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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Make good choices
A Yorkshireman questions why procurement can鈥檛 be like buying a loaf of bread and the builders of the tallest tower want their workers to have the healthiest diet
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Rise of the architects
We ask readers to share their visions of the industry in聽25 years鈥� time. Here, Dexter Moren foresees technology offering greater power and control to designers
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CommentA new apprenticeship scheme makes the architecture profession more viable
The new scheme opens doors for more people who want to join the profession, including HLM鈥檚 Daniel Stokes
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CommentGreat infrastructure requires more than nuts and bolts - it needs vision
Great infrastructure, led by design, can shape a town or city and transform the lives of communities but it takes vision, collaboration and leadership
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CommentCan softer skills solve construction鈥檚 perpetual productivity puzzle?
There is growing acknowledgement that soft skills, collaborative behaviours and a more relational model of procurement contribute to better performance. Are these the missing pieces of the construction industry鈥檚 comparatively poor productivity jigsaw puzzle?
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CommentRelaxing permitted development rights has potential, but concerns remain
Authorities, developers and residents alike should be careful, says TLT鈥檚 Katherine Evans
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CommentMaking promises is easy 鈥� delivering them is something else
If only we had politicians who, instead of promising the impossible, focused on what can really be delivered, and then got on with it..
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Wouldn鈥檛 it be lovely?
An optimistic Kit Malthouse introduces the 鈥榮limby鈥櫬燼nd the water cannon debacle makes us look back at some of Boris Johnson鈥檚 other great ideas聽
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CommentIs your workplace holding you back?
聽Mace Macro鈥檚 managing director Ross Abbate explores how better offices could transform our productivity
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CommentThought for tomorrow: New departures
We ask readers to share their visions of the industry in聽25 years鈥� time. Here,聽John Puttick sees public transport buildings becoming a place for the community
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CommentPreparation might not deliver a better Brexit, but it will ensure a much better response
It鈥檚 still impossible to predict the outcome of the Brexit talks, but that鈥檚 no excuse not to聽be ready for the uncertainty ahead. Here鈥檚 a five-point plan for how to do it
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CommentIf we fail to see the role of planning and design in places, we will never solve the productivity debate
Productivity improvement is the only real way to pay ourselves more, says WSP鈥檚 Barny Evans
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CommentIn the scramble for more sustainable construction methods, could green concrete be the answer?
Barry Mellor of Aggregate Industries on how greener construction materials are key to achieving ever-ambitious sustainability targets
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CommentSir Stuart Lipton: A spring in his step
Rather than settling down to a well-earned retirement at the age of 76, the developer of what will be the City鈥檚 tallest tower is turning his attention to something rather more low-rise: housing
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Loads of old rubbish
We ask readers to share their visions of the industry in聽25 years鈥� time. Here, Gpad London鈥檚 Charles Bettes sees considering waste becoming part of every decision
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Undercurrents
Tension is bubbling 鈥� opinions differ on what makes 鈥榖eautiful鈥� architecture, an MP ignores political plots and one of my hacks encounters Corbyn on the road
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CommentFire and heat will shape our future homes
Chris Stanley, housing manager at Modern Masonry, says overheating and emissions are as important to consider as fire protection in homes post-Grenfell.
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CommentSecuring a greener future for public sector estates
As the UK moves away from a centralised energy system, a more agile, distributed approach to energy will play a key role in bringing down the UK鈥檚 emissions
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CommentQ&A with 鈥� Charlie Woodley from consultant HKA
New research shows that while digitalisation is creating a plethora of opportunities for construction it also adds complexity that can contribute to disputes
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CommentHow is London going to accommodate all those who want to live in it without concreting over the green belt?
One solution to increase housing supply in London is to build upwards, says Alan Davison