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CommentWill energy efficiency fare any better under this government?
Many will be concerned by Michael Gove becoming environment secretary but Greg Clark’s reappointment at BEIS is to be welcomed
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CommentThe importance of social value in creating successful workplaces
Offices are becoming more ‘civic’ in nature and can benefit from stronger links with their communities
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CommentElection reaction: Where uncertainty will hit construction
Consensual politics is good in theory – but it’s a fine line between agreement and inertia
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CommentElection reaction: Not the worst of all worlds
While sterling may be wobbly at the prospect of a hung parliament, we can welcome a return to more moderated politics
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CommentElection reaction: Clients abhor uncertainty
A hung parliament means uncertainty - both political and economic, which is likely to hamper clients’ spending decisions
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CommentElection reaction: Beware hubris
Theresa May’s calamitous campaign has some broader lessons for construction around creating an atmosphere of collaboration and fairness
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CommentBuilding the universities of the future
Taking a technology-led approach will be the future for designing assets for university estates
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CommentElection reaction: What now for the construction pipeline?
Our industry needs its largest client to be a fully-engaged partner but today’s results to point in the opposite direction
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CommentHansom: Age-old issues
Antique and new collide as diggers find unsettling relics at Ally Pally, a museum has the nerve to be uncomplimentary about somebody’s age and senior housing is marketed in a hipster paradise
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CommentWelcome to the family
Sir Robert McAlpine appoints Paul Hamer as chief executive – a man used to tackling a big commercial challenge
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CommentLooking forward together
All too often different parts of the design community work in silos and fail to engage or collaborate. But now, more than ever, we must reach out to our peers, rethink our approach and transform our built environment
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CommentA digital revolution is needed
It will take a digital revolution to successfully navigate the UK’s post-Brexit social policy minefield
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CommentPersuasive percussion
In response to Tony Bingham’s April column on how we must better engage with dispute avoidance, a legal academic gives their view on how firms must try to understand each others’ positions
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CommentDoes what it says on the tin
Our contract law prizes certainty, as do our firms, except when they are on the receiving end. A recent case confirms our courts’ preference to apply contract terms strictly
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CommentTemporary workers filling skills gap
Construction is becoming reliant on temporary workers as employers attempt to fill the skills gap
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CommentGE2017: All to play for
Promises on public spending and skills have swayed construction from the Conservatives to Labour
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CommentHistory in the making
Ending Britain’s reliance on coal would be a seismic change, but it might rely on links with the EU electricity network
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CommentHansom: Speaking the lingo
We canvass opinion on the Twitter, check in on a certain PPE-loving politician turned hack, and snazz up our home with Lego and sparkly wallpaper. Plus, the wilds of Canada come to Chelsea Flower Show
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CommentJohn Healey’s letter to the construction industry
Labour’s John Healey, a shadow secretary of state for housing, focuses on his party’s pledge to build a million more homes
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CommentTim Farron’s letter to the construction industry
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron outlines his vision for a better Brexit