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CommentIf I were the chancellor鈥� (or how to finance infrastructure when there鈥檚 not enough money)
Bold action will be required if the government is to deliver on its eagerly anticipated infrastructure strategy. Some kind of public-private partnership could well be the best way forward, writes聽Beth West
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CommentCan the next London Plan deliver what the city鈥檚 residents really need?
Ben Derbyshire reflects on Sadiq Khan鈥檚 latest policies to boost housebuilding in the capital
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CommentWhy puddles are the latest in a long list of obstacles to building the homes we need
The planning system no longer recognises the difference between rivers and puddles and this must be fixed, says Paul Smith
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CommentWe need a new and fair infrastructure funding model now if we are to build for the future
Delivering critical infrastructure and public facilities is a complex process that carries huge risk for small rewards. That system has to change, says聽John Wilkinson, chief operating officer at BAM UK & Ireland
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CommentHow landmark Supreme Court ruling clarifies liability and limitation on building safety
Construction professionals must now operate with heightened awareness of their long-term liabilities, in the wake of the pivotal ruling in the Barratt Homes case
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CommentLegal abroad: Doing business in Indonesia's fast-growing construction industry
With a construction market set to reach US$300bn this year, the new BRICS nation has great potential for UK companies
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CommentThe government promises ambition 鈥� what鈥檚 the key to realising it?
Our industry must expand, upgrade, collaborate and increase productivity if it is to play its part in realising the UK鈥檚 infrastructure strategy, writes Ramboll鈥檚 Neil Sansbury聽
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CommentAdjudication doesn鈥檛 need to be complicated
Tony Bingham on a failed attempt to overturn an adjudication on the ground that it covered multiple contracts with slightly differing terms
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: The long and winding road
The latest chatter around the industry
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CommentWhy the Supreme Court ruling on women-only spaces and services matters for construction employers
Monica Kurnatowska and Rebecca Bull on the implications of聽For Women Scotland Ltd vs The Scottish Ministers
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CommentHow do you solve a problem like construction product regulation?
There is just one week left to respond to the green paper on construction products reform, and it seems the government could really do with some help from industry experts
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CommentHow will construction maintain vital public trust?
The UK is counting on construction. We need to build 1.5 million homes, make progress on net zero, improve energy security, reduce bills and improve the comfort and health of all. But this is only possible if people trust the industry.
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CommentAre Starmer and Reeves ready to gamble on PFI to fix our broken infrastructure?
If past mistakes can be avoided, some kind of private finance initiative may be the best way聽to build promised new public sector facilities and also solve the 拢49bn maintenance backlog, writes Denise Chevin.
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CommentConstruction claims over sinkholes and landslips are on the rise
As geological risks increase, driven by climate change, claims relating to geotechnical impacts on construction projects may become more common
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CommentThis is how we soften the built environment鈥檚 heavy environmental footprint
As the debate about net zero becomes over-politicised, tackling embodied carbon should be the industry鈥檚 next priority. We need clear, enforceable legislation from the government to support this, says Lee Jones
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CommentDoes Tony Blair have a point about net zero?
The former prime minister has said the government鈥檚 energy policy is doomed to fail, a line taken by Reform and the Tories. Thomas Lane asks what this means for Britain鈥檚 decarbonisation ambitions
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CommentThe Procurement Act is here 鈥� what does it mean for the construction industry?
Colin Jones and Stewart Morrison explain what the new legislation means for the construction industry
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CommentGet your clause into it 鈥� contractual responsibility for specific risks
Tony Bingham on a case concerning contractual responsibility for specific risks, and the attempts to locate that amid amendments
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Comment探花精选 Safety Act has led to an industry recruitment crisis
Halted projects, redundancies and聽widespread delays and disruption are all consequences of the requirement for second staircases, says聽Christine Scott at Madison Berkeley聽