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Designing Buildings at 11:40, 3 March 2017

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	The construction industry is not one that stands still for very long, but are we now in a period of unprecedented change? The double whammy of a new coalition government combined with prolonged austerity is having a profound impact, the consequences of which have yet to be properly understood.		The construction industry is not one that stands still for very long, but are we now in a period of unprecedented change? The double whammy of a new coalition government combined with prolonged austerity is having a profound impact, the consequences of which have yet to be properly understood.

	So what has changed since the coalition government came into power in May 2010, just two years ago? Here are a few of the headlines:		So what has changed since the coalition government came into power in May 2010, just two years ago? Here are a few of the headlines:
−	~~#The Welsh building regulations have been devolved.~~
−	~~#The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has been absorbed into the Cabinet Office.~~
−	~~#Hundreds of pages of OGC guidance have been archived.~~
−	~~#The GC Works contracts are no longer being updated.~~
−	~~#NEC contracts have been adopted in the public sector.~~
−	~~#The Localism Act has been introduced.~~
−	~~#The National Planning Policy Framework has been introduced.~~
−	~~#Regional planning has been abolished and neighbourhood planning introduced.~~
−	~~#The Government Construction Board has been created, a Government Construction Adviser appointed - and replaced.~~
−	~~#The Government Construction Strategy has been published - and revised.~~
−	~~#The Common Minimum Standards have been revised.~~
−	~~#Building Information Modelling (BIM) is being rolled out across the public sector.~~
−	~~#The Private Finance Initiative has been heavily criticised by the National Audit Office and a House of Commons Treasury Select Committee.~~
−	~~#Building Schools for the Future has been scrapped.~~
−	~~#The Priority Schools Building Programme has been created.~~
−	~~#Free schools have been introduced.~~
−	~~#The community infrastructure levy has been introduced.~~
−	~~#Home Information Packs (HIPS) have been dropped.~~
−	~~#New Enterprise Zones have been awarded.~~
−	~~#Parts G, F, J and L of the building regulations have been changed.~~
−	~~#New fair payment practices have been introduced for public sector contracts.~~
−	~~#The Construction Act has introduced changes to payment procedures, adjudication and the right to suspend work.~~
−	~~#The government’s National Infrastructure Plan has been published.~~
−	~~#The government has announced that capital expenditure will fall from £50.0 billion in 2011-12 to £46.4 billion in 2014-15.~~
−	~~#The government’s Plan for Growth was published, including a commitment to publish a two-year forward programme of infrastructure and construction projects.~~
−	~~#The government announced that they would accelerate the release of public sector land to encourage the construction of new homes.~~
−	~~#The Bribery Act has been introduced.~~
−	~~#The Energy Act has been introduced.~~
−	~~#The Social Value Act has been introduced.~~
−	~~#The self build initiative has been introduced.~~
−	~~#The Flood and Water Management Act has been introduced.~~

