All Social Value articles – Page 7
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Comment£100m for leisure centres is a start, but much more is needed
Building more and better council-run leisure centres is a no brainer when public health and social value are top priorities, argues Morgan Sindall’s Richard Fielding
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CommentGo wild in the cities to help save the planet
A rewilding policy is not just for rural areas. We should be designing urban environments that safeguard our future, argues Ruth Richardson
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CommentWhy people want to live in 15-minute neighbourhoods
Reducing car-dependency is one of several routes to improving health, wealth and wellbeing in communities, says Arcadis’ Mark Cowlard
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FeaturesSt Denys: A watertight approach
A project to build flood resilience in the St Denys area of Southampton put the local community firmly at its heart, with a group of knowledgeable and committed residents heavily involved from start to finish. Josephine Smit reports
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FeaturesCharlton Riverside: A model for living
On 20ha at Charlton Riverside, a new masterplan aims to provide local people with somewhere to live, work and play – with the hope that this mixed-use model holds wider lessons for London. Debika Ray reports
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FeaturesMeridian Water: From the ground up
In one of the country’s most deprived areas, a new scheme – Meridian Water – is aimed at tackling not just a lack of affordable housing but also unemployment, poor health and low incomes. Debika Ray reports
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CommentSocial value is key to emerging stronger
To minimise the harms of coronavirus and to rebuild better, we need stimulus-funded infrastructure that seeks to maximise social value, says Aecom’s Mary Zsamboky
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FeaturesSocial value matters: Survey results show values are changing
We asked Building readers how adding an element of social value is influencing (and improving) their work. Tom Lowe analyses the responses
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: The life and times
A shameless plug for a book all about me (Joseph Aloysius Hansom, founder of The Builder) and my links with social reformer Robert Owen
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NewsImportance of social value in planning set to increase in wake of covid crisis, BCO predicts
More councils are likely to involve social value in the planning process
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Information - BuildingWebinar | Social value in construction
On demand: Hear how you can embed social value into your business
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CommentTips for SMEs wanting to break into public sector work
Private and public sector clients are very different beasts, here is what you need to know about winning work with the latter
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NewsTake part in Building’s social value survey
We want to know what firms think about social value in projects
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CommentDesign’s social value is being overlooked - that has to change
Architects have to quantify the impact their work has on communities, says HLM’s Philip Watson
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FeaturesWhy the construction CRASH charity needs your help to survive the pandemic
CRASH chief executive Francesca Roberts explains how vital projects for the homeless are still carrying on despite huge challenges
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NewsGovernment to unveil task force aimed at speeding up building projects
So-called Project Speed initiative, to be chaired by chancellor, unveiled tomorrow
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FeaturesVideo: Stephen Lawrence Day debate
How is the pandemic affecting BAME communities, and what do built environment companies need to learn?
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FeaturesClient profile: Scape Group
It will be elbows out for places at the next £7bn construction framework
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FeaturesDelivering social value: Brittania Leisure Centre and Academy, Hackney
A new leisure centre and academy are being built in the heart of Hackney by Morgan Sindall