Opinion – Page 111
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The value of sterling
The fall in the value of the pound is the most tangible effect of the outcome of the EU referendum
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The Farmer Review is right to focus on pre-manufacture
Structural timber has a vital role to play in hitting housing targets, what we need now is more collaboration with housebuilders to realise the benefits of this approach
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No bars to freedom
With £1.3bn to spend on five new prisons, construction has a golden opportunity to drag the criminal justice system out of the Victorian era and use design to change lives
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Theresa May: The record so far
The first three months of Theresa May’s tenure has seen her strong early promise soured
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We need more housing for all, not more council housing
The Labour Party’s focus on council housing does not address the need for good quality homes for people on average wages
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Hansom: No time like the present
We celebrate the Little Britain Challenge Cup, Dagenham is ready for its close up, a plan for a shared football ground in Manchester gets fans excited (but not in a good way), and the future is closer than you think
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Construction has reverted to its bad old ways
Since the recession contracts are tougher, lawyers dominate tendering, project risk is dumped on the weakest - in short the adversarial approach is back
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Online poll: Conservative housing policy
Will the housing policies outlined at the Conservative Party conference be good for the UK housebuilding industry? Vote here
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Housing policy needs to get radical
If the government is serious about dramatically increasing housing supply it must take up ideas that harness the assets of local authorities
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Skills shortage: Back to basics
As the skills shortage worsens, the urgency of inspiring young people to get into construction becomes more criticalÂ
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High rise living in South East Asia
Skyscrapers remain controversial in the West, but cities such as Hong Kong prove that building upwards can have a positive impact on urban life
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Pressure is on universities to keep innovating
The pace of change within higher education makes it an exciting sector for building design
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Is your company taking mental health seriously?
Today is World Mental Health Day and an opportunity to assess how construction supports the mental health of its workers
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The darling buds of May
Theresa May’s Brexit announcement provides clarity but raises concerns
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Newport Street Gallery is streets ahead
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s architecture critic Ike Ijeh says this year’s Stirling Prize is a victory for the street as well as architecture
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Hansom: Core values
The Considerate Constructors Scheme finally puts women centre site, a great deal of fuss about Apple’s office move, an invitation to design buildings that few people will see, and a team raises cash for charity
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Living longer means we must build better
Record numbers of people are now living beyond 100: How can the right type of housing help them and their great-grandchildren?
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Googling construction
Two significant anniversaries say a lot about how far our industry still has to go in transforming manufacturing methods and learning from other industries
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Why cross laminated timber is making headlines
As a construction material CLT seems to be the answer to so many environmental, social and economic problems
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Online poll: Article 50
Is the government right to trigger Article 50 by the end of March? Vote here