−	Whilst all of these policy changes have been going on, the industry has been struggling with the effects of the recession. Construction output has fallen by more than 6% and employment by around 8% since 2007 (ref [http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/construction/construction-statistics/no--12--2011-edition/index.html ONS Construction Statistics 2011]). As a consequence, productivity is higher and profitability lower than at any time since records began in 2000 and median annual training days for consultants has dropped from 3.2 days in 2004 to just 0.7 in 2011 (ref ~~[http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/pdf/KPI_Report_2011.pdf~~ BIS Construction Industry KPI Report 2011]).	+	# The Welsh building regulations have been devolved.
		+	# The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has been absorbed into the Cabinet Office.
		+	# Hundreds of pages of OGC guidance have been archived.
		+	# The GC Works contracts are no longer being updated.
		+	# NEC contracts have been adopted in the public sector.
		+	# The Localism Act has been introduced.
		+	# The National Planning Policy Framework has been introduced.
		+	# Regional planning has been abolished and neighbourhood planning introduced.
		+	# The Government Construction Board has been created, a Government Construction Adviser appointed - and replaced.
		+	# The Government Construction Strategy has been published - and revised.
		+	# The Common Minimum Standards have been revised.
		+	# Building Information Modelling (BIM) is being rolled out across the public sector.
		+	# The Private Finance Initiative has been heavily criticised by the National Audit Office and a House of Commons Treasury Select Committee.
		+	# Building Schools for the Future has been scrapped.
		+	# The Priority Schools Building Programme has been created.
		+	# Free schools have been introduced.
		+	# The community infrastructure levy has been introduced.
		+	# Home Information Packs (HIPS) have been dropped.
		+	# New Enterprise Zones have been awarded.
		+	# Parts G, F, J and L of the building regulations have been changed.
		+	# New fair payment practices have been introduced for public sector contracts.
		+	# The Construction Act has introduced changes to payment procedures, adjudication and the right to suspend work.
		+	# The government’s National Infrastructure Plan has been published.
		+	# The government has announced that capital expenditure will fall from £50.0 billion in 2011-12 to £46.4 billion in 2014-15.
		+	# The government’s Plan for Growth was published, including a commitment to publish a two-year forward programme of infrastructure and construction projects.
		+	# The government announced that they would accelerate the release of public sector land to encourage the construction of new homes.
		+	# The Bribery Act has been introduced.
		+	# The Energy Act has been introduced.
		+	# The Social Value Act has been introduced.
		+	# The self build initiative has been introduced.
		+	# The Flood and Water Management Act has been introduced.
		+
		+	Whilst all of these policy changes have been going on, the industry has been struggling with the effects of the recession. Construction output has fallen by more than 6% and employment by around 8% since 2007 (ref [http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/construction/construction-statistics/no--12--2011-edition/index.html ONS Construction Statistics 2011]). As a consequence, productivity is higher and profitability lower than at any time since records began in 2000 and median annual training days for consultants has dropped from 3.2 days in 2004 to just 0.7 in 2011 (ref BIS Construction Industry KPI Report 2011).

	So in this time of intense pressure, how will the industry stay on top of the continually changing legislative and political framework? And if those within the industry struggle to keep up, how is everyone else going to manage? Clients coming to the industry for the first time, self-builders, neighbourhood forums, the newly qualified and team members from outside the UK; how will they navigate this complex and rapidly changing industry?		So in this time of intense pressure, how will the industry stay on top of the continually changing legislative and political framework? And if those within the industry struggle to keep up, how is everyone else going to manage? Clients coming to the industry for the first time, self-builders, neighbourhood forums, the newly qualified and team members from outside the UK; how will they navigate this complex and rapidly changing industry?

Designing Buildings at 09:33, 27 March 2013

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−	~~You can see a video version of this article on our [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOw5xFVJmzo&feature=youtu.be YouTube channel].~~

	The construction industry is not one that stands still for very long, but are we now in a period of unprecedented change? The double whammy of a new coalition government combined with prolonged austerity is having a profound impact, the consequences of which have yet to be properly understood.		The construction industry is not one that stands still for very long, but are we now in a period of unprecedented change? The double whammy of a new coalition government combined with prolonged austerity is having a profound impact, the consequences of which have yet to be properly understood.

Designing Buildings at 08:14, 6 March 2013

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	You can see a video version of this article on our [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOw5xFVJmzo&feature=youtu.be YouTube channel].		You can see a video version of this article on our [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOw5xFVJmzo&feature=youtu.be YouTube channel].

