All Social Value articles – Page 6
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CommentTo grow or not to grow?
Economic growth has become the only measure of a country’s success, but the pandemic and climate crisis tell us to strive for something more meaningful, says KPMG’s Richard Threlfall
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CommentWe need to do much more to embed social value
A procurement policy note that came into force last month is helpful but it should go further, says F G’s Peter Masonbrook
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CommentProject Speed's success relies on creating a culture of trust
Efforts to accelerate projects must start with culture not process, writes Stuart Maister
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FeaturesInfrastructure for active travel
The pandemic has led to accelerated investment in the infrastructure required for active travel to engineer daily exercise back into our lives
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CommentSocial value is the key to covid recovery
Creating opportunities for people facing barriers in life has never been more important, says Wates’ Su Pickerill
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Information - BuildingOn demand | In conversation with Jerry Tate
On demand | Building Design’s Elizabeth Hopkirk speaks to Tate Harmer partner Jerry Tate
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Porches and pooches
An unexpected consequences of Zoom, plus a celebrity dog makes an appears on screens
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Comment5 minutes with … Natasha Manzaroli at John McAslan and Partners
Reducing inequality and discrimination, inspiring potential students and apprentices and blowing brilliant bubbles are all in a day’s work
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Comment£100m for leisure centres is a start, but much more is needed
Building more and better council-run leisure centres is a no brainer when public health and social value are top priorities, argues Morgan Sindall’s Richard Fielding
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CommentGo wild in the cities to help save the planet
A rewilding policy is not just for rural areas. We should be designing urban environments that safeguard our future, argues Ruth Richardson
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CommentWhy people want to live in 15-minute neighbourhoods
Reducing car-dependency is one of several routes to improving health, wealth and wellbeing in communities, says Arcadis’ Mark Cowlard
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FeaturesSt Denys: A watertight approach
A project to build flood resilience in the St Denys area of Southampton put the local community firmly at its heart, with a group of knowledgeable and committed residents heavily involved from start to finish. Josephine Smit reports
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FeaturesCharlton Riverside: A model for living
On 20ha at Charlton Riverside, a new masterplan aims to provide local people with somewhere to live, work and play – with the hope that this mixed-use model holds wider lessons for London. Debika Ray reports
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FeaturesMeridian Water: From the ground up
In one of the country’s most deprived areas, a new scheme – Meridian Water – is aimed at tackling not just a lack of affordable housing but also unemployment, poor health and low incomes. Debika Ray reports
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CommentSocial value is key to emerging stronger
To minimise the harms of coronavirus and to rebuild better, we need stimulus-funded infrastructure that seeks to maximise social value, says Aecom’s Mary Zsamboky
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FeaturesSocial value matters: Survey results show values are changing
We asked Building readers how adding an element of social value is influencing (and improving) their work. Tom Lowe analyses the responses
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