Opinion – Page 189
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Sustained output growth is just the start of a long recovery for construction
Are construction activity surveys revealing the true picture?
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HS2: A compelling argument
Let’s stop the political bickering and get this project on the rails
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Passivhaus and whole life carbon: The case for flexibility
ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøs designed to the Passivhaus standard are wonderfully sustainable on day one, but ignoring embodied energy distorts overall performance
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Beyond the production line: what else the car industry has to teach us
Constructing the best buildings isn’t just about manufacturing efficiency - it’s about careful and detailed design
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Why going green can save cash quicker than you think
Sustainability shouldn’t just be seen as about long-term paybacks for increased investment
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Strewth! Problems 'Down Under' for Balfour Beatty
The construction giant’s bout of Australian troubles will be familiar to many other contractors
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Time to return to Libya
Turns out there is plenty of potential business to talk about over a jar of camel stew
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NHS mental health facilities: Will Cinderella live happily ever after?
Mental health facilities have suffered from years of under-investment. Putting things right will require a combination of traditional and innovative funding solutions
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The time for zero carbon is now
We have come a long way on sustainability, but the latest IPCC report demonstrates how much further we have to go - and how quickly we must get there
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Human rights in Qatar: An issue we can't ignore
The revelations of human rights abuses on Qatar construction sites must not be brushed under the carpet. The industry must take a firm stance on ethical issues
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Beyond sustainability to ecological engineering?
The recent storms that battered southern England may become increasingly frequent. In order to cope we need to move from a human centric view of design towards co-habitation between the environment and humanity
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The Public Accounts Committee is bang on when it comes to the New Homes Bonus
Evidence is now coming to light that the New Homes Bonus exacerbates the problem it’s designed to ease
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Pioneer Cladding vs John Graham Construction: Unpaid adjudication awards
Pioneer, subcontracted for cladding on a project, issued enforcement proceedings against John Graham Construction over unpaid adjudication awards
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Consultants: start incentivising your staff
Smart companies (and 3-year-olds) understand the power of a tempting reward
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BIM is for infrastructure as well as buildings
Construction must lead the way to a new collaboration between disciplines
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What really drives planning applications?
Using data from Barbour ABI we’ve looked at how market conditions influence planning applications, and the results are perhaps surprising
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My digital life … David Frise
The AIS chief executive on turning into his mother, listening to dubstep in the gym and using Twitter as displacement activity
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Brains, not buildings
George Osborne and Boris Johnson may have gone to China to sell UK retail and nuclear opportunities, but what the People’s Republic really wants is our expertise
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Hansom: When the wind blows
While St Jude brings both a wind turbine and Nick Clegg to a halt, and an Italian architect fills a Shanghai office with bubbles, there’s still time for a moment of quiet reflection in the Staffordshire countryside