Contractors Comment – Page 14
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CommentFarewell to the Code for Sustainable Homes
The government is right to want to scrap the Code for Sustainable Homes
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CommentCRASH: A unique charity
In CRASH, the industry has a ready-made vehicle to enable it to help
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CommentCRASH: Sharing what you do best
By supporting the industry charity CRASH you can make a real difference to the lives of homeless people
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CommentIn construction, good relationships count
Being ethical and treating your supply chain properly can guard against risks like inflation
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CommentWatch your optimism
It’s tempting to think that doing our little bit to reduce carbon emissions saves us from having to confront the reality of what is happening to our planet - and the discomforting truth that we’re not doing enough to save it
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CommentLet's build communities, not just buildings
When we think about what we build and who we build it for, we should think about the wider wiring of the country and about what makes a community
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CommentIt’s not over yet
Paul Sheffield may be leaving Kier in good shape but the contracting sector as a whole is not entirely out of the woods
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CommentLife returns to the regions
Most contractors now say they are seeing an increase in tendering activity outside of London. This upturn in activity cannot come a moment too soon
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CommentWomen lead the charge as construction employment rises
The data suggests that the construction roles where women tend to be prevalent may be making a come back
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CommentThe artists, the artisans and the end users
Construction is often wrongly cast as thwarting the architect’s ambitions or vision
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CommentDelaying paying
What’s really depressing about Wates’ explanation of its retention period is that it’s symptomatic of how contractors’ view payment
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CommentThings can only get wetter
Why the mix of flooding and politics spells good news for contractors and consultants
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CommentWho will be the next rising star of sustainability?
This year’s nominees for the UKGBC award show that a very important part of being greener is spreading the message
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CommentStuttering recovery spells nervous times for contractors
Rising materials prices and payment problems are squeezing margins and piling on pressure despite the recovery
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CommentPower sharing
The upturn in the construction industry should redress the power imbalance in the supply chain
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CommentIt pays to go zero carbon
A long-term approach to green policy can deliver radical benefits at reasonable cost
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CommentSurfing the waves
Any surfer dude will tell you that every seventh wave is a big one, and so it is with the value of UK construction and building shares
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CommentDoing the robot
For an industry still, largely, employing the same methods of construction as it did five decades ago, advances in technology represent an opportunity to explore more efficient ways of working