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CommentDo the statistics point to real recovery?
Any growth is good, but it has not been uniform in all sectors and the risk of further disruption remains, writes economist Rebecca Larkin
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CommentLet鈥檚 focus on the good guys
From soaring productivity levels to greater collaboration and innovation, there are a lot of positive things going on in the industry at the moment, Ann Bentley says聽
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CommentThe changing language of construction
ISG鈥檚 Debbie Hobbs picks out the latest jargon that says so much about rapidly evolving building practices聽
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CommentSmash and grab gets whacked
A recent case involving a 鈥榮mash and grab鈥� adjudication shows that the courts will prioritise fairness over procedure
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CommentDoes business interruption insurance cover covid?
A recent ruling shows that if insurance is to cover pandemic risks in future, then policy wordings specific to the construction industry will need to be drafted
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CommentThe office of the future 鈥� and why we need it
Workplaces have always evolved and will carry on doing so to reflect the changing needs of the people inside them, Iain Parker writes
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CommentHousebuilding rates are falling off a cliff - it鈥檚 time to act
The double-whammy of covid and Brexit means we need some state intervention if we are to have any hope of hitting housing targets
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CommentAssistance for the insolvent 鈥� is it all one way?
Construction companies in financial straits have been helped by recent law changes, but limits to that assistance are important too
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CommentHow competent are you?
A report out today sets out new competency requirements which those working on higher risk buildings should act upon immediately to avoid another Grenfell-style disaster, says Graham Watts聽
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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鈥檚 Mary Zsamboky
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CommentDiverse voices must shape our future
Design leadership must grow and adapt in the wake of Richard Rogers鈥� retirement, says Sadie Morgan
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CommentBetter designed homes can improve young people's life chances
Damien Sharkey explains how HUB's recent design competition set out to help the next generation thrive
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: The life and times
A shameless plug for a book all about me (Joseph Aloysius Hansom, founder of The Builder) and my links with social reformer Robert Owen
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CommentWrong answers to wrong questions: why the planning proposals are flawed
The planning system needs wholesale reform but this white paper is not how to do it, writes Julia Park
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CommentCase in focus: MG Construction Ltd vs AGD Equipment Ltd
Ted Lowery considers a claim for defective piling equipment
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CommentA chance for permanent transformation
If we hold fast聽we鈥檒l look back on 2020 not just as a year of crisis, says Keith Waller
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CommentIf there鈥檚 a second wave, we all get drenched
Construction bosses are considering how to get through one of the toughest winters they have ever faced
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CommentWe have risen to the challenge by working together
At a time of national crisis the construction sector can be proud of the way it has put self-interests aside and acted collaboratively, says James Wates
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CommentSign the EWS1 form at your peril
The EWS1 form was meant to offer reassurance about fire safety, but in liability terms it鈥檚 a death trap for consultants
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CommentLet鈥檚 lift modular into the mainstream
It is time to think big and give our archaic homebuilding industry something to be positive about, says Mark Farmer