All Comment articles – Page 4
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CommentRethinking public-private partnerships for the next generation of town centre regeneration
The next generation of PPPs must retain the strengths of private sector efficiency and innovation, while embracing greater flexibility and transparency, says Leigh Thomas
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CommentConstruction’s big debates: AI, industrialisation and the search for viable delivery
UKREiiF highlighted a sector grappling with familiar pressures but increasingly focused on practical solutions, says Reds10’s Paul Ruddick
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CommentSocial value needs to be embedded in procurement from the start, not treated as a compliance exercise
The most meaningful contributions to a project are often not financial, says Olaide Oboh
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CommentThis month’s construction industry gossip: All the fun of the forum
The latest chatter around the industry
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CommentWhat the Future Homes Standard really means for Britain’s housebuilders
The biggest shift in energy and carbon regulations for new homes in a decade is substantial but manageable, writes David Ross
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CommentWhere does the human experience fit in Hospital 2.0?
Success of the government’s New Hospital Programme will not be judged on delivery alone but on how these hospitals serve the people who use them every day, writes Gonzalo Vargas del Carpio
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CommentWhat will the construction products reform white paper mean for you?
Paul Scott, Avita Rajoo and Sandra Kortus explain the impact of the planned reforms contained in the construction products reform white paper
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CommentRising costs, mountains of red tape and the prospect of being hit for millions in liabilities: Ardmore’s woes hold a mirror to the industry
As the firm’s construction business goes into administration, the industry is left asking whether the burden of regulation, historic claims and low margins is making contracting an increasingly impossible business, writes Dave Rogers
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CommentIs the government jumping the gun on steel imports?
The government’s plan to tighten steel import quotas may be intended to back domestic producers, but for construction firms it risks higher costs, weaker supply resilience and fresh uncertainty at a difficult moment, says David Crosthwaite
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CommentThe residential occupier exemption and pay less notices
A new ruling has clarified the scope of the residential occupier exception to adjudication and what makes a pay less notice effective
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CommentBuilding biodiversity in: Why construction must confront the hidden impacts in its supply chains
By taking supply‑chain biodiversity seriously and adopting robust tools and frameworks, the industry can shift from reactive compliance to proactive stewardship Brogan MacDonald and Robert Nussey write
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CommentTackling viability. How does the industry do better?
Current market conditions make it more vital than ever to be on top of a project’s build costs to ensure its commercial success, writes Iain Parker
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CommentFrom promises to proof – what the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard expects
The built-environment sector has spent years making net zero carbon promises. With version 1 of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard now in effect, the industry must start keeping them, Jeremy Douglas writes
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CommentThe infrastructure gap that nobody wants to price properly
Hien Nguyen considers what the current state of development in and around Cambridge reveals about the future of housing delivery in Britain
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CommentConstruction won’t fix productivity just by trying harder. It will fix it by building differently
Industrialised construction through standardised systems and platform solutions can double productivity but only if the industry adopts fairer commercial models, says Mark Reynolds
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CommentPlanning application fees should only go up if the process improves
Simply charging more for a broken system doesn’t fix it. Here’s what ministers should do instead to improve planning, writes Paul Smith
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CommentMilburn Review should be a catalyst for youth recruitment in the construction sector
Industry needs to apply models for skills training at scale, argues Kevin O’Connor
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CommentFor the UK to deliver its ambitious infrastructure pipeline, it needs a workforce plan to match
The 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy and UK Infrastructure Pipeline have been a huge step in the right direction and must be matched by a long-term system wide approach to sustainable skills development, argues Alex Vaughan
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CommentEnergy security remains one of the UK’s key priorities
The UK government’s hopes of regeneration-led initiatives to revive the economy will be seriously hampered without proper energy security. Upgrading transmission and distribution networks is now essential, writes John Wilkinson
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CommentLifting the cap on grant funding for regeneration can help meet the Government’s housing targets
Strategic partnership bids outside London are subject to a 10% cap on applications for regeneration. Mel Barrett calls for greater flexibility