Opinion – Page 80
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CommentHansom: It's all very confusing
This week: a planning endorsement disguised as an objection, a pensions expert twinned with a pop singer, and a resolute Remainer exhorting everyone to vote leave…?
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CommentCarillion: Who's delusional?
Carillion’s maligned boss made some valid points, even if MPs seemed not to listen
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CommentA new age for the performance bond
In the fallout of Carillion’s collapse, the use of performance bonds as a way of derisking a project has come to the fore
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CommentIt's all in the brief
PFI was meant to deliver improved cost certainty, efficiency and quality – so what went wrong? Mark Bew points the finger at poor project briefing
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CommentPeak performance
The smart elements of high-performing buildings are often not fully used when the scheme is occupied. How can occupiers and landlords get the best out of these features?
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CommentReinvent suburbia to solve London’s housing crisis
While the creation of new suburban communities could potentially deliver large numbers of new homes, the cost of introducing new infrastructure is substantial
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CommentHow the new Telecoms Code will affect developers
New rights given to telecoms operators could delay redevelopment plans
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CommentDoes BIM pay its way?
Until many projects are completed and studied, it’s hard to answer questions on payback for BIM in projects
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CommentBrexit: the answer to the UK’s productivity problem?
With Brexit front-of-mind, might it be an opportunity to further enhance what is currently a robust process to address some of the major construction challenges?
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CommentLeader: Your weekly pick-me-up
Despite the series of negative stories, the glass may finally be looking half full again for the sector
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CommentHansom: Say cheese
I was disappointed to see full berths on a ‘ship’ I wanted to board but consoled myself by celebrating an unusual anniversary and partaking of more cheese than was healthy
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CommentGender pay gap reporting – think of your long-term plan
Firms worried about reporting a sizable gender pay gap should focus on ensuring their strategy to tackle the problem is clear
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CommentThe Carillion demise sets out case for collaboration
The Carillion collapse must surely mark a turning point for the high risk, low margin UK construction sector and its increasingly tarnished reputation for poor quality and high cost
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CommentCarillion: the end of public-private partnerships?
The failure of the UK’s second largest construction company has led to considerable scrutiny of the way that public services are contracted out to private sector businesses - could this signal the beginning of the end?
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CommentBrownfield Registers have come up short
The creation of Brownfield Land Registers is part of the government’s drive for new homes - but is it working fast enough?
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CommentBrownfield Land Registers – positive in principle, lacking in substance
Homes England launched with fanfare this month, announcing a series of core objectives, both new and invigorated policies intended to get housebuilders on site and start reducing the country’s housing shortfall. The newly introduced Brownfield Land Registers are one such policy. However, if something sounds too good to be ...
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CommentCan modular housing deliver for the private rented sector?
Increasing the volume of modular housing has been touted as a key method in reaching ambitious housing targets. But can the model work?
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CommentLet's get it together
To fix the industry’s problems on inefficiency and building quality, we need better collaboration between builders, engineers and architects early in the process
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CommentHousebuilding in 2018 must be about creating thriving, green and healthy communities
Government’s plan to impose an ’environmental net gain’ principle in housing developments is the clearest signal yet that sustainability will be a dominant factor in the pledge to build one million homes by 2020
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CommentHousing: Will it ever get a settled housing strategy?
The housing sector once again finds itself frustrated at the loss of continuity and uncertainty over the future direction of housing policy