All building the future commission articles
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CommentSpring statement and Trump tariffs… How can the built environment respond?
Fiscal developments over the past 10 days pose a multifaceted challenge for industry leaders to negotiate. Planning, innovation and collaboration will be key if we are to succeed, writes Richard Steer
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CommentWe urgently need a government that can stoke industry optimism
The prime minister has a golden opportunity to inject confidence in the UK for investors, developers and financiers, says Richard Steer. Only then will his much-touted growth agenda stand a chance
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CommentIn 2025 we will see the economic consequences of 2024’s 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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CommentGrenfell shames us all – but our politicians are just as culpable
Those named and blamed in Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report largely got what they deserved, but they were not alone in the way they operated. We may have learnt and changed since 2017, but there is still a long way to go, says Richard Steer
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NewsBuilding wins prestigious publishing award
PPA awards judges hail “impressive initiatives” after launch of the Building the Future Commission and conference
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CommentCross-sector collaboration can address the skills shortage
By working more closely with the education sector we can deliver an increase in both learning and skills
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission: why recruitment is industry’s top priority
After a year of consultation and careful consideration, the Building the Future Commission has published its final report. In this final chapter, Dave Rogers considers the challenge of building a skilled workforce to do increasingly complex jobs – and then keeping them happy
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FeaturesBuilding The Future Commmission: Take a long-term view to give UK the infrastructure it needs
After a year of consultation and careful consideration, the Building the Future Commission has published its final report. In this chapter, Dave Rogers explains why the country’s economic welfare depends on efficient planning and a clear and stable pipeline
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FeaturesBuilding The Future Commmission: Attracting, engaging and retaining the next generation
After a year of consultation and careful consideration, the Building the Future Commission has published its final report. In this chapter, Ben Flatman considers the challenges facing construction in its quest to employ the brightest and best
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FeaturesBuilding The Future Commission: Time to prepare for the next digital revolution
Last week the Building the Future commission published its final report. In this chapter, Thomas Lane considers the best ways to increase productivity by investing in and embracing emerging technologies
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission: Planning to solve the housing crisis
Last week the Building the Future commission published its final report. In this chapter, Joey Gardiner considers how we might change a dysfunctional system and hit the target of building 300,000 new homes a year
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission: Powering down the road to net zero
After a year of consultation and consideration, last week the Building the Future commission published its final report. In this chapter, Thomas Lane considers how the industry can reduce its carbon emissions and implement greener methods of energy use and production
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NewsBuilding the Future Commission calls for return of chief construction adviser
Building today publishes The Long Term Plan for Construction report, with a host of recommendations for industry and government
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NewsNicholas Boys Smith and architect Patty Hopkins recognised in New Year Honours List
Former building safety programme director Neil O’Connor and Royal Academy of Engineering president James Rufus also handed honours
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission conference: Views from the TV booth
Building the Future commission conference delegates were invited in front of a TV camera at last month’s event to share their ideas to improve the built environment.
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FeaturesFuture thinkers: six winners outline their ideas for future proofing the industry
The Building the Future Commission has named six up-and-coming professionals as winners of its Future Thinkers Awards. Here, the victorious candidates explain their thinking
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FeaturesWhat we learned from the Building the Future Commission’s inaugural conference
After nine months of consultation, the commission gathered the industry together in Westminster
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FeaturesReforming planning: one way to solve the housing crisis
The Building the Future Commission has spent several months analysing the English planning system. Joey Gardiner reports
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NewsHS2 cuts risk turning railway into ‘shuttle service’ between Acton and Birmingham, says Armitt
NIC chair adds chopping and changing flagship project sends ‘incredibly negative message’ to world