All Comment articles – Page 27
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Ecobuild blog: Changing perspectives on green buildings
ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøs must be transformed from simply functional infrastructure into part of the solution to combat global climate change
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Housing: Beyond slogans
The need to focus on housing affordability and delivery couldn’t have been clearer
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Economics: Stable, if only for now
Data suggests that activity won’t fall off a cliff but it will slow down in the next 12 months
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Economics: Business as usual
The reality is that, for now, nothing has changed in the UK economy
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We need a long term approach to housebuilding
Our industry needs to work in partnership with government to set co-ordinated targets and drive real change
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Affordable homes are essential for economic growth
With support from government we can build thriving communities that give something back to the country’s economy
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Price spikes and Hinkley
Circumstances combined to push prices to a rare peak just as Hinkley Point C nuclear power station got the go-ahead. What does this tell us?
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Hinkley opens up UK markets to global competitors
The decision to give Hinkley Point the go-ahead means UK construction firms will find themselves increasingly up against competition from abroad
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When will modular housing become mainstream?
Modular has a few high profile champions but at its core we are a traditional industry and it will take a big effort to change
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Where are all the small and medium sized housebuilders?
The major housebuilders are blamed for not building enough houses, but if the odds were not stacked against small and medium developers, they would be there to help drive up volumes
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London's zero carbon rules overlook embodied carbon
The London Plan is a step in the right direction but focusing only on operational carbon is a mistake
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Recruitment: Hire education
The temptation, given such overwhelming demand, is to continue planned recruitment drives
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The 2016 Little Britain experience
We’ve had another action-packed few days at Cowes, with all possible weather conditions but luckily no sign of Brexit blues
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We need to enthuse young people about vocational training
If we were to do for vocational training what we did for sport over the past two decades, investing in it and enthusing young people, the skills shortage that threatens our industry would be a thing of the past
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Is land around transport hubs too difficult to develop?
The short answer is no, but it’s not easy aligning the priorities of rail infrastructure with property developers…
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Brexit: The slow burn
Exclusive research by ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø shows the construction industry may be slowing down faster than we think after the Brexit vote
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London's energy policies may not actually improve air quality
Reducing air polution is a priority for the London mayor, but he needs advisers to really think through how to tailor renewable energy for the specific needs of the capital
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Pledge to tackle skills shortage
We are only as good as the people we employ. But the industry is not managing to attract enough people to meet its demand
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School places: Tricky equations
The shortage of school places may have become a familiar headache, but there still seems to be hope within Whitehall
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Designing schools in batches
Creating 12 schools on a tight budget requires a strategic approach to standardised design and a collaborative use of BIM