Opinion – Page 78
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CommentNational Planning Policy Framework - reaction
The revised draft of the National Planning Policy Framework was announced on Monday, with the new formula set to boost housing targets across southern England. We canvassed the industry for reaction
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CommentGender pay gap reporting is an opportunity and a catalyst for change
Reporting your gender pay gap is not just for the public; it’s also a chance for your organisation to seek new ways to modernise its culture.
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CommentApprenticeships should be used to build for the future
The biggest challenge to building capacity is changing the perception of what an engineer does - and building for the future
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CommentDrop in apprenticeship starts shows need for reform
Given that the skills shortage is currently the number one concern for most construction employers and therefore it’s vital that the industry recruits and trains more new entrants
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CommentThe government is turning up the heat on councils and developers, but will it deliver more homes?
‘Land banking’ is a great rhetoric – but is this what is really holding the country back from building the government’s target of 300,000 homes a year?
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CommentEverything in its place
The new design taskforce of the National Infrastructure Commission will help us see the bigger picture – and create places for people
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CommentTake back control – of procurement
Public procurement has lost its way: PFI has not only left the public sector out of pocket but stripped it of the expertise needed to be an effective client
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CommentA wake up call for 'retro man'
The gender pay gap won’t close itself, it’s going to take a concerted and above all conscious effort. We should embrace the mandatory reporting from April as a much-needed wake-up call to get started.
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CommentLook beyond the job board when recruiting
Building skills capacity and a loyal and energetic workforce is the key to long-term success – yet the reality is that recruitment sites or job boards are no longer the only way to find talent
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CommentMIPIM 2018 - the future of urban life is now
This year’s conference will focus on urbanisation across the globe in the next 20-30 years, and a plan on delivering predicited widespread expansion should be high on the agenda
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CommentGreater than the sum of its parts - are joint ventures the future of the UK’s housing delivery?
Mash Halai, chairman at John Rowan and Partners and joint venture expert, comments on what makes a successful partnership…
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CommentLeader: Backwards momentum
Stunted development plans in north London borough could have implications for developer-local government relationships
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CommentThe Elemental Workplace: a unifying framework
Landlords design speculative vanilla base buildings which contractors build and then other contractors fit out to Cat A. But is there another way?
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CommentHansom: Knock knock
While Carillion and its auditors continue to be verbally demolished by MPs, a former residence of mine could prove harder to knock down – while at my new home in Shoreditch, the writing is on the wall
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CommentNew foundations
US start-up Katerra’s digitally-led, off-site housebuilding model holds the key to overhauling the UK’s inefficient construction sector to increase productivity
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CommentLegal - Backwards or forwards?
Victoria Peckett considers the relative merits of prospective and retrospective delay analysis, in the light of recent court rulings
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CommentLegal - for fools rush in...
While the Carillion disaster highlights the need for action on retentions, says Francis Ho, we must not rush into legislation
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CommentThe future is flexibility: how far can we push future-proofing?
With political upheaval and an unstable economic footing on the horizon, designers and contractors will be challenged to future-proof like never before. This will involve working closely with occupiers and developers to think more laterally and creatively about the potential of their building and what work they ...
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CommentTake me to your leaders
The absence of leadership in construction is deafening, says Rudi Klein. Who will step up to drive through the industry’s urgent agenda for change?
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CommentLegal - the sense of an ending
When terminating a contract it is vital to closely follow the procedure in the text