Opinion – Page 75
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CommentContractor bashing does nobody any good
While subcontractors have been treated badly and payment terms need to be improved, the public humiliation of contractors is a step too far, says Tom Broughton
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CommentHansom: Straight to the point
This week: sky-high asking prices at Centre Point, an enigmatic Libeskind video, and rail strikes make Parisians go green
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Robots
Arcadis director Will Waller sets out the role he sees for robots in the industry
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CommentCommonwealth Games - all eyes on Birmingham 2022
The Commonwealth Games are years in the making. Here, Lucy Homer of Lendlease runs through the sheer scale of the task ahead of the delivery team
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CommentMEES: Is your property lettable?
On 1 April, the prohibition on granting a new tenancy of a property with an EPC rating of below E came into force. What properties are exempt, and what are the implications for getting up to speed?
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CommentRetirement developers: too much stick and not enough carrot?
The Prime Minister issued a challenge to developers to “do their duty for Britain”, having benefited so much from the Government’s Help to Buy scheme. But what about those of us who haven’t benefited from this at all?
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CommentWhen will build-to-rent take off in the suburbs?
If we are to meet the needs of UK renters over the coming years, low rise rental apartments need to form part of our thinking, writes Jonathon Ivory
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CommentSolving the housing crisis - a private development, but not for profit
Increasing the supply of affordable housing in the market has long been - and will continue to be - an important issue. Here, Building speaks to Patrick McIntosh about a solution which could have far-reaching consequences
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CommentJam tomorrow - but it's bread and butter today
As the core contracting sector gets to grips with what has happened in the first three months of this year, you can hardly blame them for taking a more cautious approach
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CommentHansom: Ground control
This week: dodgy moves for tackling the pay gap, Battersea Power Station lowers its profile, Hoover makes a clean sweep, and an old home finally bites the dust
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CommentA challenging case
Tony Bingham explains how a recent case clarifies the scope of adjudication and the adjudicator’s role
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CommentThought for tomorrow: The role of the quantity surveyor
John Rowan and Partners chairman Mash Halai predicts how life will change for the QS
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CommentLet's get the dogs out
Conduct regulators are a feature of many sectors, but not construction – what we’ve learned about Carillion’s abuse of its suppliers shows how much we need one too
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CommentUnlocking brownfield sites through digital design and offsite construction
Adopting modern and innovative approaches to both design and construction could help unlock the vital community resource that brownfield sites offer
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CommentHas the government reset the planning system?
The Prime Minister’s decision to unveil the National Planning Policy Framework consultation document herself is telling – this Government is serious about increasing housing delivery. Failure at the time of the next election is not an option
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CommentAll on our own
Those who voted for Brexit have got what they wanted: fewer migrants coming to this country to work. So now who’s going to build our houses?
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CommentThe challenges of managing a transient workforce in construction
The workforce on site is often fluid and flexible. Inefficient management could lead to a number of compliance complications
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CommentTrailblazers: The Empire State Building, New York, USA
Project and supply chain consultant Ian Heptinstall explains why this 1929-31 project proves BIM is not the whole answer
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CommentThe gender pay gap – it's just not that simple
The final deadline of gender pay gap information has now passed. Gill Parker of BDG architecture + design explains why the final result should not be taken at face value