Opinion
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CommentSmall projects can have a big impact in pursuit of net zero and housebuilding goals
Any attempt to hit housing and carbon reduction targets depends on businesses of every size playing their part 鈥� and technology can help, writes WSP鈥檚聽Diego Padilla-Philipps
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CommentThe construction industry needs a 探花精选 Safety Regulator that is fit for purpose
The government must get its house in order and act to remove the gateway 2 bottleneck, says Tom Dodson
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CommentThe infrastructure strategy opens the door to private finance
Last week鈥檚 infrastructure strategy put off a final decision about using private finance for social infrastructure until the autumn. But, Joey Gardiner writes, it has still set out an important principle that such schemes are not entirely off-limits
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CommentWe must go back to basics to keep the talent within our industry
Workers are motivated more than ever to look for 鈥� and stay with 鈥� employers whose values align with their own, says Eleanor Thomas of Southern Construction Framework
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CommentDevolution can be a catalyst to unlock private finance
As part of 探花精选鈥檚 Funding the Future series, Stuart Howie, principal and head of regeneration at Avison Young, considers the role of devolved authorities in attracting investment
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CommentLabour must shore up materials security or fall short of infrastructure strategy ambitions
By importing key construction materials such as cement, the infrastructure strategy faces potential disruption due to supply chain bottlenecks and geopolitical issues.聽Diana Casey, executive director at the Mineral Products Association, makes the case for a thriving domestic industry
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CommentConstruction must start facing up to new labour pains
The government is stuck in a spending straitjacket of its own making. However, borrowing for investment will help to sustain future workload for construction, writes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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CommentThe chancellor鈥檚 拢39bn boost buys time for social housing 鈥� now innovative private finance models must help deliver at scale
The Labour government is prioritising funding for grant-heavy, and much-needed, social rented homes while also promising to ramp up delivery to 1.5 million homes a year. Innovation to draw in private finance can help square the circle, says Carl Brown
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CommentA week in the world of main contracting
Sluggish output data masks signs of some real ambition among some top tier contractors
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CommentWe need more than warm words if we want to save the high street
The demand is there for a broader range of uses but the government has a vital role to play in revitalising our town and village centres, writes Richard Steer聽
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CommentIt鈥檚 time to rethink design and construction education
Our industry is full of specialists who tend to be siloed in their thinking. A new qualification at the University of Leeds aims to produce graduates with a broader range of skills across聽architecture, building services and structural engineering, writes course leader Justin Lunn
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CommentThe genie is out of the bottle 鈥� what next for commercial property in the capital?
The City of London鈥檚 workspace market has weathered a turbulent few years, but shifting workplace strategies and sustainability-driven renovations are shaping a resilient, adaptable future for the capital鈥檚 offices, says Chris White of CPMG Architects
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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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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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CommentConstruction industry gossip: The long and winding road
The latest chatter around the industry
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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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