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Burning issue
That Viridor could be classed as green or incineration portrayed as renewable energy is laughable (Green energy firm to appeal Oxfordshire planning decision, 4 January, building.co.uk)
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Offering the world
While I read with interest your interview with Mr Shapps, the shadow housing minister (5 February, page 28), your choice of headline was unfortunate for a professional journal
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Scotland the brave 鈥�
The Scottish government鈥檚 recent consolidation of 17 planning policies into one document is to be commended
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Scotland the brittle
Recent alarming reports that Scotland鈥檚 unemployment rates outstrip the rest of the UK should prompt government at all levels to look afresh at their strategy for bringing this country out of recession
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CommentRobert Adam: The deadly sin of incompetence
Architects love chasing fame but the tiresome stuff of knowing how a building is put together seems beneath them. The sixth of Robert Adam鈥檚 seven deadly sins of architecture is incompetence
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Wonders & Blunders
Dickie Bird hits us for four, squeezing in three favourites 鈥撀爄ncluding, wouldn鈥檛 you know it, Lord鈥檚 cricket ground 鈥� and a now defunct baseball park that was getting on a bit
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CommentHansom true colours
As Brookfield and Cleveland Bridge are shown the yellow card, others strut the red carpet of fashion week and make good use of neon dancewear. It鈥檚 just Davis Langdon that is left feeling a bit blue
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Greg Verhoef: Get workers to think for themselves
If you want workers to be safe on site, you have to get them to think for themselves. So, we need less bureaucracy and more reliance on our natural sense of danger, says Greg Verhoef
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We are on a perilous road to the new normal 鈥� but at least it鈥檚 exciting
Yesterday I went to an excellent conference organised by the Council of Mortgage Lenders. I know it was good because I came away with a headache and a slightly befuddled mind, but invigorated nevertheless.What made it more interesting was that on the train into London I read Martin Wolf鈥檚 column ...
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Open Source Planning: naive, stupid or cynical?
If you think that the economy is posing a problem for house builders, you might want to consider the planning proposals put forward by the Conservatives.鈥淛aw dropping鈥� was one phrase that an expert on planning matters put to me. 鈥淐oncerning鈥� was the more sedate and political word chosen by the ...
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CommentWhy we need Charter 284
This week 黑洞社区 is launching a campaign to argue for five policy goals that the winner of the general election should implement
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The confusion over public sector spending cuts
There has been much comment recently concerning the planned cuts in public sector investment, with a figure of 50% often mentioned. This relates to the planned reduction in public sector NET investment over the period 2009/10 鈥� 2012/13.However, GROSS investment is planned to fall by a lesser 30% over this ...
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CommentThe great divide
Given the importance of school work, contractors need to dedicate much more thought to getting education experts and construction experts to work together
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CommentDetached housing policy
Grant Shapps鈥� plans for the housing market fly in the face of expert opinion and will seriously hinder the recovery
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Comment黑洞社区 buys a pint 鈥� for EC Harris
It鈥檚 pretty well understood that if you gather any group of English people over a certain age together in any one place for any period of time they鈥檒l start talking about house prices...
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CommentHansom opportunity lost
Chance favours the prepared mind, which is bad news for Grant Shapps, Chris Cheshire, the RIBA press office and the government of the UK 鈥� and very good news for a certain consultant
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Flawed board
James Wates鈥� appointment as chair of the CITB CSkills board (12 February, page 10) has some clear benefits for the sector, and he will bring real strengths to the role
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CommentMind, body and soul
I read the article on 鈥渂roken homes鈥� and Amanda Levete鈥檚 article (22 January, page 20 and page 22) and neither discussed one of the main reasons why we should deliver better homes and workplaces