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CommentAMP6: Damp squib or big splash
Changes to the regulatory environment could lead to big savings in the water industry. But are companies ready to take advantage of the new regime?
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CommentThailand: Not all smiles
Infrastructure projects are thriving in Thailand but how easy it is for UK firms to do business there?
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CommentIs BREEAM's credit on target for construction site impacts?
BREEAM’s targets for construction waste are a good idea in principle, but how achievable are they in practice?
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CommentBuilding performance is the sum of many parts
The relationship between detailing and materials is lost if members of the team don’t have the right skills
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CommentThere's a job to do
Thousands of people are out of work in the UK and yet construction has a skills shortage, surely this is one problem we can solve?
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CommentE-disclosure: A clearer path?
As electronic communication and documents become increasingly ubiquitous, procedures around disclosure have to be updated to keep up
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CommentCorruption: Time for a deep-clean
A CIOB survey suggests that corruption is still rife in construction. So what more can be done to remove this stain on the industry’s reputation?
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CommentThe very model of a modern major housing politician
We need a new generation of pro-housing politicians. What should they look like?
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CommentGame-changing ideas in construction
Innovation, lean construction and BIM are making a big difference in how we work
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CommentHansom: Fun and Frivolities
You thought the silly season was in August? Well, this week, a Formula One racing driver performs donuts on top of the Burj Al Arab, Mace’s buildings grow moustaches and one architect creates a cyborg pumpkin
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CommentGreen energy? The power is in our feet ...
The UK’s commitment to cutting CO 2 emissions means every renewable source of energy needs to be examined - including floor tiles that convert footsteps into kinetic energy
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CommentWho’s Afraid of big bad post modernism?
Post-modern classicism may be unfashionable today, but it was a clearly defined period in architecture. And its early adopters still working today are in denial
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CommentMy digital life … Tina Cardy
The Institution of Structural Engineers director of communication on the pros and cons of social media, Caitlin Moran, and how Google stops her getting lost
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CommentTime for an industry makeover
Construction is making strides, but it is crucial we also work to improve the industry’s image among the wider public and - most importantly - future recruits
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CommentBuilding buys a pint for … Jones Lang LaSalle
Wellington, web dating and Walsall were discussed in a heavily-themed boozer when Building bought a pint for Jones Lang LaSalle
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CommentOfficial secrets: Why are housebuilders keeping us in the dark?
David Frise battles to find out if his new home from a listed builder is performing as it should
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CommentLet's seize the opportunities in Saudi Arabia
Infrastructure investment programmes for existing and new cities are on a different scale in the Kingdom
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CommentIncreasing public awareness of engineering is vital
Civil engineers create the infrastructure society needs to function - but we’re not good at communicating that
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CommentCan 60 years of construction history tell us what's around the corner?
The return of growth to construction will not see an immediate return to boom times