Opinion – Page 37
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Tips for SMEs wanting to break into public sector work
Private and public sector clients are very different beasts, here is what you need to know about winning work with the latter
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The recovery will be like no other
A record fall in GDP means getting the economy back to where it once was will require an unprecedented haul back
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A planning committee member on the planning reforms
Sachin Shah says the white paper has some good ideas but will neuter local democracy
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Nine things you should know about QS firms recruiting during the pandemic
Conditions are tough and the outlook uncertain but the jobs market is showing some signs of life
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Watch out UK. This is what a lockdown looks like second time around in Melbourne
Melbourne’s return to lockdown after a month of freedom is a lesson for the UK, writes Ryan McGee
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The devil will be in the detail of Jenrick’s planning reforms
The white paper begs many questions. It could take years to find the answers
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Offsite’s time has come
A trial started 18 months ago is looking at technology that has the potential to monitor safe social distancing, says Stewart Milne’s Stewart Dalgarno
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Designing hospitals fit for the next pandemic
More space and greater flexibility in the provision of healthcare facilities will be crucial if we want to be better prepared to deal with crises in future
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Doubling down on a failing policy: Why PD rights are so wrong
Extending permitted development flies in the face of all expert advice and reveals this government’s warped priorities, says Richard Steer
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Construction industry gossip: One for the pot
 As housebuilders struggle to put their falling numbers into words, some wag has at least a suggestion of what they can put into their hard hats
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The Talent Retention Scheme will help construction lead the economic recovery
It is vital firms use the initiative to avoid seeing skills disappear for good, writes Mark Reynolds
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The ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Safety Bill – the urgency of now
The new legislation will change the industry for the better, and not a moment too soon
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Post covid supply chains
Iain Parker considers strengthened supply chains in the face of US-China trade wars, impending Brexit tariffs and an ongoing pandemic - plus the need to cut carbon
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The ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Safety Bill: Slow going in the right direction
Draft legislation builds could take over three years to come into force - by which time the industry must have improved competence levels
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Dame Judith Hackitt on the draft ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Safety Bill
Some wait to be regulated before they change, well now radical reform is coming to this industry and it better prepare
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What will the end of lockdown spell for the high street?
A resurgence in local shopping means it is time to focus on the high street’s other uses, writes Sheppard Robson’s Claire Haywood
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The long haul back to pre-coronavirus levels of activity
Data from the ONS and OBR points to a tick-shaped not a v-shaped recovery, says Construction Products Association’s Rebecca LarkinÂ
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Design’s social value is being overlooked - that has to change
Architects have to quantify the impact their work has on communities, says HLM’s Philip Watson
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After Nightingale: Some lessons for construction and public procurement
A crisis triggered the need for the Nightingale hospitals but the mindset behind their construction should apply to all projects, in good times and badÂ
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What do five housebuilder trading updates tell us?
Share prices are on the up, thanks to healthy order books and the stamp duty holiday surge, says ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Value’s Tony Williams