Opinion – Page 77
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CommentCase in focus: The missing page(s)
Should the court intervene to correct alleged deficiencies in electronic disclosure?
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CommentBuilding regulations review - are we just going to be papering over the cracks?
While the tragedy at Grenfell last year offered us a sharp reminder of the devastating effect that fire can have, it also starkly highlighted the ambiguity within our whole system of fire regulation and surprised many with its lack of clarity
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CommentNPPF reforms: Government has misjudged the real obstacles to development
Draft revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework has raised more questions than answers, presenting a contradictory stance of trying to crack down on developers while also promising to “deliver more housing more quickly”
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CommentOpen water - at last
From April, all housebuilders and developers will have a genuine choice of water network provider for the first time. It’s time to make the most of this watershed moment
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CommentLeader: Russian courage
Is Theresa May politically brave enough to implement far-reaching reforms to unseat housebuilders? Well, if she’s prepared to take on Putin, maybe she is
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CommentThinking the unthinkable
Ryanair is preparing its customers for a no-deal Brexit by inserting a special clause into its agreements. Does our industry need to be more proactive in recognising Brexit risk?
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CommentTrailblazers: The Crystal Palace
What buildings from the last 175 years were futuristic in their time, or marked a change in how the industry built?
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CommentBuilding Your Future - mapping the challenges
This week, Building launches its “Your Future” campaign as we celebrate our 175th anniversary year
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CommentThought for Tomorrow: Cities
As part of Building’s 175th anniversary celebrations, we have launched a series in which readers share their visions of how construction could be in 25 years’ time. Here, Matt Goodwin argues that a nuanced approach to urbanisation could transform the capital
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CommentHansom: Not a good look
While the picture in the Carillion inquiries gets ever muddier – not helped by an excess of Watsons – over at Apple, employees are seeing too clearly for their own good and have the bruises to prove it
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CommentWhere construction goes from here
The time has come for customer service excellent to become far more widespread among established organisations – the survival of the construction industry depends upon it
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CommentCarillion - so, who knew?
It appears councils were tipped off about Carillion’s problems last summer. The message to suppliers was very different, says Dave Rogers
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CommentAccess all areas - ensure your projects are built for a lifetime
By meeting Part M Building Regulations requirements for accessibility, operators ensure that premises become fit for purpose for a lifetime
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CommentThe ayes have it: to what extent will estate regeneration ballots benefit residents?
In principle, public ballots would add legitimacy to regeneration projects. But with the complex nature of some of these projects, will decisions become too binary?
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CommentRaising the bar: why the digital twin makes outcome based contracting inevitable
A richer understanding of how our infrastructure assets perform has been sorely missed across the sector for too long
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CommentCabling and the invisible threat of non-compliance
The quality of every construction depends on the quality of its cable – so building firms need ensure that the materials they source are truly fit for purpose
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CommentDensity doesn’t have to be a dirty word
With the current pressures on housing supply, the housebuilding industry has a pivotal opportunity to champion new housing typologies
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CommentHow do we reduce the risk of another Carillion happening?
Following the collapse of British contracting giant Carillion, Tim Haynes considers some of the practical changes that could help reduce the risk of another contractor getting into the same position.
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CommentLeader: Game over
We’ve heard it all this week. All, that is, except a commitment from the government to spend considerably more cash to boost the housing sector and fundamentally change the way we build
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CommentHansom: Reality bites
BoJo grows ever more self-deluded – but he’s not the only chap kidding himself. Mind you, we all needed an escape from reality last week, as the big chill froze up everything from insolvency helplines to hot lunches