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CommentConstruction’s candidate: David Darkin
The last of Building’s series of interviews with the construction professionals standing in the general election
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CommentThe shock of the new
All parties are promising a new era of council housebuilding - could this be the wake-up call the industry needs to fundamentally change the way it goes about building houses?
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CommentNo newts is good newts
Finding great crested newts on site can cause delays. But plans to streamline the process must play out in the context of changes (or not) to environmental legislation post-Brexit
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CommentA week in the election
The Conservatives have dropped Crossrail 2 from their manifesto while the Institue for Fiscal Studies has derided both major parties
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CommentConsultants should better understand clients’ businesses
Contractors and consultants need to be asking if they truly understand client’s businesses to avoid problems
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CommentInfrastructure: What’s in a name?
‘Infrastructure’ is the word on everyone’s lips at the moment, but how do you define it for contract purposes? For the most part, it might be best not to
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CommentCyber security and customers: The boardrooms of the future
With cyber security breaches becoming more common, new director-level roles could be needed to address the problem
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CommentCouncil housing: Anything you can do
Theresa May’s pledge to build ‘a new generation of council homes’ is a riposte to Labour’s promise to fund 500,000 social homes
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CommentConstruction’s candidate: Bernard Hyde
The second of Building’s series of interviews with the construction professionals standing in the general election
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CommentHouse prices cool for summer
House price growth is slowing which could have an impact on the speed of housing construction
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CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: Yes, there’s growth, but clouds are gathering
Construction output and contract awards are up year-on-year, but there are key issues facing the sector
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CommentHansom: The high life
One Czech building’s detectors get it wrong, Maggie’s statue plans cause a stir, we reminisce about the original Shell building, touch on Bangkok’s towers, hanker for Hampstead and puzzle over the Tory manifesto
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CommentLessons to be learnt
PPP agreements have been successful in getting public facilities built but there must be controls so that flaws - like the ones that caused a brick wall to collapse in an Edinburgh school - are prevented
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CommentA week in the election
The three major parties’ manifestos are out but campaigning was suspended in the wake of the Manchester attack
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CommentThe rise of the machines
Technology is creating opportunities for change in building logistics facilities
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CommentPromise to be good
Recent years have seen the use of ‘good faith’ provisions in construction contracts. But what does an expression of good faith mean in practice?
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CommentHousing: Great shakes
If you look hard enough, something positive has come out of this turbulent world politics and frenzy of electioneering
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CommentForging stronger chains
The UK construction industry must become leaner, fitter and more integrated to survive. Will the new government act as a catalyst for this after the election?
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Heritage is absent from the housing white paper
We need to reintroduce the concept of heritage into the discussion around the expanding our villages, towns and cities
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Construction’s candidate: Stephen Gee
The first of Building’s series of interviews with the construction professionals standing in the general election