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CommentWelcome to the future: Ecobuild week
Come and meet Building’s Stars of Sustainability today at Ecobuild
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CommentWe need to safeguard air quality in our homes
The UK is falling behind its European counterparts in this vital area
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CommentUniversity estates: Shaping students' futures
The impact of university buildings on students’ lifetime behaviour will be at the heart of the debate at April’s AUDE conference
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CommentBig business welcomes Labour's small sites push
The CBI’s Nicola Walker on why business supports Labour plans to allocate public land to small builders - up to a point
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CommentHidden challenges
Overheating is just one of the previously unreported design issues we face - the government must invest in sustainability to avert a national crisis
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CommentBrighter times with more demand
Housebuilders are in clover at the moment, but there will be pressure to boost output
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CommentCRASH: A unique charity
In CRASH, the industry has a ready-made vehicle to enable it to help
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CommentNEC3 : Compensation culture
The new NEC3 contract features mechanisms to change contract prices and completion dates, under certain circumstances. We look at compensation events
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CommentPayment to subcontractors: The direct approach
The revised EU Public Procurement Directive could mean that subcontractors will receive payment directly. Our columnist compares direct payment legislation from other countries
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CommentCRASH: Sharing what you do best
By supporting the industry charity CRASH you can make a real difference to the lives of homeless people
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CommentHansom: Day-to-day activities
Russia wonders what to do now the Games are over, the BBC brings a party on four wheels to the submerged South-west, a hacks bangs his head, and construction collides with the world of musical theatre (jazz hands!)
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CommentUKGBC view: From zero to hero
We’ve come a long way since Ecobuild was launched 10 years ago and today the industry is altogether more savvy about zero carbon. But now, says Paul King, something even more ambitious is called for - and our very lives depend on it
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CommentEcobuild 2014: Adapt to achieve
This winter’s catastrophic flooding has put climate change firmly back in the public eye
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CommentLet's go green for export
Today’s report on zero carbon commercial buildings highlights the opportunity to export expertise
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CommentFocus BIM on FM
If we are going to invest in BIM, let’s focus on where it can make the most difference: the operation and maintenance period
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CommentIs research the answer to overheating in UK homes?
The scale of overheating in UK homes is truly shocking, its up to our industry to get the design and construction right
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CommentHow green is growth?
In the UK government’s ambitions, the drive towards economic recovery looks set to trump the need for sustainable regulation
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CommentEuston, we have lift off!
George Osborne’s announcement last week that Euston should be demolished is a very welcome surprise
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CommentWatch your optimism
It’s tempting to think that doing our little bit to reduce carbon emissions saves us from having to confront the reality of what is happening to our planet - and the discomforting truth that we’re not doing enough to save it
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CommentIn construction, good relationships count
Being ethical and treating your supply chain properly can guard against risks like inflation