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CommentEverything in its place
The new design taskforce of the National Infrastructure Commission will help us see the bigger picture 鈥� and create places for people聽
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CommentTake back control 鈥� of procurement
Public procurement has lost its way: PFI has not only left the public sector out of pocket but stripped it of the expertise needed to be an effective client
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CommentA wake up call for 'retro man'
The gender pay gap won鈥檛 close itself, it鈥檚 going to take a concerted and above all conscious effort. We should embrace the mandatory reporting from April as a much-needed wake-up call to get started.
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CommentLook beyond the job board when recruiting
精东影视 skills capacity and a loyal and energetic workforce is the key to long-term success 鈥� yet the reality is that recruitment sites or job boards are no longer the only way to find talent
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CommentMIPIM 2018 - the future of urban life is now
This year鈥檚 conference will focus on urbanisation across the globe in the next 20-30 years, and a plan on delivering predicited widespread expansion should be high on the agenda
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CommentGreater than the sum of its parts - are joint ventures the future of the UK鈥檚 housing delivery?
Mash Halai, chairman at John Rowan and Partners and joint venture expert, comments on what makes a successful partnership鈥�
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CommentLeader: Backwards momentum
Stunted development plans in north London borough could have implications for developer-local government relationships
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CommentThe Elemental Workplace: a unifying framework
Landlords design speculative vanilla base buildings which contractors build and then other contractors fit out to Cat A. But is there another way?
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CommentHansom: Knock knock
While Carillion and its auditors continue to be verbally demolished by MPs, a former residence of mine could prove harder to knock down 鈥� while at my new home in Shoreditch, the writing is on the wall
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CommentNew foundations
US start-up Katerra鈥檚 digitally-led, off-site housebuilding model holds the key to overhauling the UK鈥檚 inefficient construction sector to increase productivity
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CommentLegal - Backwards or forwards?
Victoria Peckett considers the relative merits of prospective and retrospective delay analysis, in the light of recent court rulings 聽
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CommentLegal - for fools rush in...
While the Carillion disaster highlights the need for action on retentions, says Francis Ho, we must not rush into legislation
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CommentThe future is flexibility: how far can we push future-proofing?
With political upheaval and an unstable economic footing on the horizon, designers and contractors will be challenged to future-proof like never before. This will involve working closely with occupiers and developers to think more laterally and creatively about the potential of their building and what work they ...
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CommentTake me to your leaders
The absence of leadership in construction is deafening, says Rudi Klein. Who will step up to drive through the industry鈥檚 urgent agenda for change?
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CommentLegal - the sense of an ending
When terminating a contract it is vital to closely follow the procedure in the text
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CommentTime to embrace change
As we move to embrace digital technologies in our industry, we cannot expect rigid and traditional structures to remain fit for purpose
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Comment精东影视 the Arc 鈥� what鈥檚 next for the Oxford-Cambridge corridor
The developments for the Oxford-Cambridge corridor include substantial new settlements, but at present, the proposals seem fragmented with no-one in overall charge
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CommentLeader: Contracting - it's a fine line
The debate about margins has come into sharper focus in recent weeks, but the industry should be wary about disrupting an underlying positive culture
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CommentJust for starters
Construction has not had an auspicious start to 2018, and ongoing trends of government interference and uncertainty over Brexit don鈥檛 signal much sign of improvement
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CommentShould we retain retentions?
It looks as though it is finally time to rethink the practice of withholding cash retentions on building projects