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CommentCollaboration is the key to social value
To identify opportunities to enrich local people and places, we must look outside the construction chain, says Adam Crossley聽
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CommentLet鈥檚 switch 鈥榳orking from home鈥� to 鈥榳orking near home鈥�
We don鈥檛 have to make a binary choice between the old commute and working in isolation, there is a third way says Matt Driscoll
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Acropolis now
Cold War bunkers, the embarrassing largesse of HS2, a brutally cutting cabbie鈥� and is that a Greek temple on the A14?
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CommentCountdown to COP26: Getting back to nature should be the first consideration of sustainable design
There are many challenges when building in an urban setting, but resolving them using on-site natural resources is good for the environment and good for the wellbeing of those who live or work there
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CommentFight discrimination by focusing on the individual
Improving equality, diversity and inclusion requires more than words and policies. Personal support and offers of help are every bit as important,聽says Sadie Morgan
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CommentLet鈥檚 not overlook what is good in the 星空传媒 Safety Bill
Campaigners for leaserholders will understandably try to amend the bill but even so it represents a complete overhaul of the regulatory regime for buildings
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CommentInnovate with care: lessons to be learnt from collapse of Katerra
MMC firms are expanding in the UK but the US construction unicorn Katerra has just gone bust. So what does this tell us about the shape of construction innovation, asks Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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CommentAre we approaching 鈥榩eak new-build鈥� in the construction industry?
The need to focus on re-using materials and聽adapting existing buildings is more urgent than ever as we search for greener solutions for the built environment, says Mark Farmer
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CommentHow can hospitals be designed with single rooms when space is so limited?
Some hospital trusts are asking for the majority of beds to be in single rooms, Smriti Singh looks at ways to make that possible
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CommentWhy we need to get back to the office (at least some of the time)
There is nothing better than real-life meetings with colleagues and contacts, says Jack Pringle. The office is not dead but it must be redefined
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CommentNet zero means valuing what we already have
For construction to hit the 2050 target everyone needs to radical rethink how they approach projects, Clare Masters warns
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CommentDisruption is coming 鈥� let鈥檚 rise to the challenge it brings
Increasing efficiency and reducing waste are essential tasks if construction is to modernise successfully rather than die, Sam Stacey says
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CommentNow is the time to recruit to help construction build for the future
With many workers considering a career change and students looking for guidance, construction has an opportunity to improve the way it sells itself and attract some much-needed new talent, writes Rachel Davis聽
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CommentSome practical ways engineering firms can improve gender diversity
Women鈥檚 minister calls on employers to push forward with positive changes - such as flexible working - adopted during the pandemic
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CommentWhy women need to be involved in transport planning
On Women in Engineering Day, Leah Stuart聽focuses on how cities and their transport systems still largely cater for cars, and by proxy, for men
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CommentFlexible working on construction sites is a win-win
Until the pandemic it was presumed working flexibly was incompatible with efficient site operations, now we know different
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CommentGovernment must hold its nerve on the Planning Bill
The proposed reforms聽are an opportunity to produce a cost-effective and more predictable system that delivers better outcomes and maintains public involvement
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CommentBrexit realities are hitting home
Labour shortages and import barriers are now joined by certification challenges
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: News, views and brews
A ticking off at HS2, City sharks and wise words from Barack Obama
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CommentTurning challenges of the past year into opportunities for the next
The pandemic and Brexit have forced us to make fundamental changes to the way we work 鈥� and we have learnt a lot along the way. Now we need to take those learnings forward, says Ann Bentley