All Comment articles – Page 26
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CommentHeathrow: The Great British take-off
The government has at least followed the advice of the Davies Commission, but the prospect of a long consultation is concerning
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CommentHeathrow has many hurdles ahead
It’s good to have more certainty over a third runway but delivery seems a long way off, says the Construction Products Association
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CommentFarmer Review: We need a multi-skilled workforce
It’s no good contractors training people to have single skillsets and then fighting over hiring them, says Mace chief executive
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CommentFarmer Review: Off-site manufacturing needs to be the norm
Contractors and specialists have a role to play in spreading innovation and collaboration through the supply chain
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CommentI can sympathise with politicians' Heathrow dilemma
MPs have to weigh up the interests of their constituents against those of the the country as a whole, no wonder they’re dithering
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CommentDelaying a decision over airport capacity is economic madness
Government indecisiveness risks damaging investors appetite in UK infrastructure projects, and ultimately the UK’s fragile economy
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CommentThe Farmer Review is a call for re-education
This fragmented industry needs to reform for sure, but more than that we need to fundamentally change our attitudes to how we work together
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CommentFarmer Review: Telling it as it is
Mark Farmer’s review outlines familiar problems but is hopefully the spark for powerful change
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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?