All Comment articles – Page 26
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CommentThe Farmer Review is right to focus on pre-manufacture
Structural timber has a vital role to play in hitting housing targets, what we need now is more collaboration with housebuilders to realise the benefits of this approach
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CommentNo bars to freedom
With £1.3bn to spend on five new prisons, construction has a golden opportunity to drag the criminal justice system out of the Victorian era and use design to change lives
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CommentWe need more housing for all, not more council housing
The Labour Party’s focus on council housing does not address the need for good quality homes for people on average wages
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CommentTheresa May: The record so far
The first three months of Theresa May’s tenure has seen her strong early promise soured
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CommentConstruction has reverted to its bad old ways
Since the recession contracts are tougher, lawyers dominate tendering, project risk is dumped on the weakest - in short the adversarial approach is back
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CommentHousing policy needs to get radical
If the government is serious about dramatically increasing housing supply it must take up ideas that harness the assets of local authorities
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CommentSkills shortage: Back to basics
As the skills shortage worsens, the urgency of inspiring young people to get into construction becomes more critical
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CommentHigh rise living in South East Asia
Skyscrapers remain controversial in the West, but cities such as Hong Kong prove that building upwards can have a positive impact on urban life
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CommentPressure is on universities to keep innovating
The pace of change within higher education makes it an exciting sector for building design
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CommentA cure for the cashflow
As UK construction continues to be beset by poor payment practices, maybe the government should follow the example of tougher regulation introduced on the other side of the world
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CommentThe darling buds of May
Theresa May’s Brexit announcement provides clarity but raises concerns
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CommentLiving longer means we must build better
Record numbers of people are now living beyond 100: How can the right type of housing help them and their great-grandchildren?
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CommentWhy cross laminated timber is making headlines
As a construction material CLT seems to be the answer to so many environmental, social and economic problems
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CommentGoogling construction
Two significant anniversaries say a lot about how far our industry still has to go in transforming manufacturing methods and learning from other industries
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CommentTheresa May must show her cards
Now the industry needs reassurance that the May administration will not lose momentum on infrastructure delivery
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CommentGood stakeholder management
Keeping control and engagement with all stakeholders is not just sensible but vital in any project
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CommentBrexit: Glass half full
We may have made a grave mistake in leaving the EU, but little can be achieved by dwelling on a bad hand. Perhaps we can do ‘Apple in Ireland’ incentive schemes: tax breaks, transport links and a Plymouth port that looks like Singapore
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CommentThe Insurance Act 2015 – No ask no tell?
On 12 August, the Insurance Act 2015 came into force, sweeping aside more than 100 years of legislation
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CommentDawn of a new era for buildings
Digital disruption is a challenge to our industry but there are smart solutions that can be applied to individual buildings and across portfolios
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CommentEcobuild blog: Changing perspectives on green buildings
Buildings must be transformed from simply functional infrastructure into part of the solution to combat global climate change