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Opinion
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Hansford: Payment charter will show up bad payers and improve industry
Government chief construction adviser Peter Hansford says new charter is a vital step to dealing with construction’s reputation as one of the worst payers -
It’s time to end DfMA and take a wider view of construction
Government and clients must get in the habit of asking for and valuing the skills, solutions, products and methods that deliver better construction outcomes. -
UK environmental policy and decision-making post-Brexit
Post-Brexit, could the UK could become an environmental ‘pariah state’ on the edge of Europe? -
We need to engage public head-on about future infrastructure
Putting people’s views at the heart of future infrastructure planning and delivery is crucial in winning support for projects. -
How can the public sector protect commercially sensitive details post-Crossrail?
Law expert Lee Rogers explores how public sector organisation can protect themselves when agreeing to stop staff signing non-disclosure agreements. -
Learning lessons from Carillion one year on
ACE chief executive Hannah Vickers reflects on five forces which she believes contributed to Carillion’s collapse and changes needed for the industry. -
Draft bill offers chance to transform UK environmental policy
If the government's environment bill survives current political events then it could be the most important piece of environmental legislation for a generation, argues the EIC's Matthew Farrow. -
Delivering a smart post-Brexit Britain depends on the power of data
The time has come to plan infrastructure more holistically and not on a project by project basis, claims Donald Morrison, of Jacobs. -
Three benefits of focusing on the information management in BIM
The industry needs to look at data differently to realise its true value to asset management. -
Digital twins are growing up
With all the talk about 'digital twins', there is a need to qualify what the term means says Mott MacDonald's Richard Shennan.