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CommentHansom: The way things were
Ah, the olden days, when you could buy a house for £9 a week – and get planning permission to build one in less than eight weeks. This week, it’s all about nostalgia
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CommentHow to take on the world
An integrated design process could help pave the way for the UK to power its global export drive after Brexit, writes Colin Harding
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CommentWhy the new NPPF is bad for the north
The deadline for consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework is looming, however, it seems there is one point that has been missed.
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Sustainable urbanism
Danny Crump of Broadway Malyan says it is time to reframe the relationship between transport and planning authorities
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CommentRetentions - appetite for reform
David Christie considers whether outlawing retentions is the best answer to payment practice issues
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CommentGet better soon
The fallout from Carillion’s collapse and the recent gender pay gap data underline the urgent need for our industry to change
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CommentWhy we should be taking 'smart cities' seriously
The UK could do worse than starting to take the advent of ‘smart cities’ seriously. If nothing else it could make businesses more efficient and the lives of residents, commuters and visitors more tolerable
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CommentVery much obliged
Even without design responsibility, a contractor has an implied duty to warn the employer of possible problems in a design
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CommentThe answer to cleaner air in our city centres is all wrapped up in the construction supply chain
The answer to cleaner air in our city centres is all wrapped up in the construction supply chain, writes Peter Jacobs
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CommentThought for tomorrow: The future workplace
This year’s MIPIM ignited the debate around the future of the property sector
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CommentTaking the long view
Infrastructure is all about long-term value – or should be. But to make that a reality we must learn to work together. Will you sign up to Project 13 and help transform the sector?
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CommentData security: infrastructure lessons from Facebook
The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica affair has also ensured that data security has risen closer to top of mind for every single person and business using the internet
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CommentContractor bashing does nobody any good
While subcontractors have been treated badly and payment terms need to be improved, the public humiliation of contractors is a step too far, says Tom Broughton
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CommentHansom: Straight to the point
This week: sky-high asking prices at Centre Point, an enigmatic Libeskind video, and rail strikes make Parisians go green
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Robots
Arcadis director Will Waller sets out the role he sees for robots in the industry
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CommentCommonwealth Games - all eyes on Birmingham 2022
The Commonwealth Games are years in the making. Here, Lucy Homer of Lendlease runs through the sheer scale of the task ahead of the delivery team
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CommentMEES: Is your property lettable?
On 1 April, the prohibition on granting a new tenancy of a property with an EPC rating of below E came into force. What properties are exempt, and what are the implications for getting up to speed?
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CommentRetirement developers: too much stick and not enough carrot?
The Prime Minister issued a challenge to developers to “do their duty for Britain”, having benefited so much from the Government’s Help to Buy scheme. But what about those of us who haven’t benefited from this at all?
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CommentCase in focus: stay of execution
Were allegations of fraud sufficient to prevent enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision?
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CommentWhen will build-to-rent take off in the suburbs?
If we are to meet the needs of UK renters over the coming years, low rise rental apartments need to form part of our thinking, writes Jonathon Ivory