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CommentMore than the tea run: Construction graduates on the dole
Too many construction graduates are on the dole. This is talent that our industry is going to need when the upturn comes. So let鈥檚 nurture it
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CommentLife's little struggles
The industry faces many challenges today, but this week highlights the more unusual hurdles. Lightning and leopards endanger architects, boats prove tricky to steer 鈥� and the RICS has trouble counting
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CommentHomes, sweet homes
We need to get the housebuilding market moving again and the government is doing a lot to help. But it鈥檚 not just about numbers - we need to build the right kind of homes
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Time will tell
It鈥檚 back to the future this week as readers reflect on whether or not the Localism Bill will deliver what it promises and if BIM heralds a bright new future
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CommentOne man, one vision
The Aecom and Davis Langdon merger heralds a new era for construction in the UK
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CommentIs the government construction strategy fundamentally flawed? I hope not, but 鈥�
Public clients will more than ever need flexibility - a word that sadly does not appear in the report
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CommentSquare Deal?
Westminster Council has finally announced plans to build a pedestrian crossing in Parliament Square. But is that enough to wrest the square from the clutch of the protestors and into the hands of the public?
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CommentMorrell starts cracking the whip
Paul Morrell will head up the government drive to make 20% cost savings on public sector building projects
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CommentIncentives key for Passivhaus in UK
Market forces alone won鈥檛 raise standards says consultant behind the Passivhaus Diary
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CommentIt still looks tough for civils firms, despite fewer pessimists
Work is still dwindling, but firms are more optimistic, finds the latest CECA survey
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CommentLargest ever Passivhaus scheme kicks off green conference
Mark Elton reports on his experiences from the 15th International Passivhaus conference in Innsbruck, Austria, but first, a trip to the biggest Passivhaus development yet
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CommentInvest to impress
This week鈥檚 magazine looks at the investments needed by the construction industry. The watch words? Use BIM and cut costs
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BIM: Designing tomorrow
BIM is the word on everybody鈥檚 lips - but do we really know what it is? David Light says we won鈥檛 make the most of building information modelling until we start asking the right questions
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CommentPublic sector procurement 鈥� time to go private
Time has shown that public sector procurement needs private investment. The industry must lay its prejudices aside, says Ken Gillespie, and get stuck in
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CommentAn education
Half-term hols will come as a relief after the excitement of Tim Byles leaving, the education secretary displaying an appalling lack of handwriting skill and a sports day-style event that ended in tears 鈥�
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CommentA path to zero carbon?
Welcome to this year鈥檚 guide to codes and regulations, including Part L, energy research projects and innovative products
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Inbox: who's right?
There鈥檚 little consensus to be found this week: the merits of BIM are in dispute, as is the the economic case for high-speed rail, and readers even disagree about introducing double decker trains to the UK
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