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Our industry must expand, upgrade, collaborate and increase productivity if it is to play its part in realising the UK’s infrastructure strategy, writes Ramboll’s Neil Sansbury

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Construction industry gossip: The long and winding road

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The latest chatter around the industry

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How do you solve a problem like construction product regulation?

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There is just one week left to respond to the green paper on construction products reform, and it seems the government could really do with some help from industry experts

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Let’s cut through the noise over tariffs and respond with strategy rather than stress

By Andrew Reynolds

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Are Starmer and Reeves ready to gamble on PFI to fix our broken infrastructure?

By Denise Chevin

If past mistakes can be avoided, some kind of private finance initiative may be the best way to build promised new public sector facilities and also solve the £49bn maintenance backlog, writes Denise Chevin.

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This is how we soften the built environment’s heavy environmental footprint

By Lee Jones

As the debate about net zero becomes over-politicised, tackling embodied carbon should be the industry’s next priority. We need clear, enforceable legislation from the government to support this, says Lee Jones

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Does Tony Blair have a point about net zero?

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The former prime minister has said the government’s energy policy is doomed to fail, a line taken by Reform and the Tories. Thomas Lane asks what this means for Britain’s decarbonisation ambitions

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Building Safety Act has led to an industry recruitment crisis

By Christine Scott

Halted projects, redundancies and widespread delays and disruption are all consequences of the requirement for second staircases, says Christine Scott at Madison Berkeley

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A practical approach to reform: Labour’s sensible way forward for development consent orders

By Alex Dillistone

For all its rhetoric, the government’s changes set out in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill are far from revolutionary. Instead, they focus on streamlining the planning and approvals process within the existing regime, says Alex Dillistone

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Fast-track to the future with the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

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The proposed legislative shift will present both opportunities and challenges in delivering large-scale infrastructure projects. The industry must understand – and embrace – the changes, says Lance Gudger of O’Brien Contractors

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Infrastructure that puts people first is the key to revitalising urban spaces

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By prioritising human-centred design, we can create infrastructure that not only meets practical needs but enriches the lives of those who use it, says WilkinsonEyre’s Bosco Lam

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Can Starmer get us out of the mess of Trump’s tariffs?

By Chloë McCulloch

As stock markets nosedived yesterday at the prospect of a global trade war, the prime minister presented a cool-headed response

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Spring statement and Trump tariffs… How can the built environment respond?

By Richard Steer

Fiscal developments over the past 10 days pose a multifaceted challenge for industry leaders to negotiate. Planning, innovation and collaboration will be key if we are to succeed, writes Richard Steer

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Ten years of progress… now risk management has become construction’s biggest challenge

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Richard Dobson has seen much change for the better in a decade in London with Morgan Sindall but argues there is still more realism needed in the pre-construction period

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Tony Bingham on a failed attempt to overturn an adjudication on the ground that it covered multiple contracts with slightly differing terms

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Why the Supreme Court ruling on women-only spaces and services matters for construction employers

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Monica Kurnatowska and Rebecca Bull on the implications of For Women Scotland Ltd vs The Scottish Ministers

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Construction claims over sinkholes and landslips are on the rise

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As geological risks increase, driven by climate change, claims relating to geotechnical impacts on construction projects may become more common

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The Procurement Act is here – what does it mean for the construction industry?

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Colin Jones and Stewart Morrison explain what the new legislation means for the construction industry

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Get your clause into it – contractual responsibility for specific risks

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