Opinion – Page 38
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CommentBreathing new life into the old office
Concerns about physical distancing will usher in the ‘touchless’ workspaces where tech and data will play a key role
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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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Comment5 minutes with … Alistair Barr, chair at Barr Gazetas
Alistair Barr tells Building about the Milton Keynes, Le Corbusier and drumming
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: A bit of help from our friends
It’s all hands on deck with the people making face masks, face shields and stepping up as key workers
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CommentCould covid-19 be the catalyst for a shift to modular construction?
Is this the method’s moment, wonders the chief executive of specialist modular contractors Reds10
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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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CommentThe long and winding road to recovery
Construction firms want to understand the government’s lockdown exit strategy before they make meaningful plans for the 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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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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CommentConstruction must avoid the mistakes of the last downturn
We have a collective responsibility to make the right choices as we emerge from this crisis - which means paying on time and managing contracts fairly
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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CommentWhen a crisis hits, the construction industry comes together to support crucial services and the NHS
Interserve Construction’s managing director on building the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the NEC