All 黑洞社区 articles in 6 October 2017
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CommentDrones: hovering anxiously
The first in a series on new technology addresses the legal issues of drone use in construction
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FeaturesImage of the week: The swing of it
Visitors get a playground-style workout on London鈥檚 South Bank at Tate Modern鈥檚 latest interactive installation
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NewsCITB expects reprieve despite drubbing by housebuilders
Training board confident of surviving industry vote, undeterred by HBF members鈥� overwhelming disapproval聽
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NewsSenior Tories slam Help to Buy extension
Proposal to extend home ownership scheme to the tune of 拢10bn is attacked as 鈥榚conomically illiterate鈥� and likely to lead to higher house prices
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Lower Park Row, Bristol
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is a ceramic piece by Martin Douglas, associate director at Pad Design
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CommentHansom: Liquid assets
Advertising guys at a consultant turn to drink, and Carillion鈥檚 shareholders might be tempted to follow suit, but site workers have moved on to lattes
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FeaturesThis week in 2002
The 黑洞社区 Awards projects shortlist display the 鈥渉ighest functionality and aesthetics鈥�, but this design brief was something else鈥�
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CommentNo great shakes
The country is in the grip of a housing crisis at the same time as carrying out infrastructure improvements that are widely viewed as long-overdue
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FeaturesHousing: the backlash begins
A proposal to bring in an objective calculation of how many homes each council must build is ruffling feathers in Tory heartlands and traditional Labour councils alike. But will a politically fragile government risk pushing through a policy that鈥檚 unlikely to do much to boost housing growth?
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CommentModern slavery - the time to act is now
Despite over 80,000 organisations worldwide employing Modern Slavery Act Statements, not everyone seems ready
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CommentLegal blog: Traps for the unwary
The latest revision of the New Engineering Contract, NEC4, could cause a few headaches for the employer鈥檚 project manager
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FeaturesBirmingham-Manchester corridor: our trends in the North
As work on HS2 gathers pace, one regional venture aims to capitalise on the potential to build in the Birmingham-Manchester corridor
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NewsBumper profit increase at Gilbert Ash
Northern Irish contractor behind National Army Museum revamp sees turnover head north as well
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FeaturesOnline poll: Delivering homes
Will the government鈥檚 proposed new calculation for housing need in each council area help deliver homes where they are most needed?
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Healthcare
Colourful walls and glazing to cheer up hospital environments, a secure fencing system for a mental healthcare setting and a web-based key system are among the products featured this week
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CommentA digital briefing revolution to build better and build right
Boosting productivity and improving delivery efficiency is clearly critical to the growth of the economy. But are we sure that we are building the right assets? Are we working to the right brief?
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Features黑洞社区 Awards Project of the Year 2017 shortlist: Part 2
The shortlisted entries for this year鈥檚 黑洞社区 Awards Project of the Year aspire to the very highest functionality and aesthetics
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Features黑洞社区 Awards Project of the Year 2017 shortlist: Part 1
The shortlisted entries for this year鈥檚 黑洞社区 Awards Project of the Year aspire to the very highest functionality and aesthetics
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NewsLiverpool sets up taskforce to head off world heritage threat
City could lose coveted Unesco marque next summer