All Building articles in 13 October 2017
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CommentPlanning for the right homes in the right places
How has government responded to the white paper and consultation on assessing housing need and how effective do its proposals look?
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NewsSwedish firm buys stake in Hilson Moran
Consultant already has a holding in structural engineer AKT II
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NewsMace boss slams government failure on apprenticeships
Two-thirds of construction courses await approval, barring firms from spending new training levy on them
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CommentModern times
One year on from the Farmer Review, have the report’s conclusions been taken to heart by the sector, and by its biggest client, the government?
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FeaturesFarmer Review one year on - how has the industry responded?
A year on from Mark Farmer’s dramatic warning that construction must modernise or die, how has the industry responded to the challenge?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Duke of York Restaurant, King's Road
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Alan Dempsey, founding director at Nex Architecture
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CommentHansom: Voicing dissent
A poet takes a verbal swipe at a developer, we bemoan the lack of boozers on new housing developments and have cause to doubt a ‘sporting great’
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CommentModernise or Die: one year on
The author of last year’s construction review considers how things have changed since then and reveals what he thinks about the industry now
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FeaturesOnline poll: CITB reform
Do you think the CITB can reform enough to justify its renewed levy?
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NewsArchitect eyes regions as London hit by Brexit blues
AHR said turnover and profit slumped following last year’s vote to leave EU
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FeaturesImage of the week: Walk and talk
A ‘Smart Crossing’ prototype from Umbrellium, trialled at a tv studio in south-west London this week, could be the future of road safety
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NewsGo-ahead for new homes in south London conservation area
Scheme will also replace a warehouse with a new retail offering
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CommentLegal blog: Ways of escape - undoing PFI
Steven Carey wonders how Labour’s proposal to bring PFI schemes back ‘in house’ could possibly be implemented
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FeaturesParty conferences 2017 round-up: home truths
Did last week’s Conservative Party conference do enough to persuade the industry that the government has what it takes to solve the housing crisis?
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NewsConstruction leads inaugural T-level qualifications
Construction one of three areas initially covered in £500m government skills investment
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CommentCo-creating a buzz
A trip to one of the strangest spectacles on Earth shows how exciting construction can be when done in collaboration with the culture it springs from
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NewsMPs slam Magnox procurement process
PCA chair joins National Audit Office’s condemnation of “fundamental failure” around nuclear sites’ decommissioning contract
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NewsNew 'super court' building proposed for City of London
The multi-million pound development would replace all of the City’s current court services, with the exception of the Old Bailey
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CommentDealing with time extensions: avoiding the pitfalls
In construction, time is money. An extra expense for both the client and the contractor can often lead to disputes.