Opinion – Page 42
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CommentUK2070: Time for construction to be an agent for change
Our industry will not succeed in creating change if we continue with fragmented, underpowered and short term initiatives, writes Patricia Moore
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CommentJohn Tutte: The problem with the building beautiful commission’s report
It ignores our recommendations – which come from our customers – and proposes blanket solutions
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CommentHow buildings can fight coronavirus
Are buildings going to be allies or enemies in the looming war on the spread of coronavirus? BESA’s David Frise thinks it could go either way
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CommentModern methods of construction and changing the way we build
Adopting modern methods of construction will allow the industry to hit vital targets on decarbonisation, building safety and better design
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Comment5 minutes with … Sophie Steed, director, Squire & Partners
Sophie Steed tells Building about her 1980s pop music knowledge, the Mackintosh Building in Glasgow and women in construction.
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Sajid Javid at an HS2 site and Jeremy Corbyn quipping
Gossip on Sajid Javid visiting Curzon Street, snazzy Wood Wharf properties and the fate of Heathrow’s third runway
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CommentWhat placemaking should mean for us as developers
Looking at loneliness in cities shows it is vital to create space where social connections can be made – and to do this, we need to listen
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CommentAddressing the crisis in the professional indemnity (PI) insurance market
It could be solved by insurance-backed alliancing and rewarding evidence of technical competence
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CommentHS2 and the Chinese: What now?
Building’s exclusive story about CRCC’s bid to build the railway has caught the nation’s attention – but UK contractors will be wondering what it all means for them
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CommentHS2 and the Chinese connection
Boris Johnson gave Europe’s largest rail project the nod this week but he still has cost concerns, which makes a proposal from a Chinese company all the more interesting
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Comment5 minutes with … Lee Priddle, director, Pick Everard
Lee Priddle tells Building about playing Lego as a child, Lichfield cathedral and his favourite engineering feat
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CommentGovernment and industry must bridge the gap to apprentices
Last week was national apprenticeship week, but construction numbers are falling at an alarming rate
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Noise at Heathrow consultation and Dominic Raab abroad
Gossip on a noisy Heathrow third runway consultation, a dozen creme eggs and forced Fun at Work Day
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CommentPost-Brexit, let’s make the best of a booming market
A new era and decade herald fresh opportunities, but environmental impact must continue to be at the top of the industry’s agenda
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Hard day’s night
Gossip on the Grenfell inquiry, San Pellegrino and the dying tradition of the tea break
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Comment5 minutes with… Gavin Henderson, principal director, Stanton Williams
Gavin Henderson tells Building about Churchill’s famous words, his favourite building from Ethiopia and slow food
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CommentWanted: a post-Brexit immigration system that works for construction
Immigration changes may threaten the industry and its integral EU workers
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CommentSocial media and another regional firm: #gonebust
Staff at Astins share their tales of woe on social media
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CommentMy constituents need HS2 to improve their connectivity
A North Yorkshire MP’s thoughts on HS2 and his own constituency
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CommentHow can construction create a safe and just space?
Building the right infrastructure is the key to tackling global poverty in an environmentally sustainable way – if we follow these steps …