Opinion – Page 61
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Comment2018 - never a dull moment in construction
It’s been a hell of a year - in short, things appear to be in a mess. One thing is sure, 2019 is not going to be boring
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Taking away the 'initiative'
Dawn Moore of Morgan Sindall calls for diversity to become part of the industry’s fabric
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CommentModular construction is not the only future
We should stop automatically reaching for modular as a response and ask instead, what is the question?
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Comment2018 has been a year of anger and frustration for construction - but we are resilient and on the cusp of change
This year has highlighted some ugly aspects of the industry – like unfair payment practices and sex discrimination – but a wave of initiatives are providing a toolkit for change
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CommentDevelopment needs to focus on biodiversity to help people and nature
Last week, the world’s leading politicians, top policy wonks and the most decorated climate scientists are gathering in Katowice in Poland for COP24, the UN’s climate change conference. As with most of the climate change conferences in recent history, the backdrop is grim. The current ...
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CommentBuilding Live: refresh yourselves
Building Live showed what contrasting opinions people have on construction issues and proved how much they care about the industry they work in
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Make good choices
A Yorkshireman questions why procurement can’t be like buying a loaf of bread and the builders of the tallest tower want their workers to have the healthiest diet
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Rise of the architects
We ask readers to share their visions of the industry in 25 years’ time. Here, Dexter Moren foresees technology offering greater power and control to designers
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CommentA new apprenticeship scheme makes the architecture profession more viable
The new scheme opens doors for more people who want to join the profession, including HLM’s Daniel Stokes
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CommentGreat infrastructure requires more than nuts and bolts - it needs vision
Great infrastructure, led by design, can shape a town or city and transform the lives of communities but it takes vision, collaboration and leadership
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CommentCan softer skills solve construction’s perpetual productivity puzzle?
There is growing acknowledgement that soft skills, collaborative behaviours and a more relational model of procurement contribute to better performance. Are these the missing pieces of the construction industry’s comparatively poor productivity jigsaw puzzle?
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CommentRelaxing permitted development rights has potential, but concerns remain
Authorities, developers and residents alike should be careful, says TLT’s Katherine Evans
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CommentMaking promises is easy – delivering them is something else
If only we had politicians who, instead of promising the impossible, focused on what can really be delivered, and then got on with it..
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Wouldn’t it be lovely?
An optimistic Kit Malthouse introduces the ‘slimby’ and the water cannon debacle makes us look back at some of Boris Johnson’s other great ideas
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CommentIs your workplace holding you back?
Mace Macro’s managing director Ross Abbate explores how better offices could transform our productivity
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CommentThought for tomorrow: New departures
We ask readers to share their visions of the industry in 25 years’ time. Here, John Puttick sees public transport buildings becoming a place for the community
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CommentPreparation might not deliver a better Brexit, but it will ensure a much better response
It’s still impossible to predict the outcome of the Brexit talks, but that’s no excuse not to be ready for the uncertainty ahead. Here’s a five-point plan for how to do it
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CommentIf we fail to see the role of planning and design in places, we will never solve the productivity debate
Productivity improvement is the only real way to pay ourselves more, says WSP’s Barny Evans
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CommentIn the scramble for more sustainable construction methods, could green concrete be the answer?
Barry Mellor of Aggregate Industries on how greener construction materials are key to achieving ever-ambitious sustainability targets
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CommentSir Stuart Lipton: A spring in his step
Rather than settling down to a well-earned retirement at the age of 76, the developer of what will be the City’s tallest tower is turning his attention to something rather more low-rise: housing