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CommentThere is only one path to decarbonising heat 鈥� we must realise that now
The only way to decarbonise heat generation is by going all-electric, says Barny Evans. And we need to start working on it now.
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CommentBetter by design
We need to embed design into the DNA of our built environment and ensure infrastructure connects on a human scale. A new assessment from the NIC points to how it might be done
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CommentYou can鈥檛 design out risk 鈥� we must manage buildings better post-Hackitt
We need to design, commission and build differently, but fire risk doesn鈥檛 end at completion 鈥� far from it
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CommentHow smart cities can become reality in the UK
The UK needs to take considered but聽bold steps聽into the smart city revolution
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CommentLeader: South-eastern promise
Consumer products giant LG鈥檚 new super laboratory on the edge of South Korean capital Seoul has to be seen to be believed.
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CommentHave we reached collaboration nirvana?
After years of talk about how important collaboration is in the engineering industry, the team working on Crossrail鈥檚 Farringdon station believe they鈥檝e reached the summit. Ken Davis, project director at SNC-Lavalin鈥檚 Atkins business, talks about how they got there
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CommentHansom: What a coincidence
England hung on in the World Cup for just long enough to inconvenience consultants鈥� party planning 鈥� and is it Big Ben鈥檚 lack of hands that has removed parliamentarians鈥� sense of urgency about Brexit?
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CommentThought for tomorrow: An end to fixed-price contracting
We ask readers to share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years鈥� time
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CommentLegal: A different kind of model approach
Daniel Garton and Ralph Goodchild on using system dynamics as evidence in delay and disruption claims聽
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CommentLook east to export
We need to sell our brands abroad in new ways if UK businesses are to take聽advantage of emerging opportunities in fast-growing South-east Asia
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CommentThe importance of emotional intelligence in construction
In the hard-nosed construction environment, terms like emotional intelligence can be easily misunderstood or misinterpreted. It鈥檚 not a soft skill. It鈥檚 about helping teams perform at their collective best
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CommentNational Infrastructure Assessment: More devolution required
Whilst the NIC is making great progress and giving a clear voice, it does ultimately operate within the constraints set by the Treasury, writes Ramboll鈥檚 Mathew Riley
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CommentNational Infrastructure Assessment: the roadmap to meet our infrastructure needs is welcome: now for delivery
The industry has been calling for decisive action to accelerate infrastructure delivery for years. What鈥檚 needed next is certainty around project delivery
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CommentHow can tall buildings benefit UK cities?
BDP鈥檚 Yuli Cadney-Toh thinks there are real benefits, but masterplanners and architects need to illustrate the vision clearly
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CommentNational Infrastructure Assessment: Metro mayors must focus on soft power to boost infrastructure
Over a year into the metro mayors project, KPMG鈥檚 Jonathan White says soft power can help boost regional infrastructure
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CommentRiding the storm
Yet another government reshuffle and another housing minister is in place, but does any of this Westminster chaos matter to construction鈥檚 core issues?
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CommentWhy the UK's buildings must plan for electric vehicles
By the time the ban on pure combustion vehicles comes into force by 2040, we may have shifted the way in which we use our vehicles.聽The UK needs to confront the issue sooner rather than later
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CommentHansom: For a better world
This week, women in construction stick the boot in, scientists harness the power of mushrooms for a more聽eco-friendly brick and the words 鈥榗offee mug鈥� get a whole new meaning
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CommentDigital dexterity
Next-generation technology and digitalised workflows have the power to revolutionise our industry, but to make the most of their potential we must give up on old ways of thinking
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CommentWhat is on Kit Malthouse's to-do list
With the introduction of Kit Malthouse as the latest housing minister, TLT鈥檚 David Smithen hopes that he will resist the temptation to demonise the development industry