Opinion 鈥� Page 66
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CommentThe kindness of strangers
If you make a new year鈥檚 resolution, let it be to do more to promote understanding and compassion for those experiencing mental illness, says Lesley Hammond
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Comment"We are setting up in the EU" - How is your organisation preparing for Brexit?
As part of our reader survey last month, we asked respondents to tell us what actions they had already taken in preparation for Brexit. Here is one anonymous reader鈥檚 response
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: We fear change
The Bloomberg building marks climate change with a melting iceberg and fans of brutalism are saddened at a coming demolition
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CommentWhy we need to factor the millennial into the evolution of the high street
The power of the millennial to disrupt the market is extraordinary and town planning policy is powerless to prevent this, writes Joanna Bassett
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CommentForesight sagas: construction has an immense challenge on its hands in 2019
As we enter one of the most turbulent, uncertain years in our nation鈥檚 history, who would be brave enough to predict what鈥檚 in store for construction? Well, here goes鈥�
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CommentCan you afford to ignore Brexit's ticking clock?
As 29 March approaches, and the prospect of a no deal Brexit looming larger, is it too late to start contingency plans for your organisation?
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Comment2019: Taking BREEAM to the next level
Gabriela Costa, senior sustainability consultant at Sweco, explores how developers can complement the guidelines of frameworks like BREEAM to create buildings that impact positively not just on their tenants, but surrounding communities
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CommentNew Housing Court proposals: moving the chairs around or a chance to make a real difference?
The government鈥檚 recent announcement of a potential new Housing Court comes at exactly the right time for the housing sector, says TLT鈥檚 Kane Kirkbride
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Comment2019: In bringing the next generation into construction, perception is everything
Perception is everything. The best apprenticeship system will never succeed if we cannot make young people and parents recognise the value of a technical or vocational route
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Comment2019: Tackling construction鈥檚 productivity problem
The housing crisis, planning laws, modular and next generation talent - all of this could be vital in boosting productivity in construction
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Comment2019 predictions: renewal and progress
Modular, regulations, retentions. It could be a big year in construction, Taylor Wessing鈥檚 Matthew Jones suggests
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Comment2019: The year ahead in construction
Sheena Sood聽previews what 2019 will hold for the construction industry from a legal point of view
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CommentIf it鈥檚 to be a Brexocalypse, then let the horsemen out of the stable鈥� just give us some clarity
Avoiding a painful period of stagnation can only be avoided if the industry is given time to prepare
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CommentMy 2019 wishlist: Life beyond the nine-to-five
As new business models blur the boundaries between work and play, we need to make sure we鈥檙e building workplaces that cater for more
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CommentIs the demise of some big retailers an opportunity to repair our high streets?
Not every town needs multiple department stores 鈥� they are a product of a homogeny that has characterised our retail spaces for too long
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Bleak midwinter
Our business minister grapples with some paperwork, a Victorian refurb gets distressed (but in a good way), and, as it鈥檚 almost Christmas, we contemplate nuclear extinction
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Comment2018 - never a dull moment in construction
It鈥檚 been a hell of a year - in short, things appear to be in a mess.聽One thing is sure, 2019 is not going to be boring
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Taking away the 'initiative'
Dawn Moore of Morgan Sindall calls for diversity to become part of the industry鈥檚 fabric
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CommentModular construction is not the only future
We should stop automatically reaching for modular as a response and ask instead, what is the question?聽
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Comment2018 has been a year of anger and frustration for construction - but we are resilient and on the cusp of change
This year has highlighted some ugly aspects of the industry 鈥� like unfair payment practices and sex discrimination 鈥� but a wave of initiatives are providing a toolkit for change