More Comment – Page 271
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CommentThis is not just any supermarket
How did M S’s team get their sustainable store in Cheshire Oaks to perform even better than intended?
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CommentIt’s about capacity, stupid!
We won’t be able to keep up with higher workloads unless we make construction appealing for young people again
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CommentBIM can help solve the UK’s housing crisis
Using BIM, we can build houses from standardised elements but with enough customisation to appeal to prospective buyers
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CommentThe ambition and optimism of the East
A lot can be learned from the Singaporean developers who are delivering huge new areas of city with speed, gusto and delight
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CommentBridging the performance gap
The industry is in denial, buildings should perform as expected all the time.
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CommentCan good design win the day?
Well-designed housing won’t always convince those opposed to development, but we need to strive for higher standards
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CommentThe real measure of sustainability
The industry needs universally accepted measures of sustainability that are realistic about the true operational performance of buildings
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CommentSaudi Arabia: The big legal questions
Modernisation is being carried out against the background of a legal system fundamentally different not only from those of its neighbours but also from any Western concept
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CommentGetting it right in Brazil
This housing scheme in São Paulo demonstrates how sustainable, community-friendly development can be achieved
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CommentNew faces in government
Cameron’s reshuffle affects key positions for our sector and of most concern is the downgrading of the housing minister role to a junior ministerial position
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CommentBeware of the perils of Qatar work
Why resisting the lure of the 2022 World Cup might be good news for your business
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CommentDitch the ARB
It’s not just that the Architects Registration Board is without purpose - it’s also a drag on innovation and change and threatens the very existence of the RIBA
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CommentOlder, wiser but do they listen?
With the market on the up we do need to worry about main contractors feeling the pinch as subcontractors push their margins up
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CommentNick Raynsford
Nick Raynsford MP is honorary vice chairman of the Construction Industry Council and MP for Greenwich and Woolwich
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CommentWhat's in a name?
The TCC has reviewed the law in relation to misnomer and shown that courts are able to call on extrinsic evidence when something goes wrong with the naming of a party
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CommentAll change: CDM regs
The HSE has indicated that changes to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations due in 2014 are likely to be wide ranging and focused on more than cutting red tape
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CommentInvitation to innovate
We need to pick up the pace and find new ways of working if we’re going to do anything about climate change
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CommentMy digital life … David Bootle
Ryder Architecture’s public relations leader on being distracted by Twitter, his favourite cycling app and the album that takes him back to his bass playing days