All Construction 2025 articles – Page 5
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Comment
We must make ourselves open to new forms of finance
The government should seize the chance to bring Chinese investment into HS2 and construction should play its role by developing new funding models
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News
CITB picks new permanent boss
The CITB has appointed Adrian Belton as its new permanent chief executive
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News
Welsh government trials project bank accounts
School projects to use project bank accounts to pay contractors in order to test the payment system
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Comment
Let's embrace the 'choice-edited' city
Willpower alone is not enough to change behaviours on key areas such as carbon reduction, we also need to ‘choice-edit’ our environment
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Comment
Why cutting operational carbon is the priority
Calculating embodied energy in buildings is neither straightforward nor ready to be applied
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Comment
BIM and the self-driving car
We can draw insight into the future of buildings from America’s new obsession with the self-driving car
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Comment
Let's politics-proof infrastructure
Sir John Armitt’s recent report suggests we need a long-term infrastructure programme that exists beyond the whims of changing governments. ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s Agenda 15 initiative could give the industry a chance to make this a reality
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Comment
Could ‘use it or lose it’ unlock more land?
Perhaps politicians should target the real landbanking culprit - government
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News
HS2 to have dedicated engineering college
Announcement of new further education college comes as Sir David Higgins takes reins as chairman of £43bn project
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Features
ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø's Agenda 15 campaign
The UK goes to the polls on 7 May 2015, but political parties will be forming their policies from now. So it is the time for the construction industry to tell the politicians what it needs to be able to thrive
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Comment
How can we help firms reinvent themselves?
The top firms in the industry have been through this process many times before
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News
Prince's charity to launch heritage regeneration training scheme
The Prince’s Regeneration Trust has been awarded a grant to help start a training scheme for people interested in heritage site regeneration
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Comment
The diversity dilemma
Getting more women into construction is vital - but it won’t be easy
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Cultural change in the digital era
Levering the many benefits of BIM requires significant changes in mindset and an evolution in roles and thinking
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Is 'speed mentoring' what construction needs?
These organised events could help us transfer the skills we need - fast
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The social value of good building
Can construction tap into new tax breaks by showing its wider benefits?
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Firms need to learn from the youngest to succeed
Fast-paced changes in technology mean we have to think differently about the opportunities we provide for young talent
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Comment
COBie confusion
There’s recently been a surge of interest in this data collection system within the BIM world
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Comment
Who has a sustainable vision in this government?
The Autumn Statement failed to tackle the key challenges we face
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News
Fears £750m framework may be open to legal challenge
Further delays and 400 tender clarifications spark concern over consultants’ public sector framework