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CommentCountdown to COP26: Are we building with the climate of the future in mind?
With fewer than 150 days until world leaders meet in Glasgow for COP26, Simon Wyatt turns his focus to one of the key themes on the agenda 鈥� adaptation and聽resilience
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CommentAn invitation to the largest hospital building programme in a generation
Today contractors can register their interest to help build 40 new hospitals in England, Natalie Forrest sets out the client expectations
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CommentSocial value means measuring more than time and money
Many benefits happen after the construction phase is complete so tracking needs to take place over the whole project lifecycle
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CommentTackling the hidden costs of the construction process
聽Some guiding principles on cost, time and risk from Alinea鈥檚 Iain Parker
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CommentConstruction has an image problem that is harming recruitment. We have to change
A lack of diversity combined with an out of date mindset means the industry is at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting new talent, says James Wates
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CommentWhat the Australians have to teach us about the building performance gap
Mandatory reporting of energy use for large commerical and industrial buildings would be a huge step forward for the UK, says Burohappold鈥檚 Jim Saywell
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CommentLet鈥檚 make it easy to specify green products
Specifiers want to do the right thing but a lack of clear information is a barrier to change, says NBS鈥� Lee Jones
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CommentWe now have a serious skills crisis on our hands
Recruiters have too many vacancies and too few candidates. Randstad鈥檚 Victoria Short warns of a perfect storm engulfing construction
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CommentWhat can construction learn from M&S, John Lewis and the Co-op?
Retailers are taking their customers鈥� concerns about the climate crisis to heart, but Richard Steer is not sure the building industry can say the same
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CommentOffsite manufacturing need not damage social value outcomes
Councils often want a guarantee that construction projects will create local jobs, but Mark Bolger argues for a whole life value approach when considering the benefits of MMC
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Where the sun don鈥檛 shine
A 1960s cinema has been saved from eternal darkness, but Jack Pringle鈥檚 vinyl collection of the same era has been less fortunate. Meanwhile, David Hockney is trying to cheer us all up with a digital sunrise
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CommentHydrogen is not a silver bullet solution
Hydrogen is seen as the Swiss Army knife of net zero solutions 鈥� but is it really?
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CommentCountdown to COP26: A good start 鈥撀燽ut still a long way to go
As momentum builds towards COP26, developers are making impressive-sounding commitments with their net zero pathways and strategies
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CommentGive us the tools and we will finish the job
As the UK economy goes up a gear, there鈥檚 plenty of construction work 鈥� but where are the materials to do it with?
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CommentFocus on design is critical as the optimism grows
Confidence is returning to the industry. We must use the renewed energy to ensure that we build in a responsible and resilient way, says Sadie Morgan聽
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CommentCarbon targets have been set 鈥� now the hard work really starts
Turning well-meaning words about climate change into measurable action requires fundamental change across the industry,聽writes Mark Farmer聽
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CommentNot just another toolkit
Over the next six months big names in construction will be trying out the Value Toolkit on live projects, Ron Lang explains why it鈥檚 important
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CommentSenior staff have a duty to lead the way back to their desks
Given his job title, it is no surprise that Richard Kauntze is banging the drum for a return to office life. But, he argues, the benefits of聽a centralised workplace are really for society as a whole 聽
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CommentThe timing is perfect 鈥� my new venture starts now
As we emerge from the covid-19 nightmare, it is time to get back down to business, says Jack Pringle聽