Opinion – Page 185
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Construction cost outcomes - spending time where it really matters
Trying to second guess inflationary trends is less important than getting the basics right on making a project successful
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The importance of cost in design
Whole life costs are increasingly important drivers for clients expecting maximum return on good design
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ECO is the victim of political point-scoring
It’s fine to reform ECO but cutting it back would be an act of political vandalism
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Hansom: Drying up
This week, Ed Balls reminisces about Labour’s ‘zero homes’ policy, a ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø columnist faces every public speaker’s worst nightmare, and EC Harris is (temporarily) off the sauce
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The faltering transition to treating solid walls
All this debate over policy isn’t driving the industry where it needs to go
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Not everyone accepts BIM
Tony Bingham’s article on BIM has sparked a fierce debate, but it’s important to realise that not everyone in the industry is a BIM convert Â
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HS2 gains momentum
The government has done well to publish the HS2 hybrid bill this week, now the hard work really begins …
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The devil in the detail
Developers are coming under increasing pressure from some planning authorities to use a building’s concept architect to do the technical working drawings as well. But combining these two specialised roles may be a mistake
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø with the lights off
How are we going to build low carbon buildings if the UK’s power supply is cut?
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Making up energy policy as we go along
Without a proper evidence base, this government is making decisions on energy, carbon and buildings that are disastrously ill-informed
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The backlog of essential hospital works is reaching critical levels
With the backlog of essential capital works growing every year, the coalition risks passing on an estate in a worse condition than 1997
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This recovery could easily go off the rails
We need major projects now if our industry’s fragile recovery is not to be threatened
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Behind the scenes: Qatar's hidden labour camps
Doha’s Industrial Zone is the side of Qatar the government doesn’t want you to see
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Life in the labour camps
The working conditions in Qatar are becoming clearer as time goes on. Companies need to use their influence to improve standards
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Workers find their worth
After a period of pay freezes and lack of opportunities, the recovery is set to benefit workers
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Transforming the Tate
Following a period of prosperity, culture funding is being cut. Tate Britain’s renovation in a time like this is particularly outstanding
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Is there a future for the Green Deal?
To do nothing is no longer a viable option if the government wants to save its flagship green policy
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How ECO cuts could leave the sector with under 1,000 jobs
At the Association for the Conservation of Energy we’ve done the maths on what a cut to ECO would mean to jobs, it’s not pretty