All Social Value articles 鈥� Page 2
-
好色先生TVPupils tour Kier-built life sciences block as Open Doors 2024 launches
Teens given guided tour of Hammersmith site and meet young apprentices working in construction
-
CommentWe鈥檙e opening our doors again to show the world what the industry has to offer
Open Doors is back for 2024 and new Build UK chair Julie White explains how everyone in the industry can play a part in recruiting the next generation
-
CommentWhy counting the cost of carbon is anything but straightforward
Is the price of carbon emissions going up or down? It might depend on who you are and where your project is located, writes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis. That is not a good thing聽
-
FeaturesWhat digital solutions are there for a water industry under pressure?
Water companies will have to adopt a 鈥榦ne-water鈥� strategy if they are to overcome the complex challenges of water quality and availability, and data will be at the core
-
CommentWe鈥檝e lost our lead in the fight against climate change. Now it鈥檚 crunch time
The muted response to the UK鈥檚 latest climate change progress report highlights that the current approach isn鈥檛 working, observes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
-
CommentL&G Modular鈥檚 closure shows there鈥檚 a limit to the patience of slow capital
Legal & General鈥檚 recent withdrawal from the offsite housing market is a wake-up call for policy makers relying on institutions to fund ambitious infrastructure plans, says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
-
Comment好色先生TV rewarding careers
ESG and social value are no longer 鈥檔ice-to-haves鈥� for business wanting to attract top talent, writes Karen Brookes, chief people officer at Sir Robert McAlpine
-
好色先生TVHomes England to move away from 鈥榩ure鈥� supply in social value shift
Government body given 鈥榬enewed and expanded mission鈥� which could spell greater use of CPO powers for brownfield regeneration聽
-
CommentLet鈥檚 pledge to boost women in adjudication
Two new initiatives aim to tackle the problem that women make up only 8% of UK adjudicators
-
FeaturesDelivering social value: A new school to benefit all
The project to build St Mark鈥檚 school in Southampton focused from the start聽on benefiting the community both socially and economically, strengthening聽the local construction supply chain as well as enhancing skills and聽employment opportunities for the city鈥檚 people. By Jordan Marshall
-
FeaturesWays of changing construction to meet society鈥檚 needs
How can the built environment sector revolutionise the way it delivers projects to meet our social, economic and environmental goals? Daniel Gayne reports
-
FeaturesDelivering social value: Small steps for big outcomes
At Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London, where work is under way to build a legacy from the 2012 Games, the focus has been on identifying specific measures that will answer the local community鈥檚 needs through consultation and practical thinking. Jordan Marshall reports
-
FeaturesDelivering social value: Going in deep on Teeside
At South Bank Quay, the multimillion-pound scheme to build the first phase of a 1km-long deep-water quay aims to embed social value from the outset, particularly on skills and training. By Jordan Marshall
-
FeaturesSocial value grows up
Social value is out of its infancy but there鈥檚 a long way to go. Jordan Marshall talks to Atkins鈥� Michelle Baker and Faithful+Gould鈥檚 Peter Masonbrook about their ambitions for the sector
-
FeaturesWhen projects succeed, society benefits
Ensuring project professionals are equipped to deliver important projects is imperative for the UK, writes聽Professor Adam Boddison, chief executive, Association for Project Management
-
FeaturesSocial Value in Action: RCKa鈥檚 work with Highgate Newtown Community Centre
Winner of the Social Value Architect of the Year Award 2022,聽RCKa guides us through social value聽decisions and provisions in in relation to its design and engagement work with Highgate Newtown Community Centre
-
FeaturesWhat the government鈥檚 commercial non-domestic EPC B pledge means for real estate
Ministers want all commercial non-domestic buildings to meet EPC B by 2030. But what work might be required and how much could it cost?
-
CommentHunt鈥檚 Budget shifted emphasis from recovery to re-set
Many of the chancellor鈥檚 announcements will only bear fruit in the longer term. Whether that is in time to save the Tories at the next general election remains to be seen, writes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis聽
-
CommentStarmer must make sure he is not embarking on a mission impossible
Labour has set off on its pre-election marathon, but what should we make of Keir Starmer鈥檚 plans and how is policy likely to evolve?
-
CommentThis is how we aim to build a better business
B Corp-certified Stride Treglown has published its first positive impact report. Pierre Wassenaar explains the importance of聽measuring their social and environmental impact