social value

A question of values: An interview with Bev Hurley

25.08.2020

Huw Morris

Bev Hurley | Campaigning & Advocacy | IED | inequality | Planner-interview | Policy & Politics | Professional Development | social value | UK

Bev Hurley is at the forefront of putting social value at the heart of the economy. The Institute of Economic Development chair tells Huw Morris why the UK must do better
England round-up: Dismantling planning system will lead to failure of ‘build, build, build’ agenda; Regenerate the countryside to regenerate the economy, says CPRE

03.07.2020

Laura Edgar

CPRE | Economic Growth | England | Environmental | Policy & Politics | social value | York

A round-up of planning news in England: 27 June-3 July, 2020
Social value: How can the construction sector deliver more tangible impact?

02.07.2020

Bev Hurley

Campaigning & Advocacy | construction | England | procurement | Professional Development | social value | UK

Commissioners of public services are obliged to consider the social value of the work they procure. A...
Risk that social value is spread too thin in construction, finds report

01.07.2020

The Planner

Community Infrastructure | construction | England | Institute of Economic Development | social value | UK

The lack of a common definition of what constitutes social value means there is a high risk of it ‘becoming too diffuse and lacking focus’, according to a report published by the Institute of Economic Development (IED).
Liverpool City Region appoints RealWorth to develop SDS

03.05.2019

Prithvi Pandya

Economic Growth | England | Environmental | Health | liverpool city region | social value

Liverpool City Region has appointed RealWorth to develop its Spatial Development Strategy (SDS) document for the city region.
Councils and developers ‘must’ work together to improve housing quality

03.04.2018

Laura Edgar

Housing | social value | sustainable housing | UK | uk green building council

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched two new resources that aim to help developers and local authorities boost housing standards and improve social value outcomes.