Opinion – Page 122
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CommentFlood resilience – built in, not an afterthought
How can we build new homes without increasing the flood risk of existing communities further downstream?
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CommentIs the circular economy the way forward?
Construction should look at a more circular approach to reduce the amount of waste it generates
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CommentHansom: The History boys
Khan looks back at his predecessor’s record, two museums cause bidding wars (of different sorts), some politicos put aside old quarrels and there’s more history than we can dig up. Plus, Robert De Niro’s waiting (to open a hotel)
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CommentStamping out abuse
Amid a flurry of evidence about the horrific conditions some workers in Qatar have faced, it is easy to say that workers’ rights and their enforcement need extensive reform
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CommentIt’s not all doom and gloom
A Brexit is a real economic risk but a vote to remain could see sunshine replace the gloom in the second half of the year
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CommentOnline poll: Qatar workers
Is Qatar doing enough to improve construction workers’ safety? Vote here
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CommentSee you in the boardroom
Questions remains over the government’s target of 3 million apprentices by 2020 but we owe it to generations of young (and not so young) people to change our thinking about what apprenticeships are and how we use them
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CommentHansom: The need for speed
Among the travels and travails this week, the Cheesegrater lifts, an on-the-go minister, van-based job ads, a ban on holiday homes and Boris Johnson riding into the sunset. Plus, HS2 blocked by hedgehogs
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CommentLittle to gain from Brexit?
Building’s latest survey of construction portrays an industry that expects a Brexit event to have a major impact on its business
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CommentWhy Building says IN
With local and regional elections out of the way, the countdown to the poll that could potentially have the biggest effect on the country has now begun in earnest
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CommentOnline poll: Blacklist
Do you believe that the practice of blacklisting workers has now been stamped out from the construction industry? Vote here
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CommentPPPs: Step back in time
Public-private partnership agreements could be used to help invigorate the UK’s infrastructure - but only if we shrug off stigma from the past around their use
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CommentBuild to rent: The home straight
Build to rent housing has come on in leaps and bounds and now represents a great opportunity for the construction industry, says Richard McCarthy, but we have to get it right, which means a strong commitment to a positive renter experience
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CommentBHS saga is a wake-up call for everyone in retail
There needs to be a new approach to retail if the sector is to survive on the high street
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CommentHansom: As time goes by
Tempus fugit, as Virgil said, or in other words, the clock is ticking, though in Big Ben’s case, not for long, it seems - mind you, 5,000 years ago they only had the sun to go by (thank goodness, that’s still going)
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CommentLondon mayoral election: Knitting together
The new mayor of London faces huge challenges, as far as the built environment is concerned
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CommentIs an integrated EU an oxymoron?
The EU is a fount of silly, restrictive and ineffective regulation
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CommentBIM for the masses
While big firms are embracing BIM and the benefit it brings, a large section of the industry is made up of SMEs that are struggling to see the point. It’s time to make sure everyone in the supply chain is part of the BIM process
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CommentOnline poll: London homes
Are you confident the next mayor of London will deliver the 50,000 homes a year London needs? Vote here
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CommentTime for a change
With new technologies, new approaches to maximising office efficiency and increasing political uncertainty, Richard Kauntze of the BCO says 2016 could be the year everything changes in commercial property