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CommentUnpacking the label: Applying a social impact lens to regeneration
To understand whether development genuinely benefits people and place, the industry needs to apply a broader social impact lens from the earliest decisions through to long-term stewardship, says Jasmine Ceccarelli-Drewry at Avison Young UK
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CommentThis month’s construction industry gossip: Life’s great mysteries
The latest chatter around the industry
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CommentPredictability, payments and power: will the King’s speech remove friction?
The government is promising speed and certainty but RLB’s Andrew Reynolds asks if new laws will actually remove the frictions that slow delivery, strain supply chains and push risk down the line
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CommentReform UK’s surge and Trump’s Iran war: what it means for construction
Last week’s elections have reshaped local power across the UK, creating hung councils and planning uncertainty just as the Gulf conflict drives up costs – with big implications for development pipelines, prices and delivery, says Chloe McCulloch
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CommentTo govern is to choose - and the right choice must be to build
The government might have limited fiscal firepower to deal with the Gulf crisis, but it can still execute existing plans. UK construction could increasingly rely on the administration’s ability to make up its mind, says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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CommentNow Reform UK are serious contenders, should the built environment despair or rejoice?
A government led by Nigel Farage would probably move faster on planning than its predecessors, but he may well find reality is harder to control than rhetoric, writes Richard Steer
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CommentPayment reform proposals: government must try harder
Rudi Klein awards the government an average mark of just 4/10 on its recently published proposals for legislation on payment reform
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CommentRegulate what architects do, not what we’re called
Fire safety, design coordination and specification decisions are being made across complex teams. A function-led approach to regulation would focus scrutiny where risk sits, regardless of a person’s professional title, writes Satish Jassal
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CommentOn overnice distinctions in expert witness qualifications
Tony Bingham unpicks the lessons of a recent ruling on the niceties around the qualifications required of specific expert witnesses
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CommentStrategic land controls go public
Carolyn Milligan and Gabrielle Coppack explain the new registration regime for contractual land rights
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CommentLevelling the playing field: How sport can be a catalyst for urban regeneration
Sporting venues are not just for hosting major events but must also become a springboard for wider investment and a driver of economic, social and physical value, Steve Gillingham says
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CommentAI-assisted adjudication nears
UK construction disputes may be particularly well suited to AI facilitation
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CommentMMC is not broken. It’s late-stage MMC that is
Modern methods of construction continue to attract scrutiny across the industry, with debate often centred on whether the model has been over-promised or inconsistently delivered. Angela Mansell argues that MMC does not fail because it is ‘modern’. It fails when manufacturing is forced to operate within procurement models and behaviours ...
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CommentWhy adjudicators need freedom from disciplinary threat
Tony Bingham explains how fear of institutional sanctions can lead to justice being compromised, and tells a cautionary tale
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CommentPlanning commttee decisions are increasingly becoming politicised – the new national scheme of delegation should help combat this
The planning process should be quasi-judicial and about professional judgement rathter than political choices, writes Paul Smith
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CommentThe contract administration skills gap
Peter Hibberd on why action is needed to address the skills gap in construction contract administration among industry professionals
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CommentNew AI guidance: Five things every QS needs to do now
The RICS global professional standard on the responsible use of AI came into force last month. It provides welcome guidance on an area where many still feel at sea, as well as new obligations that both individual RICS members and regulated firms are now required to comply with. Warwick Stockdale, ...
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CommentWhat Wren’s exit tells us about the professional indemnity insurance market
The mutual insurer’s decision to wind down reflects a system stretched by cladding claims, extended liabilities and shifting regulation. Denise Chevin argues we need to find a way to share risk more fairly
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CommentConflict, costs and a changing world order place construction at a crossroads
Construction must find a way to drive digital transformation, while navigating the short-term yet seismic impacts of conflict, writes Patricia Moore, at Turner & Townsend
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CommentLessons from Greenland: What three weeks in this remote country taught me about getting projects right
Even in one of the world’s most remote places, the fundamentals of delivering major projects hold true. From understanding cost and risk drivers to building the right team, Greenland has reminded Beth West how often we overlook the basics