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CommentClarity vital in energy debate
Why conflating the different drivers for rising energy prices doesn’t help us tackle the problem
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CommentWe need a whole new way of doing things
The Construction 2025 vision is not ambitious enough - we need much more radical change to meet the challenges the industry faces
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CommentWhy did so few women in my class end up as architects?
Mac class of ‘83 reunion begs question of what we need to do to retain female graduates
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CommentSleepwalking into the next generation of BIM silos
We need to make a deliberate decision to store BIM information in open, free formats - not lock it away in corporate vaults
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CommentMerry Christmas for brickies
With the housing market rebounding the materials industry needs to act quickly if there is to be enough capacity
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CommentThe ABC of growth
The only way to tackle the nimbys and build more homes is through more planning, not less
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CommentBuilding the cities of 2050
The growth of megacities around the world creates both opportunities and threats
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CommentThe challenge of providing public open space
We know parks and trees in our cities are good for public health so how do we fund them?
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CommentConstruction cost outcomes - spending time where it really matters
Trying to second guess inflationary trends is less important than getting the basics right on making a project successful
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CommentThe importance of cost in design
Whole life costs are increasingly important drivers for clients expecting maximum return on good design
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CommentECO is the victim of political point-scoring
It’s fine to reform ECO but cutting it back would be an act of political vandalism
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CommentHansom: Drying up
This week, Ed Balls reminisces about Labour’s ‘zero homes’ policy, a Building columnist faces every public speaker’s worst nightmare, and EC Harris is (temporarily) off the sauce
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CommentThe faltering transition to treating solid walls
All this debate over policy isn’t driving the industry where it needs to go
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CommentNot everyone accepts BIM
Tony Bingham’s article on BIM has sparked a fierce debate, but it’s important to realise that not everyone in the industry is a BIM convert
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CommentHS2 gains momentum
The government has done well to publish the HS2 hybrid bill this week, now the hard work really begins …
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CommentThe devil in the detail
Developers are coming under increasing pressure from some planning authorities to use a building’s concept architect to do the technical working drawings as well. But combining these two specialised roles may be a mistake
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CommentWorth the paper it's written on?
We take a look at the difficult subject of policy wording, and how some insurers are being accused of using warranties and conditions to walk away from claims