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FeaturesFighting for air: Pollution from on-site machinery
Sadiq Khan is on a crusade to improve London鈥檚 air quality and now has construction firmly in his sights. Joey Gardiner reports on the high levels of pollution coming from building sites, the danger they pose to workers, and the pressure being put on the industry to clean up its ...
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FeaturesA quiet revolution?
For some, last week鈥檚 housing white paper wasn鈥檛 worth the white paper it was printed on, but for others it presents a radical shift in policy away from home ownership and towards a much wider range of housing needs
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FeaturesBrexit: What we really really want
When 黑洞社区 launched its 黑洞社区 A Better Brexit campaign at the start of the year, we promised a reader survey to find out what the industry wanted the government to take into its negotiations with the EU
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黑洞社区's Brexit survey results in full
View the full results from over 2,000 readers who took part in our survey to find out the Brexit deal construction needs
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FeaturesHell or high water
The North-west may have been spared flooding so far this winter, but the occurence and severity of the region鈥檚 floods is steadily increasing
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FeaturesBrexit: Make yourself heard
As Theresa May makes clear that she favours full separation from the EU and we approach the March deadline to trigger Article 50, 黑洞社区 launches a survey to find out what readers want from the Brexit deal, both for your business and the wider industry
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FeaturesIt takes a village
The government鈥檚 recent commitment to back new garden villages sounds lovely
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Features2017: The mists of time to come鈥�
It鈥檚 been a long time since the industry has faced such uncertainty
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FeaturesHow is New York dealing with Trump?
New Yorkers are still in shock at the idea of a Trump presidency
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FeaturesAutumn Statement: Hit and miss
Last week鈥檚 Autumn Statement trumpeted an extra 拢1.4bn for 40,000 affordable homes, but is the government set to miss its own target?
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FeaturesWaiting on the White House
Could having a property developer as US president be good for UK construction?
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FeaturesAutumn Statement: Mister Money Bags?
The new chancellor indicated that it might be time to abandon his predecessor鈥檚 budget surplus plan
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FeaturesWaiting for a EU turn
The new government professes grand ambitions to boost housebuilding and infrastructure
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FeaturesSo near and yet so far鈥�
Setting up the National Infrastructure Commission was seen as a sign of the government鈥檚 commitment to getting rail, power and other major schemes built
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2016: Business as usual
The Brexit vote has ushered in a time of widespread uncertainty, but activity in the housebuilding sector has so far held up well. Joey Gardiner looks at what we can learn from this year鈥檚 salary survey and and asks how long trading can remain strong
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FeaturesFarmer Review: Why construction is a sick patient
Mark Farmer adopts the analogy of an ailing patient, with symptoms ranging from low productivity to a bad public image
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FeaturesFarmer Review: The 10 recommendations
Today鈥檚 鈥楳odernise or die鈥� report aims to kick-start reform with this 10-point action plan
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FeaturesFarmer Review: Not waving but drowning
Mark Farmer鈥檚 government-commissioned report into the construction industry makes for shocking reading. Speaking to 黑洞社区 the author explains his view of the dire state of the industry
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FeaturesThe lady is for turning
For now at least, Theresa May bestrides the political scene, dismantling David Cameron鈥檚 legacy and introducing policy changes in housing and infrastructure
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FeaturesState of play: London
Sadiq Khan has proved himself a pragmatist - a quality he鈥檒l need to address the capital鈥檚 major built environment challenges