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CommentModular is not delivering, here’s why
To revolutionise how we build we need a complete change of mindset, says Buro Happold’s Wolf Mangelsdorf
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CommentPractical ways to help staff’s mental health
A little thought can have a big impact when people are feeling the strain, says ODS’ Martin Shields
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CommentRadical ideas for getting fans back into sports stadiums
Scott Brownrigg’s Neil MacOmish dreams of ways we can watch live sports in venues once again
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CommentThe government’s ‘algorithm for homes’ may be its next A-level style fiasco
Proposals to change the method behind England’s housing targets could dash hopes of leveling up, says Clive Docwra
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CommentAnger over defeated Fire Safety Bill amendment is misplaced
Change may not be fast enough for some but it is coming, says Andrew Mellor
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CommentMMC is the key to faster and better hospitals
Project teams achieved the seemingly impossible during lockdown, we must not revert back to old ways, says Gleeds’ Victoria Head
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CommentWe have to step up to the net zero carbon challenge
WSP argues for a collective effort to reach the 2050 target, as it reveals details of 22 Bishopsgate’s embodied carbon
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CommentMy interpreter role: Helping designers and builders speak the same language
Laurence Reilly on his switch from contractors to an architecture practice
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CommentInfrastructure projects have learnt a lot from lockdown
Progress on infrastructure projects has been hit, but the industry is now prepared if another surge of the pandemic is on the way
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CommentHigh productivity levels rely on huge amounts of planning
Vitstry’s James Warrington on what it takes to get operations back on track
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CommentArchitects in recovery mode: Expect aggressive moves into new sectors
Grimshaw’s Mark Middleton on how practices need to overhaul their business plans in the pursuit of new work
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CommentMinisters are making good on infrastructure promises
U-turns may be the order of the day elsewhere but Project Speed shows no signs of slowing down, says CECA’s Alasdair Reisner
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CommentCan’t pay, won’t pay
How many steps does it take to get the losing party to pay up as ordered? Extraordinarily many, at times, as this case shows
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CommentEssential law: Variations, part four
Continuing our series on the basics of construction law, James Worthington and Vanessa Jones address the scope to omit works under a building contract
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Alert but not alarmed
This week’s mix of unexploded bombs, books from beyond the grave and a lucky person benefiting from lockdown
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CommentThe level of client inquiries is amazing, now we just need them to commit
There are plenty of opportunities for SMEs working in the right sectors, says Claritas’ Simon Wilkinson
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CommentCan a duty of care be owed to a non-existent party?
Simon Lewis examines a case that clarifies the rules on when a duty of care can be owed to third parties
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CommentGlimmers of hope: A few reasons to be (almost) cheerful
Knocked down by the coronavirus, the industry is struggling back to its feet
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CommentLondon’s office market will bounce back, as it always does
This is an exciting moment for redefining workspaces, say Alinea’s Iain Parker and Alastair Kenyon
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CommentPayment abuse: let’s fix it
Almost three years after the government published its consultation on retentions, why has so little action yet been taken?