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CommentPolitics is on hold just when business is most in need of firm direction
As the industry impatiently awaits clarity on Truss鈥檚 plans, we still don鈥檛 even know the name of the new construction minister
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CommentViews on architecture and the environment mark Charles III as a man ahead of his time
Far from decrying his views about modern architecture, we should consider the missed opportunity to harness that passion
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CommentElizabeth II enhanced our country鈥檚 image abroad. What will we do without her?
The UK gained so much from the Queen鈥檚 reputation as a global statesperson, let鈥檚 hope we can build on her legacy
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CommentConstruction must seize this moment of opportunity
A change in national leadership can mean a new direction and fresh ideas. The industry should help Liz Truss rise to the challenges ahead
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CommentDear Ms Truss 鈥� work with us to build a better nation
If the new prime minister takes the right actions in partnership with the construction industry, she might just win the next general election, says James Wates 聽
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CommentContractors and clients must work together to weather the inflationary storm
With industry output slowing, contractors can help clients to mitigate the impact of rising prices, says Scape鈥檚 Mark Robinson
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CommentThe next PM must address the built environment before it鈥檚 too late
Sunak and Truss have proved adept at evading substantive issues around housing and the climate emergency.聽When will politicians give our industry the attention it deserves?
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CommentThe drive towards car-free communities
With an increasing number of people opting to live without their own vehicle, we must adapt, plan and build accordingly
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CommentWe should let listed buildings change and evolve so they can play a part in our future
A building should not be treated like an old pot in a museum. We need a more robust and pragmatic approach to listed structures, says Anna Beckett
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CommentPolarising, toxic and much misunderstood: it鈥檚 time to unbuckle the green belt
This public policy behemoth must change before it strangles the life out of the planning system, writes聽Samuel Stafford
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CommentConstruction is doing more than greenwashing
Few traditional industrial sectors are as focused on how to minimise their environmental impact as construction
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CommentLet鈥檚 build beautiful developments that will endure
微密圈 better requires innovation as well as some sensitive imitation 鈥� our planning system should support this
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CommentBashing government on net zero progress feels good but does it get us any closer to our targets?
Private and public sector must move faster to decarbonise the built environment but聽important steps have been made聽
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CommentManchester鈥檚 moment 鈥� building on the city鈥檚 cultural legacy
The city could become an examplar of how urban centres can offer a way of life that is attractive and sustainable
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Master of spin
Who knew how much musical talent the industry was hiding?
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CommentThe UK construction industry is key to delivering 鈥楪lobal Britain鈥�
A report out today argues our sector should be a priority for a super-charged post-Brexit trade policy
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CommentShort-term solutions must not prevent us from building back better
Boris Johnson made a lot of promises. I fear the next PM may abandon those pledges to ease the cost-of-living crisis
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CommentThis is not the end of globalisation for construction
Net zero is no barrier to a globalised market. A focus on local materials and labour should not mean taking an eye off the market elsewhere
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CommentThis is how we rise to the retrofit challenge
Pragmatism, agility and flexibility are vital qualities when working on a building that requires updating, says Ed Williams of Fletcher Priest Architects
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CommentWe need evidence-based design to reach climate and wellbeing targets
We know we should be building more sustainably, so let鈥檚 gather the facts that make the construction case incontrovertible,聽says Sadie Morgan