with large-scale programmes, writes Jaimie Johnston
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CommentWhat construction must learn from the aviation industry
The housebuilding sector is stuck in the past and should move towards a data-led manufacturing model
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Views from the top
聽This month, a sudden flurry of tales from on high
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CommentAn end of year challenge to the eternal optimists
Is it gloom all round now people are back to Zoom meetings in pyjama bottoms?
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CommentWe鈥檝e only scratched the surface of what social value could be
There are many barriers to truly integrating social value into the design of projects, but a new guide aims to show how change is possible
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CommentMake an energy revolution your new year's resolution
The tidal range offers a solution to one of the greatest challenges facing society. It is also an 聽infrastructural investment opportunity, says聽Stuart Murphy, founder of TPGen24
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CommentOur construction minister needs real clout and a long-term contract
Lee Rowley is the government鈥檚 sixth construction minister within the past聽three years. It鈥檚 no surprise that some in the industry are grumbling
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CommentNet Zero Jargon Buster: Nabers UK
The performance gap is a huge challenge, and now there is a system to verify office buildings in use - listen to how it works
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CommentCost is key but solving the climate crisis comes first
The social and environmental costs of getting project choices wrong have never been greater
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CommentNet Zero Jargon Buster: climate risk and finance
Pressure is growing from investors to design buildings for extreme weather events - do you understand the risks?
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CommentNet zero and how to get the best out of construction materials
Tips聽from Webb Yates engineers on how to think creatively and sustainably about projects