More Comment – Page 182
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CommentContracts: A frame of mind
Francis Ho reviews a new framework contract with a greater focus on alliancing and partnering
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CommentOnline poll: Recruitment crisis
What is the biggest factor putting young people off of apprenticeships in construction? Vote here
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CommentHansom: Pulling no punches
No mealy-mouthed timidity this week as architect Simon Allford tells it like it is, Stephen Fry confronts the ‘bag lady’ faux pas head on, and the Spanish bemoan the ‘heritage massacre’ of a castle’s recent restoration
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CommentReasons to be cheerful
Output might have dropped in January but it turns out construction ended 2015 better than we thought
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CommentMipim shows a caring side, and just a few towers…
This year’s ‘housing MIPIM’ may be mostly spin, but PRS is nonetheless attracting attention
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CommentA constrained Budget
Disappointment for institutional housing investors, but a surprise revival for the unloved Thames Gateway
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CommentApprentices: You’re hired
When firms start looking at apprenticeships as a source of cheap labour, they risk devaluing the programme, and their own reputations
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CommentApprentices: A long game
Why early engagement with the workforce has to be a long-term goal for specialists
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CommentOlympic effort
With the Rio Olympics almost upon us, it’s worth remembering that the London Games were a shining example of British planning and development teams pulling together on a huge scale. It’s a spirit that needs to be rekindled on future projects
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CommentHansom: Heaven knows I'm miserable now
This week’s tattle sees former Smiths frontman Morrissey consider running for mayor of London, Sir Terry Farrell brands a west London development a ‘cock-up’ and visitors to the Cheesegrater are left feeling squiffy
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CommentNEC: Start at the beginning
A new clause in the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract encourages earlier contractor involvement on projects and heralds a sea change in the employer/contractor relationship
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CommentInfrastructure: Bobbing and weaving
Fighting over funding for infrastructure projects has become a key battlefront in the contest to see who succeeds Cameron as Tory leader
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CommentSteps for the selector
Is it time for nominating bodies for arbitrators and adjudicators to review their appointment process?
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CommentSustainability: The vision thing
Real sustainability means a built environment that can sustain its current, and future, population
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CommentWhat makes good housing?
When creating homes you have to put people first, then work on the buildings and spaces. Placemaking simply doesn’t work unless you start with a vision for the community
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CommentOnline poll: Housing quotas
Should the government introduce fixed quotas of ‘affordable’ housing for new developments? Vote here
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CommentSpending on wellbeing pays off
A commitment to wellbeing comes at a price, but it’s well worth it
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CommentMoney where the mouth is
The picture painted by the government of a fresh regeneration push as a fix to poverty ignores the complexity of the communities it is designed to help