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	So what has changed since the coalition government came into power in May 2010, just two years ago? Here are a few of the headlines:		So what has changed since the coalition government came into power in May 2010, just two years ago? Here are a few of the headlines:
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	#The Welsh building regulations have been devolved.		#The Welsh building regulations have been devolved.
	#The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has been absorbed into the Cabinet Office.		#The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has been absorbed into the Cabinet Office.
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	Designing Buildings Wiki is an opportunity to share the things we do know with each other, so that when we face a new situation, it doesn’t have to be a leap into the unknown.		Designing Buildings Wiki is an opportunity to share the things we do know with each other, so that when we face a new situation, it doesn’t have to be a leap into the unknown.
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Designing Buildings at 09:31, 7 August 2012

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	#The National Planning Policy Framework has been introduced.		#The National Planning Policy Framework has been introduced.
	#Regional planning has been abolished and neighbourhood planning introduced.		#Regional planning has been abolished and neighbourhood planning introduced.
−	#The Government Construction Board has been created.	+	#The Government Construction Board has been created, a Government Construction Adviser appointed - and replaced.
−	#The Government Construction Strategy has been published.	+	#The Government Construction Strategy has been published - and revised.
	#The Common Minimum Standards have been revised.		#The Common Minimum Standards have been revised.
	#Building Information Modelling (BIM) is being rolled out across the public sector.		#Building Information Modelling (BIM) is being rolled out across the public sector.

Designing Buildings at 09:30, 7 August 2012

2012-08-07T09:30:12Z

Designing Buildings at 10:52, 26 July 2012

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−	You can see a video version of this article on our [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~PE_ArnOy5A4~~ YouTube channel].	+	You can see a video version of this article on our [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOw5xFVJmzo&feature=youtu.be YouTube channel].

	The construction industry is not one that stands still for very long, but are we now in a period of unprecedented change? The double whammy of a new coalition government combined with prolonged austerity is having a profound impact, the consequences of which have yet to be properly understood.		The construction industry is not one that stands still for very long, but are we now in a period of unprecedented change? The double whammy of a new coalition government combined with prolonged austerity is having a profound impact, the consequences of which have yet to be properly understood.

2.25.39.185 at 06:23, 2 June 2012

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	*The Energy Act has been introduced.		*The Energy Act has been introduced.
	*The Social Value Act has been introduced.		*The Social Value Act has been introduced.
		+	*The self build initiative has been introduced.

	Whilst all of these policy changes have been going on, the industry has been struggling with the effects of the recession. Construction output has fallen by more than 6% and employment by around 8% since 2007 (ref [http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/construction/construction-statistics/no--12--2011-edition/index.html ONS Construction Statistics 2011]). As a consequence, productivity is higher and profitability lower than at any time since records began in 2000 and median annual training days for consultants has dropped from 3.2 days in 2004 to just 0.7 in 2011 (ref [http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/pdf/KPI_Report_2011.pdf BIS Construction Industry KPI Report 2011]).		Whilst all of these policy changes have been going on, the industry has been struggling with the effects of the recession. Construction output has fallen by more than 6% and employment by around 8% since 2007 (ref [http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/construction/construction-statistics/no--12--2011-edition/index.html ONS Construction Statistics 2011]). As a consequence, productivity is higher and profitability lower than at any time since records began in 2000 and median annual training days for consultants has dropped from 3.2 days in 2004 to just 0.7 in 2011 (ref [http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/pdf/KPI_Report_2011.pdf BIS Construction Industry KPI Report 2011]).

Designing Buildings at 11:44, 1 June 2012

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	*The government’s Plan for Growth was published, including a commitment to publish a two-year forward programme of infrastructure and construction projects.		*The government’s Plan for Growth was published, including a commitment to publish a two-year forward programme of infrastructure and construction projects.
	*The government announced that they would accelerate the release of public sector land to encourage the construction of new homes.		*The government announced that they would accelerate the release of public sector land to encourage the construction of new homes.
−	*The Bribery Act ~~was~~ introduced.	+	*The Bribery Act has been introduced.
−	*The Energy Act ~~was~~ introduced.	+	*The Energy Act has been introduced.
−	*The Social Value Act ~~was~~ introduced.	+	*The Social Value Act has been introduced.

