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CommentHow other countries are reopening construction
Others around the world have come out of lockdown ahead of the UK, Gleeds chair Richard Steer looks at what we can learn about returning to work
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CommentKey steps to protecting the infrastructure supply chain
Turner Townsend鈥檚 UK head of transport Lucy Howard explains what clients can do to help post covid-19
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CommentFive lessons from building NHS Louisa Jordan
Aecom鈥檚 multidisciplinary team helped build Glasgow鈥檚 new covid-19 hospital in just three weeks, project director Graeme Watson explains how
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CommentConstruction鈥檚 recovery needs to be done right this time
Government interventions in the construction market must avoid perpetuating a broken model
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CommentOther sectors should adopt construction鈥檚 safety practices as the lockdown eases
Mark Wakeford, joint managing director of Stepnell, gives some advice about the practicalities of operating safely during coronavirus crisis
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CommentHome working could be the start of gender parity in construction
Could digital technology provide an opportunity for construction to solve its greatest challenge: gender inequality, asks Dr Jenni Barrett
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CommentLegal view: how to implement site operating procedures
Contractors who keep sites open face high costs to meet health and safety rules
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CommentTackling the cladding challenge
Terry Stocks, from聽Faithful+ Gould, outlines what it will take to deliver the government鈥檚 拢1.6bn programme to replace unsafe cladding on high rise buildings
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CommentA day in the life of a post-pandemic office worker
Jack Pringle imagines what going into the office might mean for the foreseeable future
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CommentWhat we鈥檙e learning building for a common cause
The private and public sectors have united in our hour of need
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CommentWhat a 鈥榯ick-shaped鈥� recession means for construction
As the industry gradually 鈥榬eopens鈥� the challenge will be to ensure the supply of products can meet demand
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CommentWe have not seen the construction sector work together like this before
Build UK鈥檚 chief executive on the industry鈥檚 co-ordinated response to the coronavirus outbreak
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CommentSMEs can lead the way on covid-19 health and safety
Extra measures that have helped construction firms return to sites
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CommentData in a crisis: Innovating at speed
This awful pandemic has pushed construction to adopt new technology at pace, and there will be no going back
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CommentKeeping in touch with staff during lockdown is crucial
Furloughed employees and those working from home need to know they matter, writes Thomas Adamson鈥檚 senior partner
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CommentConstruction work has never been so important
Proud to Help: Negative press during the lockdown should not overshadow projects that are so vital to this country鈥檚 future
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CommentSite workers and their families feel at risk and without a voice
Construction sites remain open if they can comply with guidelines, the problem is no one seems to be checking rules are being followed - the wife of one worker speaks out
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CommentWhat 鈥榟ell or high water鈥� clauses mean for construction contracts
Clients may start insisting firms fulfil their contractual obligations regardless of any difficulties, pandemics included
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CommentFive ways to make the 鈥榥ew normal鈥� better than before
As individuals and companies we cannot control this pandemic, but we do have a choice in how we respond to it
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Comment鈥� Everything is connected
A crisis makes us reassess our relationship with the world - and that should trigger a radical approach to the climate emergency聽