Opinion – Page 57
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CommentThe joy of work - the workplace should be a place of happiness
Well-designed, well-built workplaces mean happy workers – which is good for staff retention and recruitment, says Paul Patenall
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CommentModular methods of construction – lifting the UK’s productivity barriers
Despite the strides of new ways of working, onsite construction is still considered the “go-to”
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CommentDespite the Brexit gloom, there's plenty to feel confident about in construction
Enough doom and gloom – there are many ways we are making this industry better, and many more ways we can make it better still. The key is to be confident
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CommentLet's calculate the value of social value
Measuring the social value added to a community through new developments can be quite a challenging concept to grasp - but not any more
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CommentProjects don’t capitalise on opportunities. Why?
Are humans too risk-averse to proactively take on opportunities? Should we ‘think like a trader’?
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Manners maketh the man
An Osborne director demonstrates the benefits of an expensive education, while City planners practise the art of tight-lipped diplomacy
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CommentWe're taking it to the wire with Brexit - and construction activity is taking a hit
So, just three weeks to the day we are scheduled to leave the EU and still no clear idea of what Brexit will mean for business, or for anyone for that matter. If we stick to the timetable, we should be leaving in three Fridays’ time. But ...
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CommentInternational Women's Day 2019: construction is changing far quicker than we think
Women are now working in every sector and discipline - a far cry from the attitudes 20 years ago
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CommentDigitising risk management: why is construction reluctant to utilise technology?
Risk management is key to successful projects, but we could do it so much better by applying digital technology. Rudi Klein and Mike Halsall explain smart risk registers
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CommentWhy shipping containers are key to place-making
These temporary developments also have the potential to inform longer-term planning for an area, writes Taylor Wessing’s Joanna Bassett
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CommentWe should consider how we use drones more carefully
Drones are a great example of a technology that is becoming easier to access, but should not be used just because it’s available
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CommentWant to inspire the next generation to join construction? Open your doors and show them what they can do
For Build UK’s annual Open Doors week, sites across the country will open their gates this month, hoping to inspire young people to join the industry. Why not be among them?
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Let's make myself clear
Industry experts fail to explain why Northern Powerhouse Rail is nothing like Crossrail, and a housebuilder is less than a builder of homes
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CommentThe Carillion legacy
The impact of Carillion’s fall on its unpaid suppliers has been much rued, but the general public also suffered – from unfinished public hospitals
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CommentHow to avoid a Brexit balls-up
With the EU exit deadline approaching fast, Mark Reynolds and the CITB this week released a plan to make sure we can keep calm and carry on
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CommentWellbeing: how can we ensure our buildings deliver a better quality of life?
A trip to New Zealand reveals that even on the other side of the world, designers of the built environment could do more to put wellbeing first
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CommentLet's make timber safer
The construction industry should not stop using timber but instead needs to continue to develop better ways to increase its fire safety, argues Barbara Lane
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Off the rails
While Crossrail apparently files its accounts by halves, HS2 veers between flooding stakeholder meetings with its staff and charging them to attend at all
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CommentHow much social value are we actually delivering?
If we are serious about driving the best social value outcomes from our projects, then we need to bring more rigour to the evaluation process
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CommentWe can't keep spending on public transport and infrastructure that only benefits London
Investment in transport infrastructure needs to be on the right track post-Brexit, argues Mark Robinson, and the first step is to stop focusing on London