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How do skilled trades and builders see the Future Homes Standard impacting their work? This is just one of the topics explored in Jewson's latest Trade Trends report. Backed by research, the report covers all kinds of topics, including thoughts and feelings around new and upcoming legislation. Find out more in this article in Builders' Merchants News. https://lnkd.in/duBJRi4Q.

"My point is people tell you things are broken because they want to fix them. Sometimes they cure things that aren't sick. And sometimes they break things, even by design, so they can 'save them' like the global financial system. Politicians and economists constantly tell us what we can't do or what can't happen, and we accept it and let them reform things. They say we need reform, so we demand reform. We, all of us, are guilty of letting ourselves be told that someone else has to save us or fix something. We need to send an army across the ocean to kill people or we need to ruin the lives of millions of ordinary families to 'save' some banks, so we do it. I never got a new water heater because I didn't want to spend $5K. I didn't buy a new furnace because I didn't want to spend $10K. And I didn't replace my roof because I didn't want to spend $50K. Since the country is low on cash, maybe we don't need to kill any more people in some place we'll never go. Maybe we can stop trying to fix things and let them be what they are for a while." #war #interventionism #russiaukrainewar #banks #TBTF #regulatorystate #administrativestate #biggovernment #repairs #repairmen https://lnkd.in/epmqKq-x

Exciting trends are emerging in residential conversion activity, and our team of experts is following them closely. From older buildings with shallow floorplates to large offices from the 1960s–'80s, market availability drives this activity, while upcoming zoning incentives and tax abatements may further accelerate it. Learn more in our latest Supply Chain Market Update. #SupplyChain https://ow.ly/Qvo650RJ1M6

Wow, check out ALL the pics AND financing options for Cindy Banks latest listing in Carol Stream!

The housing market stands on the verge of a significant transformation, driven by evolving sustainability trends that are reshaping buyer preferences and home construction standards.

Interesting article to learn more about the financial and environmental benefits of investing in high-performance windows and retrofits.

Fletcher Building appears to have stolen a march on the start to the week with The Australian Financial Review’s Street Talk column reporting the building materials firm has cut a deal to sell its Tradelink plumbing supplies business to Blackfriars Corp’s Metals Manufacturers, with a formal announcement due this morning. Poor old Fletcher will come in for close scrutiny when it reports next week as its hunt for a new chair continues to play out in public and investors haven’t been shy about sharing their feelings (and critical assessments) of the company. Earnings season is still building up in New Zealand, with PGG Wrightson Ltd scheduled for Tuesday. The rural services provider trimmed its earnings guidance in April and the primary sector is feeling the pinch at the moment, with meat processors and timber mills squeezed by spiking energy prices. And local farmers will likely be watching the outbreaks of bluetongue in northern Europe. Rubber goods maker Skellerup Holdings Limited is also due to report on Thursday in what will be Graham Leaming’s first outing as chief executive. While the lead should be upbeat for today, with Wall Street ending Friday stronger and ASX futures on the up, the big focus for the week is Wednesday’s policy review by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Market pricing is leaning towards a cut to the 5.5% official cash rate, although the majority of economists separately surveyed by Bloomberg and Reuters predict the monetary policy committee will stay on hold. The spirited debates on LinkedIn show how close a call it is, though most agree that the central bank needs to cut sooner than next year.  https://lnkd.in/gJUc_qw7

Check out this article on changes planned for CANARY WHARF - CWG’s lead­er­ship has spelt out a vis­ion for the estate as a fully fledged neigh­bour­hood with a mix of res­taur­ants, parks, shop­ping, sports facil­it­ies, homes and work­spaces for a range of busi­nesses. Mulqueen said the neg­at­ive per­cep­tion from some of Canary Wharf as “an unwel­com­ing and very secure fort­ress for fin­an­cial ser­vices” was “out­dated and unin­formed” Archi­tects Kohn Ped­er­sen Fox won a con­test to reima­gine the designs that take chunks out of the facade to cre­ate new ter­races and sec­tions that will be easier to lease to a range of smal­ler ten­ants. These could be offices, or pos­sibly a hotel or uni­versity, along­side shops, res­taur­ants and enter­tain­ment ven­ues. Another build­ing, One Canada Square, hosts a mix of offices for fin­an­cial ser­vices, start-ups, co-work­ing and edu­ca­tion groups. Ten­ants include Brook­field and Uni­versity Col­lege Lon­don. #London #CanaryWharf #office #realestate #design #construction

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Is the government's ambitious goal of building 1.5 million houses in 5 years achievable? Our latest blog post investigates this question and explores how the supply chain can be adapted to support this vision. Head over to our website to get all your latest industry updates.  https://lnkd.in/e7_44Qdw #constructionindustry #ukhousing #housebuilders