All Comment articles – Page 236
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CommentCrossrail's success means little for HS2
Just because London’s newest line in benefiting the economy does not mean another mega scheme will do the same
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CommentWe need Green Deal 2.0
The Green Deal celebrates its first rocky year in existence this month, it now needs to evolve
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CommentMore optimism, some caution, as forecasts see construction bounce back
Strong growth is predicted up to the general election, but what then?
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CommentSurveyors be warned: salacious 'selfies' could harm your career
Is it right employers pry into their staff’s online activity? Or should they mind their own business?
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CommentYou can make biomass-fuelled developments work
Developers need to consider how much heating they will need to avoid risk of costly mistake
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CommentWe must make ourselves open to new forms of finance
The government should seize the chance to bring Chinese investment into HS2 and construction should play its role by developing new funding models
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CommentResi on the rise - but will input costs hold back profit in 2014?
Housing is driving construction’s recovery, but inflationary pressures may squeeze both contractors and residential developers
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CommentWe do not need BIM managers
We have a great chance to seize the opportunities BIM presents - but we need to keep it simple
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CommentLet's embrace the 'choice-edited' city
Willpower alone is not enough to change behaviours on key areas such as carbon reduction, we also need to ‘choice-edit’ our environment
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CommentThe Garden Bridge is not a 'vanity project'
Thomas Heatherwick’s projects spark regeneration and his latest is no different
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CommentWhy cutting operational carbon is the priority
Calculating embodied energy in buildings is neither straightforward nor ready to be applied
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CommentAllowable Solutions must deliver for the public
The public may not understand what a zero carbon home is but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t deliver for them
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CommentMy digital life ... Rachel Louise Moan
The CAD author for isurv on pitching TV shows, venting frustrations in German, and understanding the entire history of mankind
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CommentConstruction's crystal balls
No one knows exactly what will happen in 2014, but it will certainly be different
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CommentPrepare for mediation
What if one party tries to initiate alternative dispute resolution and the other doesn’t want to know? Elizabeth Repper writes on some interesting points from a recent case and on how to structure mediation
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CommentHansom: Specialist subjects
This week we relive our student days by going back to our ABC, learning about the latest catwalk fashions (donkey jackets, apparently), popping into a bookshop, and then going to a gig. Just don’t mention ‘eco-towns’
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CommentThe numbers look good
Inflation has reached its target and unemployment is falling. Things are looking better than even six months ago.
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CommentPoliticians need to take green drive up a gear
How much will the EU’s new targets for reducing carbon emissions fuel energy efficiency work in the near term?
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CommentFighting homophobia in construction
Stonewall’s advertising campaign has drawn attention to an important issue facing the construction industry today.
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CommentEnergy firms are getting off scot-free under ECO reforms
George Osborne has eviscerated ECO and left it in a position where nearly no work needs to be done