	Whilst all of these policy changes have been going on, the industry has been struggling with the effects of the recession. Construction output has fallen by more than 6% and employment by around 8% since 2007 (ref [http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/construction/construction-statistics/no--12--2011-edition/index.html ONS Construction Statistics 2011]). As a consequence, productivity is higher and profitability lower than at any time since records began in 2000 and median annual training days for consultants has dropped from 3.2 days in 2004 to just 0.7 in 2011 (ref [http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/pdf/KPI_Report_2011.pdf BIS Construction Industry KPI Report 2011]).		Whilst all of these policy changes have been going on, the industry has been struggling with the effects of the recession. Construction output has fallen by more than 6% and employment by around 8% since 2007 (ref [http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/construction/construction-statistics/no--12--2011-edition/index.html ONS Construction Statistics 2011]). As a consequence, productivity is higher and profitability lower than at any time since records began in 2000 and median annual training days for consultants has dropped from 3.2 days in 2004 to just 0.7 in 2011 (ref [http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/pdf/KPI_Report_2011.pdf BIS Construction Industry KPI Report 2011]).

Designing Buildings at 11:43, 1 June 2012

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	*The Bribery Act was introduced.		*The Bribery Act was introduced.
	*The Energy Act was introduced.		*The Energy Act was introduced.
−	*The Social Value ~~act~~ was introduced.	+	*The Social Value Act was introduced.

	Whilst all of these policy changes have been going on, the industry has been struggling with the effects of the recession. Construction output has fallen by more than 6% and employment by around 8% since 2007 (ref [http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/construction/construction-statistics/no--12--2011-edition/index.html ONS Construction Statistics 2011]). As a consequence, productivity is higher and profitability lower than at any time since records began in 2000 and median annual training days for consultants has dropped from 3.2 days in 2004 to just 0.7 in 2011 (ref [http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/pdf/KPI_Report_2011.pdf BIS Construction Industry KPI Report 2011]).		Whilst all of these policy changes have been going on, the industry has been struggling with the effects of the recession. Construction output has fallen by more than 6% and employment by around 8% since 2007 (ref [http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/construction/construction-statistics/no--12--2011-edition/index.html ONS Construction Statistics 2011]). As a consequence, productivity is higher and profitability lower than at any time since records began in 2000 and median annual training days for consultants has dropped from 3.2 days in 2004 to just 0.7 in 2011 (ref [http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/pdf/KPI_Report_2011.pdf BIS Construction Industry KPI Report 2011]).

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	So what has changed since the coalition government came into power in May 2010, just two years ago? Here are a few of the headlines:		So what has changed since the coalition government came into power in May 2010, just two years ago? Here are a few of the headlines:

