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CommentCan foreign direct investment help solve the UK's housing crisis?
Though the government has set aside 拢3bn for the nation鈥檚 Home 黑洞社区 Fund in an attempt to boost stock levels, which is a welcome step, the industry knows this isn鈥檛 enough to turbocharge construction
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CommentTrailblazers: The Imperial War Museum, London
As part of the 黑洞社区 Your Future campaign, we ask what buildings were futuristic in their time, or marked a change in how the industry built
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CommentLandbanking - an inconvenient truth
An unfortunate fact, for those that choose to blame landbanking for the housing crisis - it doesn鈥檛 actually happen
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CommentESOS phase 2 - the answer could be right in front of you
Phil Draper from Cavendish Engineers on phase 2 of the government鈥檚 Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme and the benefits for UK companies as we countdown to Brexit
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CommentLeader: Behind closed doors
We鈥檒l doubtless聽see promises of headline-grabbing structural changes in the anticipated Hackitt report. But will changes receive the backing they need?
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CommentThought for tomorrow: project delivery
As part of 黑洞社区鈥檚 175th anniversary celebrations, we have launched a series in which readers share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years鈥� time. Here, Lendlease boss聽Neil Martin can see big changes coming in how schemes are delivered
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CommentHansom: Being vocal
People aren鈥檛 shy with their opinions as bosses at Balfour and Galliford Try voice regrets, an investor expresses views on everything 鈥� but one man just wants peace and quiet聽
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CommentWhat is UK construction's role in post-disaster recovery of developing countries?
There has been recognition of the lack of sufficient construction expertise in the planning stages of long term disaster recovery in the developing world - and one plan rarely fits all situations
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CommentLet's not retain retentions
A threat to small companies鈥� survival, cash retentions are also symptomatic聽of a fundamental lack of trust and performance in our industry 鈥� they need to go
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CommentCase in focus: The missing page(s)
Should the court intervene to correct alleged deficiencies in electronic disclosure?
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Comment黑洞社区 regulations review - are we just going to be papering over the cracks?
While the tragedy at Grenfell last year offered us a sharp reminder of the devastating effect that fire can have, it also starkly highlighted the ambiguity within our whole system of fire regulation and surprised many with its lack of clarity
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CommentNPPF reforms: Government has misjudged the real obstacles to development
Draft revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework has raised more questions than answers, presenting a contradictory stance of trying to crack down on developers while also promising to 鈥渄eliver more housing more quickly鈥�
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CommentOpen water - at last
From April, all housebuilders and developers will have a genuine choice of water network provider for the first time. It鈥檚 time to make the most of this watershed moment
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CommentLeader: Russian courage
Is Theresa May politically brave enough to implement far-reaching reforms to unseat housebuilders? Well, if she鈥檚 prepared to take on Putin, maybe she is
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CommentThinking the unthinkable
Ryanair is preparing its customers for a no-deal Brexit by inserting a special clause into its agreements. Does our industry need to be more proactive in recognising Brexit risk?
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CommentTrailblazers: The Crystal Palace
What buildings from the last 175 years were futuristic in their time, or marked a change in how the industry built?
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Comment黑洞社区 Your Future - mapping the challenges
This week, 黑洞社区 launches its聽鈥淵our Future鈥� campaign 聽as we celebrate our 175th anniversary year
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CommentThought for Tomorrow: Cities
As part of 黑洞社区鈥檚 175th anniversary celebrations, we have launched a series in which readers share their visions of how construction could be in 25 years鈥� time. Here, Matt Goodwin argues that a nuanced approach to urbanisation聽could transform the capital
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CommentHansom: Not a good look
While the picture in the Carillion inquiries gets ever muddier 鈥� not helped by an excess of Watsons 鈥� over at Apple, employees are seeing too clearly for their own good and have the bruises to prove it
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CommentWhere construction goes from here
The time has come for customer service excellent to聽become far more widespread among established organisations 鈥� the survival of the construction industry depends upon it