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CommentM&S High Court decision won鈥檛 tip the scales away from a retrofit-first future
The low-carbon case for retrofit has become so strong that economic arguments for new-build may no longer secure support, suggests Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis.
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CommentLet鈥檚 give social impact the attention it deserves in commercial schemes
Engaging in socially responsible practices is morally commendable and strategically advantageous, says聽Alex Groot, project director at M3 Consulting
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CommentTo retain or rebuild? M&S case shows the industry needs rules
The High Court ruling overturning Michael Gove鈥檚 decision to deny聽M&S permission to redevelop its Oxford Street store shows that a framework setting out the conditions for redevelopment is urgently needed
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CommentMeet the productivity evangelists and their tribes
There are many ways to solve the productivity challenge and they need not be mutually exclusive, says RLB partner Paul Beeston
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CommentChanging priorities in London office market are driving up costs
Occupiers now want better, more flexible and sustainable facilities but inevitably this comes at a price, says Jayson Crosley, director at Turner & Townsend alinea
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CommentHas MMC gone from an industry salvation to a pseudo solution?
Once touted as聽the answer to all our productivity woes,聽MMC increasingly looks like it may have been just another wacky idea with little chance of success in these uncertain times,聽writes Richard Steer
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CommentGood investment requires a great deal more than money
Responsible, considerate and thoughtful development should be profitable, both financially and in the way it delivers meaningful benefits for the community, says Ghislaine Halpenny of Regal London
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CommentCould this be the year of construction management?
John Setra of聽construction management specialists聽K2CM argues for an alternative to the design and build method of procuring substantial projects
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CommentThe money鈥檚 in the ground: engineering a solution to brownfield regeneration costs
Up to 75% of the cost of construction is in the groundwork and more than 拢10bn is spent removing construction waste annually. Howel Morris of Rodgers Leask explains why geo-environmental and civil engineering synergy is key to saving time and money聽and reducing waste
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Peaks and troughs
Passing cows are the latest hold-up on HS2 but mayor Andy Street does his best to dig the project out of the hole it鈥檚 in
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CommentIndustry transformation is complex and needs to be treated as such
MMC has taken a kicking since the House of Lords鈥� committee report,聽but the bigger picture is far more nuanced with plenty of examples of positive innovation, writes Trudi Sully
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CommentGove appears to have woken up to the housing crisis 鈥� but his solutions are half-baked
To tackle the housing crisis we need strategic leadership but this is beyond the current government, writes Brendan Kilpatrick
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CommentISG鈥檚 new chief executive has a point: doing the same thing over and over again can鈥檛 go on
Contracting and the wider industry has to get to grips with the way builders do business 鈥� beginning with the amount of money they make. Otherwise, what鈥檚 the point? writes Dave Rogers聽
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CommentWe are working to ensure apprentices will be our legacy
聽Providing young people with opportunities to earn while they learn helps to tackle the skills crisis and encourages the next generation of talent, says Dawn Moore of Murphy聽
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CommentOur politicians must build the foundations for carbon reduction
All political parties should make a manifesto commitment to move to reduce embodied carbon emissions in construction within two years of starting government, Will Arnold writes
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CommentWhy investing in digital awareness and skills of employees is crucial
Now more than ever, businesses need to invest in the digital awareness and skills of their staff as much as in the technology they introduce, writes Maria Hudson of Zutec
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CommentHow the 微密圈 Safety Act is changing construction (and how to keep up)
A聽platform design approach to manufacture and assembly offers the potential for fast, sustainable, behavioural change, says Jaimie Johnston of Bryden Wood
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CommentHow to be ready for construction鈥檚 future
As we enter an election year, our report out today underlines the need for a mindset shift, from short-term measures to a long-term vision
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CommentAre you fragile or agile? That is the question for contractors鈥�
There are many factors at play in a contractor鈥檚 ability to withstand the vagaries of a challenging market and political and economic turbulence, writes T&T Alinea鈥檚 Iain Parker
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CommentGove鈥檚 attempt to speed up planning decisions could have unintended consequences
Rather than procedural change to drive the illusion of improvement, we should completely re-assess what planners need to be doing, argues Paul Smith