All Comment articles – Page 54
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CommentWhy bigger is better when it comes to housing
Ian Tant asks if it is right for the government to promote its ambitions for large scale developments?
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CommentThe Thames estuary airport could propel us out of recession
Britain must stop dithering about a Thames estuary airport - it could be the infrastructure project that gives us the neccessary fire power to defeat the economic downturn
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CommentClosing the energy performance gap
The government’s proposal to accredit housebuilders as part of its Part L consultation should raise standards
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CommentThe year in tweets: Predictions for 2012
So much to say, so little space to say it in. Alastair Stewart, a temporary convert to cyberspace brevity, tweets his thoughts about the likely shape of the year ahead
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CommentThe Green Deal: Sustainability suspended
The government’s half-hearted approach to the Green Construction Board and now the Green Deal suggests a worrying lack of commitment to the eco agenda, says Richard Steer
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CommentOlympic marketing campaigns: LOCOG has the right to protect itself
Legislation exists to prevent intrusive campaigns and protect the rights of sponsors, and contractors knew of restrictions from the start
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CommentRecognition for Olympic firms: Let's bang the drum
Peter Murray is right - London 2012 is a great opportunity to showcase what UK construction can do on a global stage
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CommentHow Britain can control its own destiny
While Europe is turning into a technocracy, at least the British public still has some say in its own affairs - and a chance to challenge the government’s austerity drive, says David Blunkett
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CommentCredit to construction: The Olympics, the greatest show on earth
Come July, all eyes will be on the world’s greatest athletes, says Sir Steve Redgrave. But praise should also go to the construction professionals who made it all possible
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CommentHelping those in need of shelter: Article 25's charity auction
Shelter is a basic human right, and one that this industry is uniquely placed to provide. Here, Jack Pringle explains the vital work that one charity is doing throughout the developing world
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CommentWarning: treat ONS figures with care
The ONS’ estimate of a 1.1% drop in output in October may not be as bad as it looks
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CommentUp in the air
If you can navigate the frameworks, compliance standards and demanding clients, aviation is a lucrative sector to be in
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CommentFoster's flying circus grounded: Thames Estuary airport
Plans for an airport on the Thames Estuary have been around almost since the invention of the airplane. So let’s not get too carried away by the latest reincarnation, says Alastair Stewart
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CommentWe need small engineering companies
Small engineering companies have been pushed to the edge of extinction by the conforming imperatives of big business. But we need their talent and guts for our own survival
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NewsRapper Ice Cube outs himself as an architecture buff
Former NWA star lauds the Eames while taking a trip round their LA house
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CommentWhat skills will SMEs need to prepare for the Green Deal?
The first report has been published on the skills needed for Green Deal retrofits, and Mark Farrar explains what this means for SMEs
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CommentSix tests for the Green Deal
If you put the Green Deal through six tests for a policy’s success, it fails on all counts
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CommentBrownfield tax relief: The £1bn U-turn
Ben de Waal, of Aecom company Davis Langdon, looks at the implications for developers of this week’s decision to retain tax relief for brownfield regeneration
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CommentAutumn statement response: A step forward but where to?
Quite a package of interventions but an overall infrastructure vision is still missing, says Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s UK head of infrastructure
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CommentAutumn statement response: New ways of raising the readies
Of real interest is what the chancellor said about funding, says Simon Rawlinson, head of strategic research & insight at EC Harris