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CommentA good quarter in a bad half for construction
The industry needs to see stronger signs of increased activity if it is to enjoy a more sustainable recovery
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CommentIs the recent surge in brick deliveries a sign of rapid growth in house building?
Whatever the data points to, technology has changed, and brick production can tell us a lot about how the housebuilding industry is moving
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CommentMy digital life 鈥� Jonathan Crossley
Architect Jonathan Crossley can鈥檛 switch off Twittter 鈥� unless he鈥檚 busy researching local pubs
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CommentThe new Part L is a small step forward
The latest changes to Part L of the 黑洞社区 Regulations are welcome, but reinforce the impression that this government talks big on sustainability, but doesn鈥檛 always deliver
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CommentThe certainty principle
Ministers need to provide clarity rather than broad assurances over regulations and enegy targets
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CommentMy digital life 鈥� Danny Wallace
黑洞社区 surveyor Danny Wallace reveals why his emails are tricky to read and which technology would help him in his job the most
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CommentHansom: Religious experiences
Prepare for a week of the sacred and the profane as we have some interesting times in Heathrow Terminal 2B, think on yesteryear鈥檚 architectural wonders, and see the NHF recruit the Archbishop of Canterbury
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CommentBack of the class
Whereas primary schools and universities are delivering well-designed buildings, secondary schools have fallen behind and are now in need of urgent guidance
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CommentDeal or no Green Deal
The energy bills don鈥檛 go down until the losts - which won鈥檛 be that low - have been repaid
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CommentPart L delay expected
Because of the delay, it will be 2015 before any new Part L buildings get signed off
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CommentA foot in each camp
William Burkitt of Stiles Harold Williams Partnership sent this picture of a man who has obviously decided that one ladder is not enough
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CommentWonders & blunders with Roger FitzGerald
Roger FitzGerald contrasts the elegance and contribution to the public realm of Rothschild Bank headquarters, with Number 1 Poultry
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CommentSweet home Chicago
Jack Pringle takes a trip to the Windy City and finds that the next generation of workers want something very different from the buildings where they do business
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CommentPart L: This is the bare minimum
These changes as the bare minimum to retain credibility for zero carbon from 2016
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CommentHandle with care
Uncertainty on key areas of regulation could act as brake on growth at a time when the industry looks set to turn a corner