Jane Embury looks at what recovery might look like. We’ve all seen different predictions on how recovery in the construction industry will look. Most predictions have been for a V-shaped recovery with mass vaccination allowing for a sharp increase in activity. That model has been likened to a V-shaped recovery. Now, the Construction Products Association […]
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Green agenda and fire safety
Paula Wilson, operations manager, warns that achieving net carbon zero in the built environment should also be about fire safety. All of us now recognise that we face a climate emergency, and that action is urgently needed. The government’s recent announcement of a £4 billion investment in a green agenda is therefore welcome. The funding […]
Thanks and challenges
Jane Embury reflects on government gratitude and future challenges. In a challenging year for us all, it’s nice to feel appreciated. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has written an open letter to the construction industry. In it, he pays “tribute to all those who are working tirelessly…delivering on large or […]
Codifying for social safety
Jane Embury welcomes a white paper on safety in social housing. Sometimes it takes a disaster in which lives are lost for building or fire regulations to change. Over the years it has come to be called ‘codifying by catastrophe’. It sometimes seems that it’s the only way in which improvements to public safety are […]
The future of our towns and cities
Jane Embury looks at what lies ahead for our urban areas. It was good news last week when the prospect of a Covid-19 vaccine was finally announced. If it passes its remaining hurdles, mass vaccination may mean that life can return to normal next year. But the legacy of the pandemic is not going to […]
