All Construction business: strategy, risk and regulations articles – Page 5
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OpinionWhy we need a new culture of collaborative city planning
To build an optimistic and robust vision for the future, cities need to mobilise the energy and enthusiasm of all their citizens, writes Dav Bansal
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NewsMake frets about state of London office market as revenue from UK arm slumps
Architect says fewer new builds in capital going up as Meta pulls plug on office move in response to hybrid working
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OpinionThe Coach: To be, or not to be, flat
‘Flat’ office structures are often anything but equal, writes Louise Rodgers
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OpinionThe emotional construction programme: an architect’s journey
Satish Jassal opens up about the challenges of seeing through a project on site
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OpinionA Principal Designer and Contractor become a legal requirement from October, but are architects and clients ready?
With just weeks until new legislation comes into effect, architects and clients are scrambling to get ready, writes Andrew Mellor
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NewsBirmingham council declares itself effectively bankrupt
Europe’s largest local authority freezes all new spending after being hit by a £760m bill to settle equal pay claims
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NewsGovernment expands RAAC surveys of court buildings after Harrow closure
Harrow Crown Court closed for repairs last month despite assurance that sites had been deemed safe
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NewsConcerns about future workloads increase among architects
RIBA Future Trends survey finds sentiment around future workloads plummeted in July
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OpinionThe loss of the Crooked House pub reveals that built heritage is about a lot more than buildings
Old buildings and the stories that we tell about them are often at the heart of what makes a place special, writes Martyn Evans
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NewsGovernment to fast-track ban on shared mixed-sex toilets in new buildings
Amendments to building regulations to require either single-sex shared toilets or private mixed-sex toilets
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OpinionThe dial has moved: the age of automatic demolition and rebuild has come to an end
Attitudes have shifted irrevocably in favour in conservation and retrofit, writes Henrietta Billings
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OpinionThe Coach: The ‘trust glue’ and how to use it
We know that trust helps builds relationships and strong teams, but how do we foster this special ‘glue’ that binds us, asks Louise Rodgers
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OpinionIt’s time to move the net zero debate beyond ‘retrofit’ versus ‘new build’
Michael Gove’s rejection of the planning inspector’s decision was misguided, argues Fred Pilbrow
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NewsFears government’s slow response to Morrell review could ‘freeze progress’ on building product safety
CPA says clarity needed on UKCA mark
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NewsLondon practices eyeing staff cuts as confidence falters
RIBA survey finds future staffing expectations plummeted last month amid interest rate worries
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NewsGovernment delays national planning policy framework shake-up
Michael Gove signals new NPPF rules won’t be introduced until autumn
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OpinionSix years on from Grenfell and real change is happening. Don’t leave it too late to get up to speed
The pace of reforms since Grenfell has been frustratingly slow, but real change is being delivered, writes Andrew Mellor
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OpinionThe Coach: The state of flow and how to find it
Creating the time and space to get fully “in the zone” can benefit our professional lives and help make us happier, writes Louise Rodgers
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NewsArchitects lobby Sunak for new climate change legal duty in planning system
Lack of integration of climate goals into planning is creating delays, Sunak warned
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OpinionThe art of collaboration in architecture: A call for genuine partnerships
Collaboration can be a great way to drive change and provide smaller practices with bigger opportunities, but it takes time and trust, writes Satish Jassal