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CommentA bright future
Since coming to power in 2010, this government has tried to engage with the construction industry to make public spending on buildings and infrastructure leaner. Here the minister for the Cabinet Office counts the ways
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NewsKey departments fail to hit cost reduction targets
Health and education departments fail to hit targets to slash the cost of their construction projects
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CommentOn the right path for 2025
The Government Construction Summit demonstrated that the industry is improving, with collaborative working and smarter procurement. But progress must be judged in years, not months, says Don Ward
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CommentCouncils can build homes again, but funding alone won’t drive delivery
Local authorities will need to be efficient and have the necessary capacity to translate Burnham’s ambitions into outcomes, writes Caroline Compton-James
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CommentWhy London is right to cap upfront embodied carbon
The draft London Plan’s decision to cap upfront embodied carbon rather than set a single whole life limit has divided opinion. Will Arnold argues the GLA has the logic exactly right
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CommentThe negotiation skills construction forgot to teach
Former chief construction adviser Paul Morrell reflects on HS2’s contract renegotiations and argues they expose a deeper, systemic failure in government procurement capability - and a neglected gap in built environment education
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