All Comment articles – Page 17
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CommentFive lessons from building NHS Louisa Jordan
Aecom’s multidisciplinary team helped build Glasgow’s new covid-19 hospital in just three weeks, project director Graeme Watson explains how
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CommentConstruction’s recovery needs to be done right this time
Government interventions in the construction market must avoid perpetuating a broken model
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CommentOther sectors should adopt construction’s safety practices as the lockdown eases
Mark Wakeford, joint managing director of Stepnell, gives some advice about the practicalities of operating safely during coronavirus crisis
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CommentHome working could be the start of gender parity in construction
Could digital technology provide an opportunity for construction to solve its greatest challenge: gender inequality, asks Dr Jenni Barrett
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CommentLegal view: how to implement site operating procedures
Contractors who keep sites open face high costs to meet health and safety rules
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CommentTackling the cladding challenge
Terry Stocks, from Faithful+ Gould, outlines what it will take to deliver the government’s £1.6bn programme to replace unsafe cladding on high rise buildings
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CommentA day in the life of a post-pandemic office worker
Jack Pringle imagines what going into the office might mean for the foreseeable future
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CommentWhat we’re learning building for a common cause
The private and public sectors have united in our hour of need
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CommentWhat a ‘tick-shaped’ recession means for construction
As the industry gradually ‘reopens’ the challenge will be to ensure the supply of products can meet demand
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CommentWe have not seen the construction sector work together like this before
Build UK’s chief executive on the industry’s co-ordinated response to the coronavirus outbreak
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CommentSMEs can lead the way on covid-19 health and safety
Extra measures that have helped construction firms return to sites
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CommentData in a crisis: Innovating at speed
This awful pandemic has pushed construction to adopt new technology at pace, and there will be no going back
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CommentKeeping in touch with staff during lockdown is crucial
Furloughed employees and those working from home need to know they matter, writes Thomas Adamson’s senior partner
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CommentConstruction work has never been so important
Proud to Help: Negative press during the lockdown should not overshadow projects that are so vital to this country’s future
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CommentSite workers and their families feel at risk and without a voice
Construction sites remain open if they can comply with guidelines, the problem is no one seems to be checking rules are being followed - the wife of one worker speaks out
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CommentWhat ‘hell or high water’ clauses mean for construction contracts
Clients may start insisting firms fulfil their contractual obligations regardless of any difficulties, pandemics included
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CommentFive ways to make the ‘new normal’ better than before
As individuals and companies we cannot control this pandemic, but we do have a choice in how we respond to it
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Comment Everything is connected
A crisis makes us reassess our relationship with the world - and that should trigger a radical approach to the climate emergency
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CommentLockdown is taking digital collaboration to the next level
Delivering essential projects in difficult times reveals technology’s ability to bring us closer together in a crisis
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CommentDevelopers have a part to play in controlling covid-19
British Land’s Nigel Webb on the complexities of shutting construction sites