All Comment articles – Page 28
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CommentBrexit: Glass half full
We may have made a grave mistake in leaving the EU, but little can be achieved by dwelling on a bad hand. Perhaps we can do ‘Apple in Ireland’ incentive schemes: tax breaks, transport links and a Plymouth port that looks like Singapore
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CommentThe Insurance Act 2015 – No ask no tell?
On 12 August, the Insurance Act 2015 came into force, sweeping aside more than 100 years of legislation
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CommentDawn of a new era for buildings
Digital disruption is a challenge to our industry but there are smart solutions that can be applied to individual buildings and across portfolios
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CommentEcobuild blog: Changing perspectives on green buildings
Buildings must be transformed from simply functional infrastructure into part of the solution to combat global climate change
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CommentHousing: Beyond slogans
The need to focus on housing affordability and delivery couldn’t have been clearer
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CommentEconomics: Stable, if only for now
Data suggests that activity won’t fall off a cliff but it will slow down in the next 12 months
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CommentEconomics: Business as usual
The reality is that, for now, nothing has changed in the UK economy
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CommentWe need a long term approach to housebuilding
Our industry needs to work in partnership with government to set co-ordinated targets and drive real change
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CommentAffordable homes are essential for economic growth
With support from government we can build thriving communities that give something back to the country’s economy
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CommentPrice spikes and Hinkley
Circumstances combined to push prices to a rare peak just as Hinkley Point C nuclear power station got the go-ahead. What does this tell us?
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CommentHinkley opens up UK markets to global competitors
The decision to give Hinkley Point the go-ahead means UK construction firms will find themselves increasingly up against competition from abroad
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CommentWhen will modular housing become mainstream?
Modular has a few high profile champions but at its core we are a traditional industry and it will take a big effort to change
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CommentWhere are all the small and medium sized housebuilders?
The major housebuilders are blamed for not building enough houses, but if the odds were not stacked against small and medium developers, they would be there to help drive up volumes
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CommentLondon's zero carbon rules overlook embodied carbon
The London Plan is a step in the right direction but focusing only on operational carbon is a mistake
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CommentRecruitment: Hire education
The temptation, given such overwhelming demand, is to continue planned recruitment drives
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CommentThe 2016 Little Britain experience
We’ve had another action-packed few days at Cowes, with all possible weather conditions but luckily no sign of Brexit blues
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CommentWe need to enthuse young people about vocational training
If we were to do for vocational training what we did for sport over the past two decades, investing in it and enthusing young people, the skills shortage that threatens our industry would be a thing of the past
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CommentIs land around transport hubs too difficult to develop?
The short answer is no, but it’s not easy aligning the priorities of rail infrastructure with property developers…
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CommentBrexit: The slow burn
Exclusive research by Building shows the construction industry may be slowing down faster than we think after the Brexit vote
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CommentLondon's energy policies may not actually improve air quality
Reducing air polution is a priority for the London mayor, but he needs advisers to really think through how to tailor renewable energy for the specific needs of the capital