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CommentIs Gleeds the next acquisition target? We鈥檇 prefer to stay independent
Richard Steer believes T&T and CBRE make a good match, but a merger is not on the horizon for his business聽
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CommentCryptocurrency could help construction reinvent itself
With one building firm becoming the UK鈥檚 first to accept cryptocurrency, the rest of the sector may not be far behind
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CommentBeautiful places aren鈥檛 built like this
Government guidelines on design codes fail to recognise society鈥檚 changed priorities post-covid, says Redrow鈥檚聽Matthew Pratt
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CommentMaterials shortages should boost our green ambitions
The current scarcity of key carbon-intensive products is the catalyst we need to focus on building more sustainably, Richard Steer says
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CommentWe need a Part Z to regulate embodied carbon
It鈥檚 time to tackle carbon emissions from construction, which have failed to fall聽alongside operational carbon
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CommentEco-anxious young people will be the ones to clean up construction
The next generation have a vested interested in saving the planet, the industry must do all it can to harness that determination and drive
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CommentFreedom day in shackles
With聽responsibility for risk assessment shifting from government to employers, firms have a lot on their shoulders
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Acropolis now
Cold War bunkers, the embarrassing largesse of HS2, a brutally cutting cabbie鈥� and is that a Greek temple on the A14?
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CommentLet鈥檚 switch 鈥榳orking from home鈥� to 鈥榳orking near home鈥�
We don鈥檛 have to make a binary choice between the old commute and working in isolation, there is a third way says Matt Driscoll
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CommentCollaboration is the key to social value
To identify opportunities to enrich local people and places, we must look outside the construction chain, says Adam Crossley聽
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CommentCountdown to COP26: Getting back to nature should be the first consideration of sustainable design
There are many challenges when building in an urban setting, but resolving them using on-site natural resources is good for the environment and good for the wellbeing of those who live or work there
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CommentFight discrimination by focusing on the individual
Improving equality, diversity and inclusion requires more than words and policies. Personal support and offers of help are every bit as important,聽says Sadie Morgan
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CommentLet鈥檚 not overlook what is good in the 好色先生TV Safety Bill
Campaigners for leaserholders will understandably try to amend the bill but even so it represents a complete overhaul of the regulatory regime for buildings
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CommentInnovate with care: lessons to be learnt from collapse of Katerra
MMC firms are expanding in the UK but the US construction unicorn Katerra has just gone bust. So what does this tell us about the shape of construction innovation, asks Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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CommentAre we approaching 鈥榩eak new-build鈥� in the construction industry?
The need to focus on re-using materials and聽adapting existing buildings is more urgent than ever as we search for greener solutions for the built environment, says Mark Farmer
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CommentHow can hospitals be designed with single rooms when space is so limited?
Some hospital trusts are asking for the majority of beds to be in single rooms, Smriti Singh looks at ways to make that possible
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CommentWhy we need to get back to the office (at least some of the time)
There is nothing better than real-life meetings with colleagues and contacts, says Jack Pringle. The office is not dead but it must be redefined
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CommentNet zero means valuing what we already have
For construction to hit the 2050 target everyone needs to radical rethink how they approach projects, Clare Masters warns
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CommentDisruption is coming 鈥� let鈥檚 rise to the challenge it brings
Increasing efficiency and reducing waste are essential tasks if construction is to modernise successfully rather than die, Sam Stacey says
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CommentNow is the time to recruit to help construction build for the future
With many workers considering a career change and students looking for guidance, construction has an opportunity to improve the way it sells itself and attract some much-needed new talent, writes Rachel Davis聽