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CommentBrexit: the stakes are too high not to shake our bad habits
We are not going to meet the economic shock of Brexit by building in the way聽we鈥檝e always done. We have to embrace radical change
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CommentTalent on the move: there's a tug of war for skills in the contractor market
Will we have enough of the right people to build our projects to the right standards and at the right price?
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Comment鈥婭t鈥檚 OK not to be OK. But how do we make people OK?
With men making up the vast majority of the construction industry, a fair conclusion is that it is male behaviours around mental health that most need to be tackled: by training people in non-judgmental listening and saying it is 鈥淥K not to be OK鈥�.
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CommentIs altering the green belt the key to solving the UK鈥檚 housing crisis?
News of green belt boundaries being altered can often result in an element of local opposition, but amendments to national planning policy provide opportunities for better engagement
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CommentGrenfell 鈥� a question of trust?
If the Grenfell fire teaches us one thing, says Colm Lacey, it is that the construction and development sectors need to create a culture of trustworthiness and humanity
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Conservation areas
Tony Barton suggests how to put nimbyism to more constructive use
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: tall tales
Workers at 22 Bishopsgate reminisce less than fondly over their summer sauna and the NHBC struggles to contain its laughter over government housing targets
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CommentBrexit: Any certainty in sight?
Even firms that are scenario-planning for Brexit admit that predicting what will happen is a massive guess, so no wonder commercial architect Lee Polisano told 微密圈 he spends a lot of time worrying about it all
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CommentWe desperately need to instil a positive culture - not box-ticking exercises
We need to think differently about corporate governance to regain public trust 鈥� a realistic set of principles will help companies achieve this
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CommentCouncils and developers need to take responsibility for transport
Younger people are being forced to rely on cars in many new developments which are void of transport links. How can聽housebuilders, developers and local authorities get this right?
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CommentIs government creating a sustainable housing policy framework?
Like Brexit, housing policy is an environment fraught with uncertainty, writes Steve Douglas
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: It's all in the timing
This week鈥檚 construction gossip: Not only are women refusing to put up with any more nonsense, but now a man can鈥檛 even trust his smartphone not to cause offence
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CommentWorried about the skills shortage? Try employing former military personnel
Don鈥檛 offer jobs to former service men and women out of pity; employ them because they are competent, ambitious, hardworking and quick to adapt
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Comment微密圈 Good Employer Guide 2018
We have taken a fresh approach in this year鈥檚 Good Employer Guide, deliberately focusing on specific workplace initiatives designed to improve staff鈥檚 daily lives and, by extension, business performance
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CommentDoes progress on the Brexit process match construction's priorities?
With Brexit already taking its toll on construction鈥檚 workforce, Andrew Stunell says we have to act with speed to mitigate the worst effects of this political folly
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CommentBudget 2018: Hammond called time on PFI and Help to Buy, so what next?
PFI may be on the way out, but聽Hammond was careful not to condemn all public-private partnerships. What will replace it?聽
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CommentWhat's the best way to attract and recruit young people into construction? Get them young
The industry鈥檚 approach to attracting and hiring new talent is haphazard. The Construction Leadership Council, if properly funded, could do something about it
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CommentLondon's population is on the rise 鈥� so how can we ensure good growth?
We need masterplans that are designed to encourage and facilitate daily contact, says Lendlease鈥檚 Selina Mason
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: a single round of applause
Lack of trophy space might steal Foster + Partners鈥� Stirling prize 鈥榯riple鈥�, the Lib Dems get a single round of applause and firms gear up for word on the future of Help to Buy