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CommentHow will the Building Safety Levy impact development?
The Building Safety Levy comes into force today, adding another layer of cost pressure to a strained development market. Robert Ray sets out the key impacts and why the sector should be ready
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CommentUniversities have always been innovators. Their campuses tell a different story
With budgets under pressure and expectations changing, university estates need to work harder. Lisa Pike explores how campuses can become more flexible, inclusive and human
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CommentThe most important commission a city can make is a vision
Judging this year’s UK Design Capital of the Year award has reminded Martyn Evans that the greatest act of civic design is not designing a building at all – it is deciding what kind of city you want to become
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CommentIf UK construction cannot reach a million willing young people, who can?
With Alan Milburn’s review into NEETs imminent, it’s time for the construction industry to move beyond outreach. Firms must establish lasting links with unemployed young people to turn their enthusiasm into enduring careers, says Morgan Sindall’s Timothy Clement
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CommentBurnham’s pivot to council housebuilding risks an immediate drop in delivery
As concerns emerge about potential development delays due to the prime minister’s policy shift, Richard Cherry argues housing needs a long-term approach, not political wins
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CommentAre construction contracts ready for a hotter future?
Sheena Sood explains the delivery, performance and commercial risks of increased heat, how different contracts allocate them, and what may need to change
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CommentWhy construction must open its doors to people leaving prison
Public projects and release on temporary licence can create real pathways from custody into construction careers, here’s how
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CommentCapture carbon before it caps construction
The construction industry should get behind carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) as pressure mounts to reindustrialise and ramp up delivery while cutting emissions at the same time, says the Mineral Products Association’s Martin Casey
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CommentThis month’s construction industry gossip: Charge of the light brigade
The latest chatter around the industry
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CommentThe evolving role of cost management in the age of AI
As projects become more complex, cost managers must be given the tools and skills to deliver strategic value, not just to control price, writes Stephanie Marshall
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CommentAI is already paying off for consultants, but human oversight is becoming the differentiator
Construction consultants are reporting tangible returns from AI investment. The firms that pull ahead will be those that can show not just efficiency gains, but better services, stronger oversight and clearer value for clients
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CommentHow Open Doors is rewriting construction’s careers story
With construction needing to recruit more than 41,000 workers a year, Build UK’s Open Doors programme is expanding its format for 2027 to connect even more young people with careers in the built environment
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CommentWhose side are you on? A look at new RICS guidance for expert witnesses
Tony Bingham ponders upon the “musts” and “must nots” of the latest RICS guidance to surveyors acting as expert witnesses
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CommentThose who accuse housebuilders of landbanking misunderstand how development works
The idea that developers routinely profit from withholding consented land is wrong and diverts political energy from the structural reforms needed to boost delivery, writes Huseyin Huseyin
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CommentHow insolvency affects dispute resolution
When a dispute involves an insolvent party, the challenge is not so much obtaining a ruling as enforcing it
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CommentAndy Burnham’s triple helix growth model risks being undermined by fuel, food and finance headwinds
The UK economy has been remarkably resilient this year, but the barriers to growth are getting bigger. That is bad news for investment, says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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CommentThe planning system needs to take viability more seriously
Residential development is unviable in nearly half of England. Government must either reduce build costs by removing regulation or subsidise development from the public purse, argues Paul Smith
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CommentAmbitious new housing developments are nothing without the infrastructure to support them
Infrastructure must stop being viewed as a secondary consideration, argues Tom O’Brien
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CommentHow a government-backed remediation loan facility could break building safety deadlock
The Building Safety Act identifies who should pay for historic defects but not what happens when culpable parties simply don’t have the money. Construction lawyer Francis Ho proposes a radical solution
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CommentCan UK data centres meet AI demand without increasing water stress?
Water consumption in AI data centres is frequently misunderstood, say Nick Remington of PolarDC and Simon Wyatt of Cundall. With the right cooling strategies, site selection and energy sourcing, the UK can expand its digital infrastructure without a corresponding rise in water use