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Fit for purpose: making the industry competent
Making sure firms and workers are competent to carry out construction projects…
Does the UK have the capacity to retrofit the nation’s homes?
Decarbonising the nation’s homes requires an immense and multifaceted retrofit effort –…
Open goal: the football trainees turning to construction
Civil engineer Emmanuel Afolabi is one of the thousands that have suffered…
Avoiding perverse incentives: the progress on decarbonising construction
As contractors are increasingly being asked to consider embodied carbon and retrofit…
Everything contractors need to know about looming R&D tax credit reforms
Will imminent reforms boost or hinder take-up among construction firms of HMRC’s…
Tall order: paying for the cladding crisis
Cladding contractors have a crucial role to play in remediating potentially unsafe…
Roundtable: Construction’s huge data challenge
There are many reasons why the industry needs to improve its data…
Breaking down barriers in MMC
It’s widely accepted that more standardisation and better use of digital solutions…
Missing pieces: Is the industry ready for the Building Safety Act?
As construction professionals and legal experts digest the real-world implications of the…
Are safety probes letting down the industry?
The official system to investigate construction accidents is failing both victims and…