All Comment articles – Page 32
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We are all part of the green industrial revolution – but it’s only just begun
With COP26 having ended in a bit of a whimper, we must now ask ourselves what we as an industry can do to make change
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We have heard the proposals and read the words. Action is imperative now
Change is a journey to be taken one step at a time, but it is time for a big leap forward
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Why throwing the Tulip out was the right decision
Historic England chief executive Duncan Wilson explains why the government’s ruling should be welcomed
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Challenges posed by climate crisis should be an opportunity not a threat
Firms already working towards a sustainable future can thrive. COP26 last was a wake-up call for everyone else
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Politicians have failed so it’s over to industry to take the lead
After two years of build-up and two weeks of debate, COP26 is over having achieved depressingly little in terms of meaningful action to tackle the climate crisis
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Net Zero Jargon Buster: the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and understanding emissions
Simon Wyatt explains why to understand your carbon footprint you need to look at all green house gases
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That was COP26, so what next?
Progress on carbon trading was the biggest outcome from the climate conference for construction and should drive demand for low-carbon materials
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Stop deifying the institution
The RICS needs to move out of the Middle Ages: its true role is as a club that supports and trains its members, says Tony Bingham
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Good COP or bad COP?
Jack Pringle looks back at what’s been achieved at the COP26 climate conference and what is just blah, blah, blah
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The race to build gigafactories
There is huge UK market potential in manufacturing facilities for electric vehicle batteries, but also significant challenges ahead
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Talks Net Zero Podcast: Views from COP26 – the mood from industry leaders in Glasgow
Episode 4: Interviews with Skanska UK’s Gregor Craig, Mace’s Hannah Vickers and UKGBC | Cundall’s Simon Wyatt explains the Greenhouse Gas Protocol
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Adjudication can rarely be enforced in insolvency
Julian Critchlow considers the recent appeal ruling in John Doyle, on insolvent claimants’ entitlement to summary judgment to enforce adjudicator’s decisions
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø at COP26: the view from Glasgow, part 3
Tom Lowe has been covering the vital final days of the climate crisis conference. Here’s his final despatch
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We must expand the skilled workforce if construction is to fuel recovery
A wider range of construction career paths is available now than ever before – but we need to do more to promote them
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Tulip decision is missed opportunity to deliver positive change
The hard-hit Square Mile will suffer because of Michael Gove’s decision to reject developer’s appeal, says NLA founder Peter Murray
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø at COP26: the view from Glasgow, part 2
Tom Lowe is covering the vital final days of the climate crisis conference. This is his latest despatch Â
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Construction mediation – a mandatory step?
Sheena Sood and Michael Salau on recent moves towards making ADR compulsory
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø at COP26: the view from Glasgow, part 1
Tom Lowe is covering the vital final days of the climate crisis conference. This is his first despatch Â
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A science-based approach is the way to achieve net zero
If companies in the construction sector are serious about addressing the issues of climate change and sustainability, they need to set wider, science-based targets that go beyond the industry standard, Stephen Hemmings writes
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‘Tried and tested’ materials are still damaging our health
Our homes should be the safest place to be but our use of dangerous chemicals is still too widespread