Tag: Stalled
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Sadiq Khan Gains ‘Emergency’ powers to unlock stalled London homes
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has been given new powers under the government’s emergency measures to unlock stalled housing projects. He can now intervene in delayed schemes and approve planning permission for larger developments, including some green belt sites. While the move promises faster construction, experts warn that high costs and local opposition could…
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Has Productivity Stalled In The Construction Trades?
Those of us in the construction industry, whether we want to admit it or not, are faced with an unpleasant truth: we haven’t increased our productivity in more than 50 years. According to a research brief published by the Becker-Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago earlier this year (The Strange and Awful…