Opinion – Page 2
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CommentThe government promises ambition – what’s the key to realising it?
Our industry must expand, upgrade, collaborate and increase productivity if it is to play its part in realising the UK’s infrastructure strategy, writes Ramboll’s Neil Sansbury
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: The long and winding road
The latest chatter around the industry
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CommentHow do you solve a problem like construction product regulation?
There is just one week left to respond to the green paper on construction products reform, and it seems the government could really do with some help from industry experts
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CommentAre Starmer and Reeves ready to gamble on PFI to fix our broken infrastructure?
If past mistakes can be avoided, some kind of private finance initiative may be the best way to build promised new public sector facilities and also solve the £49bn maintenance backlog, writes Denise Chevin.
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CommentThis is how we soften the built environment’s heavy environmental footprint
As the debate about net zero becomes over-politicised, tackling embodied carbon should be the industry’s next priority. We need clear, enforceable legislation from the government to support this, says Lee Jones
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CommentDoes Tony Blair have a point about net zero?
The former prime minister has said the government’s energy policy is doomed to fail, a line taken by Reform and the Tories. Thomas Lane asks what this means for Britain’s decarbonisation ambitions
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CommentBuilding Safety Act has led to an industry recruitment crisis
Halted projects, redundancies and widespread delays and disruption are all consequences of the requirement for second staircases, says Christine Scott at Madison Berkeley
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CommentA practical approach to reform: Labour’s sensible way forward for development consent orders
For all its rhetoric, the government’s changes set out in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill are far from revolutionary. Instead, they focus on streamlining the planning and approvals process within the existing regime, says Alex Dillistone
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CommentFast-track to the future with the Planning and Infrastructure Bill
The proposed legislative shift will present both opportunities and challenges in delivering large-scale infrastructure projects. The industry must understand – and embrace – the changes, says Lance Gudger of O’Brien Contractors
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CommentInfrastructure that puts people first is the key to revitalising urban spaces
By prioritising human-centred design, we can create infrastructure that not only meets practical needs but enriches the lives of those who use it, says WilkinsonEyre’s Bosco Lam
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CommentCan Starmer get us out of the mess of Trump’s tariffs?
As stock markets nosedived yesterday at the prospect of a global trade war, the prime minister presented a cool-headed response
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CommentSpring statement and Trump tariffs… How can the built environment respond?
Fiscal developments over the past 10 days pose a multifaceted challenge for industry leaders to negotiate. Planning, innovation and collaboration will be key if we are to succeed, writes Richard Steer
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CommentTen years of progress… now risk management has become construction’s biggest challenge
Richard Dobson has seen much change for the better in a decade in London with Morgan Sindall but argues there is still more realism needed in the pre-construction period
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CommentTen-year infrastructure strategy pipeline will require new approaches from industry
The 10-year infrastructure strategy presents an opportunity to approach projects differently in order to overcome some of the industry’s past challenges, writes Andy Wain of Mott MacDonald
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CommentChancellor’s ironclad fiscal rules are protecting construction – for now
The government is stuck in a spending straitjacket of its own making. However, borrowing for investment will help to sustain future workload for construction, writes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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CommentFor construction product reform, the direction of travel is clear – it’s time for us all to act
Alongside the anticipated regulatory reform, a change in behaviour is required which sees industry players take greater responsibility for products and materials and be more accountable and transparent, says Amanda Long
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CommentHow carbon retrofit and improved building safety can be combined for greater efficiencies
Sustainable and safe construction is essential, so tackling both requirements together makes good sense, says Kingsley Clarke of Southern Construction Framework
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CommentBeyond sustainability: what we need now is regeneration
The industry’s focus has to move from just trying to conserve natural resources to building in a way that actually repairs the planet, Philip Watson at HLM Architects says