Opinion – Page 99
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Social housing must embrace modular
Housing associations can make savings and get more control over supply by adopting modular
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Business as usual
Will the new and weakened Tory government do more to promote construction? With a new set of challenges, and time ticking for the Brexit negotiations, recognising the industry’s potential is more important than ever
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Will energy efficiency fare any better under this government?
Many will be concerned by Michael Gove becoming environment secretary but Greg Clark’s reappointment at BEIS is to be welcomed
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The importance of social value in creating successful workplaces
Offices are becoming more ‘civic’ in nature and can benefit from stronger links with their communities
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Election reaction: Where uncertainty will hit construction
Consensual politics is good in theory – but it’s a fine line between agreement and inertia
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Election reaction: Not the worst of all worlds
While sterling may be wobbly at the prospect of a hung parliament, we can welcome a return to more moderated politics
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Election reaction: Clients abhor uncertainty
A hung parliament means uncertainty - both political and economic, which is likely to hamper clients’ spending decisions
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Election reaction: Beware hubris
Theresa May’s calamitous campaign has some broader lessons for construction around creating an atmosphere of collaboration and fairness
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ the universities of the future
Taking a technology-led approach will be the future for designing assets for university estates
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Election reaction: What now for the construction pipeline?
Our industry needs its largest client to be a fully-engaged partner but today’s results to point in the opposite direction
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Hansom: Age-old issues
Antique and new collide as diggers find unsettling relics at Ally Pally, a museum has the nerve to be uncomplimentary about somebody’s age and senior housing is marketed in a hipster paradise
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Welcome to the family
Sir Robert McAlpine appoints Paul Hamer as chief executive – a man used to tackling a big commercial challenge
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Looking forward together
All too often different parts of the design community work in silos and fail to engage or collaborate. But now, more than ever, we must reach out to our peers, rethink our approach and transform our built environment
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A digital revolution is needed
It will take a digital revolution to successfully navigate the UK’s post-Brexit social policy minefield
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GE2017: All to play for
Promises on public spending and skills have swayed construction from the Conservatives to Labour
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History in the making
Ending Britain’s reliance on coal would be a seismic change, but it might rely on links with the EU electricity network
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Hansom: Speaking the lingo
We canvass opinion on the Twitter, check in on a certain PPE-loving politician turned hack, and snazz up our home with Lego and sparkly wallpaper. Plus, the wilds of Canada come to Chelsea Flower Show
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John Healey’s letter to the construction industry
Labour’s John Healey, a shadow secretary of state for housing, focuses on his party’s pledge to build a million more homes
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Tim Farron’s letter to the construction industry
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron outlines his vision for a better Brexit
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Construction’s candidate: David Darkin
The last of Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s series of interviews with the construction professionals standing in the general election