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CommentBranding a building
Developing a brand is becoming ever more important, both for developers and occupiers
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CommentBudget 2017: A curate鈥檚 egg
Philip Hammond鈥檚 Budget was unremarkable and failed to mention housing but a number of measures could have profoundly positive knock-on effects for local development. Let鈥檚 make the best of it
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CommentBudget 2017: That鈥檚 all, folks
There were no major spending commitments in the Budget but some of the announcements could offer long-term promise
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CommentEcobuild blog: Driving sustainability - a constant in an ever-changing world
Dulux's outlook on sustainability combines being environmentally friendly with customer benefits. Duncan Lochhead talks about its new specifier tool Halo and the Smarter Spaces scheme
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CommentTrain to win
The apprenticeship levy is coming, so we might as well make the best of it. And how we do that is by thinking smarter and working together to make the scheme succeed for us
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CommentGrow your own apprenticeships
Firms should use the apprenticeship system to meet the industry鈥檚 long-term needs as competition with other industries is set to increase
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CommentWe need a boring Budget
Next week the chancellor will unveil his spring Budget, let鈥檚 hope he uses it to strengthen existing policies and provide certainty rather than unleash any big surprises
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CommentStemming the skills shortage
Companies need to work hard to persuade students in school of the importance STEM subjects can play in their future careers
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CommentHitting NHS deadlines
Getting stakeholder engagement right at the start is key to successful management of healthcare projects
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CommentEcobuild blog: Regeneration for everybody
A year on from architectural collective Assemble's Turner Prize win, we speak to Fran Edgerley about its groundbreaking Granby Workshop and the importance of community-led regeneration
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CommentEmployers must reduce workers' exposure to diesel fumes
Diesel fumes are a hazardous substance that can increase the risk of lung cancer, which like all work-related cancers is preventable
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CommentSomething in the air
Construction should be getting behind Sadiq Khan鈥檚 proposals for tackling air pollution from site machinery
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CommentGetting their own house in order
The government has been willing to listen to advice from the construction industry when considering the renovation of its home in Westminster. Would it not be wise to listen to our views on the housing shortage and Brexit as well?
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CommentBig data and virtual reality in architecture
By combining big data and VR, architects can significantly improve design
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CommentLocal authorities now have a central role in housing delivery
Giving councils more CPO powers will help, but the housing white paper did not outline the resources they will need to deliver more homes
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CommentEcobuild blog: Don鈥檛 lose focus on the environment
What businesses think sustainability is has widened into a whole range of interconnected social and environmental issues, but it is important not to lose sight of our carbon emissions reduction target
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CommentMoving away from Starter Homes is a big step
The government鈥檚 switch to supporting housing associations shows policy is heading in the right direction, but construction needs more support in the face of Brexit
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CommentDrawing conclusions
Projects on a grand scale generate innumerable written reports setting out the developer鈥檚 vision, but very few contain the hard information you get from an architect鈥檚 visual plan
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CommentThe results are in
Our exclusive survey shows the industry would prefer a 鈥榮oft Brexit鈥� with as little disruption to the status quo as possible
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CommentApprenticeship policy will distort the market
The IFS鈥� blistering critique of the government鈥檚 apprentice policy holds some uncomfortable truths for construction. There is increased competition for younger employees but little real incentive to invest in high-level skills training