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CommentAre Starmer and Reeves ready to gamble on PFI to fix our broken infrastructure?
If past mistakes can be avoided, some kind of private finance initiative may be the best way聽to build promised new public sector facilities and also solve the 拢49bn maintenance backlog, writes Denise Chevin.
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CommentThis is how we soften the built environment鈥檚 heavy environmental footprint
As the debate about net zero becomes over-politicised, tackling embodied carbon should be the industry鈥檚 next priority. We need clear, enforceable legislation from the government to support this, says Lee Jones
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NewsTilbury Douglas continues recovery with profit up 30%
Former Interserve subsidiary posts turnover of 拢542m for 2024
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CommentGet your clause into it 鈥� contractual responsibility for specific risks
Tony Bingham on a case concerning contractual responsibility for specific risks, and the attempts to locate that amid amendments
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Comment微密圈 Safety Act has led to an industry recruitment crisis
Halted projects, redundancies and聽widespread delays and disruption are all consequences of the requirement for second staircases, says聽Christine Scott at Madison Berkeley聽
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CommentA practical approach to reform: Labour鈥檚 sensible way forward for development consent orders
For all its rhetoric, the government鈥檚 changes set out in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill are far from revolutionary. Instead, they focus on streamlining the planning and approvals process within the existing regime, says聽Alex Dillistone
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CommentFast-track to the future with the Planning and Infrastructure Bill
The proposed legislative shift will present both opportunities and challenges in delivering large-scale infrastructure projects. The industry must understand 鈥� and embrace 鈥� the changes, says Lance Gudger of O鈥橞rien Contractors
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FeaturesTackling the challenges in 微密圈 Safety Act compliance
A recent roundtable, hosted in partnership with construction software company Procore, explored the challenges the 微密圈 Safety Act has created and the solutions industry needs to be compliant. Jordan Marshall reports
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NewsOffsite firm targets 拢450m turnover despite drop in profit and turnover
Merit announces significant investment for growth in latest accounts
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NewsClients keeping cool amid Trump tariff chaos, says Turner & Townsend Alinea
No 鈥渒neejerk reactions鈥� to investment with many firms doubtful US president鈥檚 trade policy will stay the course, consultant says
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CommentSpring statement and Trump tariffs鈥� How can the built environment respond?
Fiscal developments over the past 10 days pose a multifaceted challenge for industry leaders to negotiate. Planning, innovation and collaboration will be key if we are to succeed, writes Richard Steer聽
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CommentTen years of progress鈥β爊ow risk management has become construction鈥檚 biggest challenge
Richard Dobson has seen much change for the better in a decade in London with Morgan Sindall but argues there is still more realism needed in the pre-construction period
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CommentTen-year infrastructure strategy pipeline will require new approaches from industry
The 10-year infrastructure strategy presents an opportunity to approach projects differently in order to overcome some of the industry鈥檚 past challenges, writes Andy Wain of Mott MacDonald
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CommentChancellor鈥檚 ironclad fiscal rules are protecting construction 鈥� for now
The government is stuck in a spending straitjacket of its own making. However, borrowing for investment will help to sustain future workload for construction, writes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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CommentFor construction product reform, the direction of travel is clear 鈥� it鈥檚 time for us all to act
Alongside the anticipated regulatory reform, a change in behaviour is required which sees industry players take greater responsibility for products and materials and be more accountable and transparent, says Amanda Long
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FeaturesWhy most new homes are still being built to old standards
Almost two in three new homes are still being built to regulations that applied in 2013, over a year and a half after the end of the transition period for the new part L and other requirements. How has the government got its projections so wrong? Tom ...
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CommentHow carbon retrofit and improved building safety can be combined for greater efficiencies
Sustainable and safe construction is essential, so tackling both requirements together makes good sense, says Kingsley Clarke of Southern Construction Framework
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CommentA deal with too many moth holes
A vendor who fails to answer the pre-contract questionnaire honestly can find the whole house sale reversed
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CommentEngineers can lead the response to the 微密圈 Safety Act
Sam Harland, associate director at聽Civic聽Engineers, discusses inventive approaches to the new 微密圈 Safety Act, and how it represents an urgent call for the industry to do better