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Comment鈥榃hy?鈥� is the question we should be asking in 2025 鈥� and here is the answer
By focusing on outcomes rather than procedures we can bring about the change the industry so deperately needs, says RLB鈥檚 Paul Beeston
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CommentHow to look for and find confidence in UK construction
A few weeks into 2025 and already it鈥檚 easy to feel overwhelmed by the relentless bad news cycle. Here are some bright spots on the horizon
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CommentWhat to expect from AI in construction in 2025
Artificial intelligence is here to stay and, as its capabilities evolve, we will be able to deliver more sustainable, efficient and cost-effective projects, writes WSP鈥檚聽Diego Padilla-Philipps
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CommentWe鈥檝e survived another year鈥� So what happens next?
We may be approaching the end of a particularly turbulent and damaging few years but the outlook is still full of obstacles and challenges,聽says Mark Farmer
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CommentA happy new year? Industry experts share their forecasts for 2025
The past 12 months have been turbulent politically and economically. Does the year ahead look like an improvement or more of the same? A range of figures from across the industry give their views 聽
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CommentThe industry needs Lendlease to stick around because Mace and Multiplex can鈥檛 build everything
It is not good for anyone that some of the sector鈥檚 most high-profile projects are bid by just two firms, writes Dave Rogers
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CommentAct now and make the new year a time of real change
Bold leadership, greater diversity, a circular approach and a focus on cracking the housing crisis are on my wishlist for 2025, writes Ellie Jenkins of Akerlof
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CommentThe new NPPF: the time for waiting is over
There is much to like in the updated planning guidance but ministers should demand that new housing targets are delivered sooner rather than later, writes Paul Smith
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CommentBeing deaf has not held me back from becoming a surveyor
We need to work harder at being inclusive聽and value the skills people with disabilities bring to the workplace, says Helen Booker-Hunt at Acivico Group
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CommentIn 2025 we will see the economic consequences of 2024鈥檚 political decisions
With a relatively stable government in place, a plan to build 1.5 million houses, investment in green energy and a new infrastructure fund, we may well be viewed as a better bet by those who deserted us post Brexit, says Richard Steer
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CommentHas 2024 been another lost year?
Our new government has squandered a promising start, it needs to work harder to harness the full potential of the construction sector
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CommentYou don鈥檛 need a construction site to be part of Open Doors
Businesses across the supply chain can help promote careers in construction and Build UK chair Julie White calls on everyone to open the doors to their projects, offices, factories and training facilities as part of Open Doors 2025
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CommentHeritage, sustainability and dysfunction: the lessons of the M&S decision
The drawn-out battle over Marks & Spencer鈥檚 Oxford Street redevelopment reflects systemic failures at the heart of the UK鈥檚 planning system
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CommentSME view: the secret to hiring top technical talent
Here鈥檚 how an energy performance specialist is eschewing traditional recruitment to attract the scientists, mathematicians and innovators it needs
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CommentESG regulations: what the future holds for developers
Sustainability is no longer a choice but an industry requirement and the additional costs are outweighed by the positive implications and added value, writes Cundall鈥檚聽Simon Wyatt
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CommentThe UK鈥檚 path to a clean energy transition
Despite encouraging progress, we still have a long way to go if we are to meet the government鈥檚 challenging net zero targets, says Josh Bullard聽at Hydrock
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CommentJohn Prescott鈥檚 impact on the built environment should never be forgotten
Former English Partnerships chair and crossbench peer Margaret Ford pays tribute to the the former deputy prime minister, who died last week
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CommentWhat exit of 鈥榯he Peters鈥� means for the future of Homes England
The departure of both the chair and chief executive of the government鈥檚 housing agency sends a strong message that the ministry wants to build more homes and work with partners in a different way, writes Joey Gardiner
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Long months spent at conference鈥�
The latest chatter around the industry
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CommentWe must make the case for 鈥� and prove 鈥� construction鈥檚 place as an enabler of growth
The sector has a vital role to play in delivering the UK鈥檚 industrial strategy over the next decade, says T&T鈥檚 Patricia Moore. We must work with the government to make this happen聽