All Social Value articles – Page 6
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CommentCollaboration is the key to social value
To identify opportunities to enrich local people and places, we must look outside the construction chain, says Adam Crossley
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FeaturesSustainability: Calculating social value
Alinea and Social Value Portal explore how social value can be deliver and calculated, with examples of how it can work in practice
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NewsTravis Perkins to cut 80% of carbon emissions from its fleet by 2035
Builders merchant has more than 4,000 HGVs on UK roads
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CommentSocial value means measuring more than time and money
Many benefits happen after the construction phase is complete so tracking needs to take place over the whole project lifecycle
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FeaturesSocial value survey: How much focus are construction firms really putting into social value?
Survey by Building, Atkins and Faithful + Gould raises questions about industry’s approach to social value
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CommentConstruction has an image problem that is harming recruitment. We have to change
A lack of diversity combined with an out of date mindset means the industry is at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting new talent, says James Wates
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CommentOffsite manufacturing need not damage social value outcomes
Councils often want a guarantee that construction projects will create local jobs, but Mark Bolger argues for a whole life value approach when considering the benefits of MMC
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NewsL&G brings in Green Building Council director as new sustainability chief
John Alker was behind David Cameron’s ‘hug a husky’ campaign in 2006
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CommentNot just another toolkit
Over the next six months big names in construction will be trying out the Value Toolkit on live projects, Ron Lang explains why it’s important
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NewsFirms picked to pilot value toolkit on projects
Final version of a suite of tools to help clients maximise value expected later this year
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NewsStill not enough women in construction, survey finds
As International Women’s Day is marked, sector remains at foot of gender diversity table
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CommentSocial value needs to consider whole life value
Too often we have a blinkered view that social value is just created during construction, says Atkins Mark Bolger
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CommentThe Construction Playbook requires team players
This 80-page document should help unite clients and industry in a common goal, says James Wates
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CommentA framework focused on improving quality of life
Too many homes are still being built without people’s health and wellbeing in mind. We must change that, says Sadie Morgan
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Information - BuildingOn-demand webinar: The CLC on construction’s role in kick-starting economic recovery
This free Construction Leadership Council webinar is available on demand
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CommentCreating a gold standard in public procurement
This will be a defining year for public sector frameworks and their partners to deliver value for money, says NACF’s Keith Heard
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CommentTo grow or not to grow?
Economic growth has become the only measure of a country’s success, but the pandemic and climate crisis tell us to strive for something more meaningful, says KPMG’s Richard Threlfall
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CommentWe need to do much more to embed social value
A procurement policy note that came into force last month is helpful but it should go further, says F G’s Peter Masonbrook
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