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CommentNational Infrastructure Assessment: the roadmap to meet our infrastructure needs is welcome: now for delivery
The industry has been calling for decisive action to accelerate infrastructure delivery for years. What’s needed next is certainty around project delivery
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CommentHow can tall buildings benefit UK cities?
BDP’s Yuli Cadney-Toh thinks there are real benefits, but masterplanners and architects need to illustrate the vision clearly
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CommentNational Infrastructure Assessment: Metro mayors must focus on soft power to boost infrastructure
Over a year into the metro mayors project, KPMG’s Jonathan White says soft power can help boost regional infrastructure
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CommentRiding the storm
Yet another government reshuffle and another housing minister is in place, but does any of this Westminster chaos matter to construction’s core issues?
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CommentWhy the UK's buildings must plan for electric vehicles
By the time the ban on pure combustion vehicles comes into force by 2040, we may have shifted the way in which we use our vehicles. The UK needs to confront the issue sooner rather than later
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CommentHansom: For a better world
This week, women in construction stick the boot in, scientists harness the power of mushrooms for a more eco-friendly brick and the words ‘coffee mug’ get a whole new meaning
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CommentCase in Focus: how low can you go?
Ted Lowery on a judgment that slated one side’s jaundiced approach to quantum evidence
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CommentDigital dexterity
Next-generation technology and digitalised workflows have the power to revolutionise our industry, but to make the most of their potential we must give up on old ways of thinking
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CommentWhat is on Kit Malthouse's to-do list
With the introduction of Kit Malthouse as the latest housing minister, TLT’s David Smithen hopes that he will resist the temptation to demonise the development industry
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CommentWhen it comes to building affordable homes, Dutch courage is called for
hile political initiative and leadership for affordable housing is more reliable and convincing in the Netherlands than it has been in the UK, we need a bit of Dutch courage to tackle Britain’s housing crisis head-on, says Martin Bellinger
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CommentTime’s up on 100% time bars
Why do time bar provisions strike down all of a claim, not part of it? Standard forms should allow a less extreme option
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CommentReaching new heights with MMC
Modern methods of construction are seen as the silver bullet for the housing crisis, but we need change through the whole supply chain to deliver real results, says Mace’s Mark Reynolds
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CommentComputers take over the courtroom
Technology in the legal world has opened up a host of opportunities. Rebecca Shorter looks at new ways of making the most of digital evidence in construction cases and the risks to be aware of when there is such a vast amount of data at your fingertips
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CommentThe UK has a critical shortage of homes suitable for retirement
There are around 720,000 homes suitable for retirement in the UK - according to research conducted last year - but these properties can only accommodate seven per cent of the elderly population in the UK
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CommentThought for tomorrow: The role of design in infrastructure
We ask readers to share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years’ time
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CommentThe Hackitt Report: all change?
The Hackitt Report calls for a “radical rethink” of the regulatory system. But will government support the findings, or will it just “cherry pick” the easy wins?
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CommentMy Digital life: the smart cities expert
Will Squires reveals what he’s discovered about placemaking – and why it’s vital to embrace new ways of thinking
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CommentThe new you
We’ve been looking at some of the themes that are driving change within the construction industry
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CommentSmart cities: using data at Heathrow
Barrie Diffin talks through how using data is making Heathrow airport’s logistics system more effective
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CommentHansom: Industry exposure
The housing sector gets a dressing-down on The Archers, the leader of the Lib Dems unsettles the RIBA and Interserve skirts around the issue of a major loss. Well, they say there’s no such thing as bad publicity …