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How can we decide where to invest?

2014-02-03T07:05:00Z

Major national decisions such as backing the injection of £43bn into HS2 seem to be made ad hoc

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Will Labour listen?

2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

With election nearing, how much can we learn about a future Labour government’s policies towards housebuilding?

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Construction 2025: Looking for a roadmap

2014-01-28T08:40:00Z

Construction 2025 reminds us of the direction of travel but what’s needed now is a clear plan on how the industry can get to where it needs to be

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Doing the robot

2014-01-24T06:00:00Z

For an industry still, largely, employing the same methods of construction as it did five decades ago, advances in technology represent an opportunity to explore more efficient ways of working

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Dear next prime minster …

2014-01-24T06:00:00Z

Agenda 15 is ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s campaign to influence the next government by telling politicians what construction needs to be able to thrive. To get you thinking, we’ve asked four senior figures in the sector what single policy change they would most like to see adopted by the next government

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Is it time to regulate all housing provision?

2014-01-22T08:06:00Z

Radical solutions are needed if the basic right of a roof over your head is to be made affordable again

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Industry calls for Green Deal loan guarantees

2014-01-21T06:00:00Z

UK Green ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Council report calls for government to underwrite Green Deal loans in bid to bring down interest rate and drive take up

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Politicians need to take green drive up a gear

2014-01-17T06:00:00Z

How much will the EU’s new targets for reducing carbon emissions fuel energy efficiency work in the near term?

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Labour plans to boost retrofit with Green Deal guarantee

2014-01-17T06:00:00Z

Shadow energy minister reveals strategy to drive take-up of beleaguered energy efficiency scheme

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Let's politics-proof infrastructure

2014-01-15T08:24:00Z

Sir John Armitt’s recent report suggests we need a long-term infrastructure programme that exists beyond the whims of changing governments. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s Agenda 15 initiative could give the industry a chance to make this a reality

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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV's Agenda 15 campaign

2014-01-10T08:45:00Z

The UK goes to the polls on 7 May 2015, but political parties will be forming their policies from now. So it is the time for the construction industry to tell the politicians what it needs to be able to thrive

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Agenda 15: Time to build our future

2014-01-10T06:06:00Z

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s new initiative, aimed at influencing the main political parties’ policies for the sector, kicks off with one of the biggest industry consultations ever undertaken.

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John Armitt: ‘Blackouts would be the best possible thing that could happen’

2014-01-10T06:00:00Z

John Armitt says the UK is ‘close to crisis’ on the development of major infrastructure. So no wonder he thinks something radical is called for - and taking party politics out of big infrastructure decisions is just the start.

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2014: The bigger picture

2014-01-10T06:00:00Z

We saw construction beginning to pick up in 2013 and a few pieces of the construction strategy jigsaw fall into place. This year the onus will be on the industry to lead change that will deliver better value, faster

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From January ...

2013-12-02T11:26:00Z

… ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV will be running Agenda 15, a large-scale editorial campaign that will run until the next general election in 2015