−	*The Welsh building regulations have been devolved.	+	#The Welsh building regulations have been devolved.
−	*The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has been absorbed into the Cabinet Office.	+	#The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has been absorbed into the Cabinet Office.
−	*Hundreds of pages of OGC guidance have been archived.	+	#Hundreds of pages of OGC guidance have been archived.
−	*The GC Works contracts are no longer being updated.	+	#The GC Works contracts are no longer being updated.
−	*NEC contracts have been adopted in the public sector.	+	#NEC contracts have been adopted in the public sector.
−	*The Localism Act has been introduced.	+	#The Localism Act has been introduced.
−	*The National Planning Policy Framework has been introduced.	+	#The National Planning Policy Framework has been introduced.
−	*Regional planning has been abolished and neighbourhood planning introduced.	+	#Regional planning has been abolished and neighbourhood planning introduced.
−	*The Government Construction Board has been created.	+	#The Government Construction Board has been created.
−	*The Government Construction Strategy has been published.	+	#The Government Construction Strategy has been published.
−	*The Common Minimum Standards have been revised.	+	#The Common Minimum Standards have been revised.
−	*Building Information Modelling (BIM) is being rolled out across the public sector.	+	#Building Information Modelling (BIM) is being rolled out across the public sector.
−	*The Private Finance Initiative has been heavily criticised by the National Audit Office and a House of Commons Treasury Select Committee.	+	#The Private Finance Initiative has been heavily criticised by the National Audit Office and a House of Commons Treasury Select Committee.
−	*Building Schools for the Future has been scrapped.	+	#Building Schools for the Future has been scrapped.
−	*The Priority Schools Building Programme has been created.	+	#The Priority Schools Building Programme has been created.
−	*Free schools have been introduced.	+	#Free schools have been introduced.
−	*The community infrastructure levy has been introduced.	+	#The community infrastructure levy has been introduced.
−	*Home Information Packs (HIPS) have been dropped.	+	#Home Information Packs (HIPS) have been dropped.
−	*New Enterprise Zones have been awarded.	+	#New Enterprise Zones have been awarded.
−	*Parts G, F, J and L of the building regulations have been changed.	+	#Parts G, F, J and L of the building regulations have been changed.
−	*New fair payment practices have been introduced for public sector contracts.	+	#New fair payment practices have been introduced for public sector contracts.
−	*The Construction Act has introduced changes to payment procedures, adjudication and the right to suspend work.	+	#The Construction Act has introduced changes to payment procedures, adjudication and the right to suspend work.
−	*The government’s National Infrastructure Plan has been published.	+	#The government’s National Infrastructure Plan has been published.
−	*The government has announced that capital expenditure will fall from £50.0 billion in 2011-12 to £46.4 billion in 2014-15.	+	#The government has announced that capital expenditure will fall from £50.0 billion in 2011-12 to £46.4 billion in 2014-15.
−	*The government’s Plan for Growth was published, including a commitment to publish a two-year forward programme of infrastructure and construction projects.	+	#The government’s Plan for Growth was published, including a commitment to publish a two-year forward programme of infrastructure and construction projects.
−	*The government announced that they would accelerate the release of public sector land to encourage the construction of new homes.	+	#The government announced that they would accelerate the release of public sector land to encourage the construction of new homes.
−	*The Bribery Act has been introduced.	+	#The Bribery Act has been introduced.
−	*The Energy Act has been introduced.	+	#The Energy Act has been introduced.
−	*The Social Value Act has been introduced.	+	#The Social Value Act has been introduced.
−	*The self build initiative has been introduced.	+	#The self build initiative has been introduced.
		+	#The Flood and Water Management Act has been introduced.

	Whilst all of these policy changes have been going on, the industry has been struggling with the effects of the recession. Construction output has fallen by more than 6% and employment by around 8% since 2007 (ref [http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/construction/construction-statistics/no--12--2011-edition/index.html ONS Construction Statistics 2011]). As a consequence, productivity is higher and profitability lower than at any time since records began in 2000 and median annual training days for consultants has dropped from 3.2 days in 2004 to just 0.7 in 2011 (ref [http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/pdf/KPI_Report_2011.pdf BIS Construction Industry KPI Report 2011]).		Whilst all of these policy changes have been going on, the industry has been struggling with the effects of the recession. Construction output has fallen by more than 6% and employment by around 8% since 2007 (ref [http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/construction/construction-statistics/no--12--2011-edition/index.html ONS Construction Statistics 2011]). As a consequence, productivity is higher and profitability lower than at any time since records began in 2000 and median annual training days for consultants has dropped from 3.2 days in 2004 to just 0.7 in 2011 (ref [http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/pdf/KPI_Report_2011.pdf BIS Construction Industry KPI Report 2011]).
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	Designing Buildings Wiki is an opportunity to share the things we do know with each other, so that when we face a new situation, it doesn’t have to be a leap into the unknown.		Designing Buildings Wiki is an opportunity to share the things we do know with each other, so that when we face a new situation, it doesn’t have to be a leap into the unknown.
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