All Construction business: strategy, risk and regulations articles – Page 6
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FeaturesWhat you need to know about Morrell’s ‘seminal’ review into products testing
A review of construction product testing commissioned by ministers following Grenfell Inquiry evidence has recommended sweeping changes. Here’s a guide to what it all means.
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OpinionConstruction product manufacturers have to act, and act now
Firms should not wait for reforms to the testing regime to come into force - they should already be changing their ways to meet higher expectations of competence and ethics
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NewsGovernment review into product testing proposes sweeping reforms to regulatory regime
Landmark report recommends bringing all construction materials on market into scope of new regulator
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OpinionYou’re right to be concerned, but AI doesn’t yet have all the right answers
AI amazes, terrifies and entertains in equal measure, writes Martyn Evans
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NewsGove blocks ‘generic’ Berkeley Homes scheme on design grounds
Housing secretary refuses 164-home scheme in Kent against planning inspector’s advice
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NewsKingspan meets Gove’s Easter deadline to discuss cladding compensation costs
Firm’s UK boss tells housing secretary it is ‘very open to working with your department’
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FeaturesURBED retrofit team: a guide to social housing decarbonisation
URBED’s retrofit team share their experience and advice on how to approach the retrofit of social housing
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NewsAHMM the latest to redesign plans following London’s single staircase ban
Developer Landsec sends practice back to the drawing board to rejig 1,800-home Camden scheme following mayor’s fire safety ruling
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OpinionAn architectural education doesn’t start at university: children are the future of our profession
We need to light the spark in children when they are young if we want to diversify our profession, writes Dav Bansal
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OpinionDesigning for dementia: how architecture can facilitate better care
When it comes to dementia, we need to design with careful consideration of each individual’s needs, writes James Potter
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NewsBerkeley to focus on low-rise schemes if single staircase ban in towers goes ahead
Developer says fire safety rules will put high rise schemes awaiting planning “back to square one”
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OpinionThe Coach: If we want real diversity, then we need to start investing in it
To avoid tokenism in the workplace we need to embrace a more profound understanding of what inclusivity means, writes Louise Rodgers
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NewsDemystifying the specification requirements of building safety reform
Join us on Wednesday 22 March for a discussion on the new requirements for duty and competence, the role of the principal designer and levels of specification, as well as what the changes mean in terms of insurance and liability
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NewsGove threatens to put 11 developers who have not signed cladding contract ‘out of business’
Housing secretary repeats pledge to stop developers trading as deadline passes
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Information - BDRisk & Regulations Summit: Tackling the challenges of the Golden Thread
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OpinionThe only way this industry is going to change is if people at the top give a sh*t
Delivering on the sustainability agenda is hard and requires those at the top to believe in what they’re doing, writes Martyn Evans
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NewsOutcome of Sheppard Robson cladding battle could trigger similar suits, say lawyers
Contractor suing supply chain for £47m over alleged defects in Woolwich Tesco scheme
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OpinionArchitecture’s culture of cut-throat competition is bad for everyone
Undercutting on fees and a culture of giving away work for free is not sustainable, writes Satish Jassal
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OpinionWe might not be at risk from earthquakes, but structural failure should still be high on our agenda
The tragic scenes from Syria and Turkey remind us that structural failure can be a greater risk than fire, writes Andrew Mellor