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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Look on the bright side
The Garden Bridge wasn鈥檛 bad for everyone, it appears 鈥� and at least it鈥檚 half term! Meanwhile in Italy, Renzo Piano has had his jab
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CommentIs the Treasury listening?
Money invested into construction pays back several times over, that鈥檚 the message that needs to get through ahead of next month鈥檚 Budget
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CommentUnsafe buildings pose big problems that need big solutions
An extra 拢3.5bn and an indeminity scheme for EWS1 forms will help but this crisis requires a strategic approach, says Ross Gissane
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CommentLogistics: How to do a building boom sustainably
A low-carbon approach to construction early on will lower the client鈥檚 future operational costs, says Giles Heather
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CommentThe Green Homes Grant fiasco is such a missed opportunity
聽The failure to properly fund domestic retrofit puts a national programme further out of reach聽
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CommentPredicting the future - the case against gut instinct
Increased pressures on complex projects mean old ways cannot compete with data-driven analytics, says ISG鈥檚 Bart Korink
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CommentA design code for beauty raises lots of questions
It is positive to see such a focus on design quality, but the guidance is unlikely to resolve the tug of war between planners and developers
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CommentThe ugly reality of the 星空传媒 Safety Fund
The extent of work that can be covered to make tall buildings safe must be expanded, writes Sean Clemons
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CommentPost-Brexit UK engineering must make its mark on the global stage
While many firms have been swallowed up by American giants over the years, now it is our turn to push for international expansion,聽says Brian McConnell
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CommentCreating a gold standard in public procurement
This will be a defining year for public sector frameworks and their partners to deliver value for money, says NACF鈥檚 Keith Heard
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CommentTo grow or not to grow?
Economic growth has become the only measure of a country鈥檚 success, but the pandemic and climate crisis tell us to strive for something more meaningful, says KPMG鈥檚 Richard Threlfall
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CommentWe need to do much more to embed social value
A procurement policy note that came into force last month is helpful but it should go further, says F G鈥檚 Peter Masonbrook
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CommentMaking the most of 2021
We have a chance to reboot the industry by embracing technology and focusing on doing simple things well, says Alinea鈥檚 Iain Parker
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CommentWe have the right ingredients for industry transformation
A raft of sector initiatives are now working together to create real change, write Trudi Sully and Mark Farmer聽
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CommentHow to prepare for looming IR35 tax rules
The coming weeks are critical for firms relying on freelancers if they want to avoid disruption to projects, says Dave Chaplin
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CommentA big step forward in pursuit of safer products
The announcement of a regulator to hold the industry to account combines with work already under way to bring about much-needed improvement, says the CPA鈥檚 Peter Caplehorn
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CommentThe DfE is right to be demanding of its construction partners
Other government departments need similar - if not even more ambitious - targets for net zero and modern methods of construction, writes Mark Reynolds
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CommentDemystifying digital twins
The number of digital twins in use in construction is limited, so what will help the sector to realise their potential?聽
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CommentIt鈥檚 about time the industry embraced 30-day payment terms
This week鈥檚 move by the government is an overdue one, says Beard chairman Mark Beard
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CommentLet鈥檚 keep up this collective spirit
Construction came together to work through previous lockdowns, we must continue to work together to find solutions says Build UK鈥檚 Suzannah Nichol