All Construction business: strategy, risk and regulations articles – Page 31
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NewsAt a glance: What Budget 2021 means for the industry
Take a look at some of the key policy announcements for construction
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NewsLondon Plan takes effect – with ‘architect retention clause’ retained
London mayor’s planning document formally published despite government reservations
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NewsBudget 2021: What to watch for
Tax rises expected as chancellor tries to claw back covid costs | Plus: Follow Building Design’s rolling live blog from 11.30am
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OpinionPut self-interest aside and focus on the future of the profession
The response in some quarters to the Future Architects Front’s concerns reflects a profession with work to do to improve its practices and image, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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NewsDecision on Grimshaw's HS2 Euston station design expected in April
London station undergoing rescoping process following last year's Oakervee Review
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NewsReview of BDP’s Parliament refurb delayed again
Announced last May, review had been due to be published last autumn
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NewsUnrealistically low bids for public-sector jobs ‘will raise red flags’
Senior civil servant says unrealistic prices for jobs will be thrown out
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NewsGovernment defeats rebel MPs over Fire Safety Bill
Backbench attempt to protect leaseholders from costs of fire safety work voted down
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NewsPut rocket boosters under community land trusts, says former PM advisor
Grenfell and pandemic may have brought us to a ‘Beveridge moment’, says Tory MP
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FeaturesThe future standards initiatives imply action – but fail to provide key detail
Despite a huge response to its consultations the government has yet to give industry the guidance it needs for a national response to the climate crisis, Seb Laan Lomas and Joe Giddings write
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NewsTory MPs to rebel over fire safety bill
Conservative backbench amendment aims to make sure leaseholders do not pay cladding repair costs
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NewsRandom testing of construction products proposed by certification group
Post-Grenfell reforms outlined in BBA safety standards consultation would see inspectors checking products already on market
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NewsShocking Grenfell evidence sees Kingspan announce root and branch reform
Initiatives include head of compliance, confidential hotline, staff clear-out and review of division by law firm
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NewsDiller Scofidio & Renfro’s £288m Centre for Music scrapped
The entrance foyer at Diller Scofidio & Renfro’s proposed Centre for Music
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NewsChief inspector of buildings named to head up new safety regulator
HSE veteran Peter Baker to lead ‘biggest change in building safety for a generation’
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OpinionNational Gallery contest is an amazing opportunity – which should be shared
If the director is serious about ‘healing the nation’ he needs to address that with a more diverse procurement process, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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FeaturesGovernment’s Green Homes Grant fiasco is either bumbling incompetence or callous disregard
The failure to properly fund domestic retrofit puts a critical national programme further out of reach, writes Thomas Lane
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