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CommentFatally flawed - the standard method is a case study in how not to change planning policy
The current standard method is fatally flawed - yet not as flawed as the way it has been introduced, says The Strategic Land Group’s Paul Smith
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CommentWe need to ensure that there is a straightforward path for young people into the construction sector
To win new recruits to construction we must all get behind a shared industry plan – changing perceptions and building a seamless talent pipeline
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CommentThought for tomorrow: social value
Durkan’s Kevin O’Connor sees the investment worth of social value
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Awkward questions
Clients experiment with a Cold War approach to contractors’ broken promises, Persimmon struggles to find a new boss unembarrassed by its own largesse, and the door staff get prickly at the Building Awards
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CommentBrexit: the stakes are too high not to shake our bad habits
We are not going to meet the economic shock of Brexit by building in the way we’ve always done. We have to embrace radical change
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CommentLegal: The scariness of vicariousness
The courts have held an employer liable for a rogue data breach by an employee – although the company broke no rules. James Bessey explains why
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CommentTalent on the move: there's a tug of war for skills in the contractor market
Will we have enough of the right people to build our projects to the right standards and at the right price?
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CommentIt’s OK not to be OK. But how do we make people OK?
With men making up the vast majority of the construction industry, a fair conclusion is that it is male behaviours around mental health that most need to be tackled: by training people in non-judgmental listening and saying it is “OK not to be OK”.
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CommentIs altering the green belt the key to solving the UK’s housing crisis?
News of green belt boundaries being altered can often result in an element of local opposition, but amendments to national planning policy provide opportunities for better engagement
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CommentGrenfell – a question of trust?
If the Grenfell fire teaches us one thing, says Colm Lacey, it is that the construction and development sectors need to create a culture of trustworthiness and humanity
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Conservation areas
Tony Barton suggests how to put nimbyism to more constructive use
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CommentLegal: Cost conscious
Steven Carey looks at how third-party funding and ATE insurance can help lighten the financial burden of litigation
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: tall tales
Workers at 22 Bishopsgate reminisce less than fondly over their summer sauna and the NHBC struggles to contain its laughter over government housing targets
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CommentBrexit: Any certainty in sight?
Even firms that are scenario-planning for Brexit admit that predicting what will happen is a massive guess, so no wonder commercial architect Lee Polisano told Building he spends a lot of time worrying about it all
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CommentPay first, adjudicate later: what an Appeal Court ruling means for the payment notice regime
Theresa Mohammed and Stephanie Geesink of Trowers Hamlins explain an important ruling on the payment notice regime
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CommentLegal: In fear of favour
Tony Bingham pities an earnest expert witness who got the sharp end of the judge’s tongue for apparent bias – despite his good intentions
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CommentWe desperately need to instil a positive culture - not box-ticking exercises
We need to think differently about corporate governance to regain public trust – a realistic set of principles will help companies achieve this
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CommentCouncils and developers need to take responsibility for transport
Younger people are being forced to rely on cars in many new developments which are void of transport links. How can housebuilders, developers and local authorities get this right?
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CommentIs government creating a sustainable housing policy framework?
Like Brexit, housing policy is an environment fraught with uncertainty, writes Steve Douglas