Opinion – Page 139
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CommentIslands of housing within a green sea
We should be debating an appropriate redefinition of the interface between town and country
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CommentMan with a mission
The new communities secretary has made some encouraging noises about addressing the UK’s need for more homes. But the task that lies ahead of him is neither small, nor simple
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CommentStraight talking
Convincing clients of the value of your product means speaking plain English
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CommentPolicy by accident
Much of the agenda spelled out by the Queen this week will be welcome but there remain big concerns
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CommentThe future remains uncertain
A majority government gives business a stable platform so we can go back to ‘business as usual’ – but what happens next?
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CommentHansom: Darling, you were fabulous
Gurkhas, thesps and other fans of the great Joanna Lumley will be thrilled to see her gracing these pages this week, while the rest of us make do with unexploded bombs, 180km cycle rides and free PR advice
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CommentIt’s not just carbon that changes climate
The effects of deforestation in South America highlight the interrelated nature of our climate, ecosystem and lifestyle
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CommentOnline poll: Green building
Will this government be better for green construction than the Conservative / Lib Dem coalition? Vote here
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CommentAnnouncing: the Home Performance Label consortium
Be part of the group that develops HPL into an established industry tool for the labelling and promotion of better-performing homes
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CommentConstruction 2025: Where were you?
The government’s strategy document outlined a utopian vision for construction. What happened?
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CommentMorrell dilemma
The Edge report may have put the cat among the professional pigeons, but it’s essential reading for institutions overdue for a long, hard look at themselves – and maybe even an incentive for them to start working together
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CommentIs right to buy the right solution?
Far from conservative, the new government could see a housing revolution
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CommentMentoring: Bridging a generation gap
Mentoring for the industry’s next leaders should not just go one way - there’s plenty more senior professionals can learn too
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CommentStand and deliver
The government needs to act now to have any chance of staving off a housing crisis
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CommentCollaborative working: Going nowhere fast
The unfortunate tendency for everyone in this industry to go it alone means we will fail to capitalise on a new stable government - unless we finally start collaborating
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CommentHansom: Parties and politics
The anti-Garden Bridge brigade phone it in, RIBA gets theatrical in an ex-Shed, Prince Charles’ fears about fish are published, and someone has to pay at Balfour Beatty. Plus, Make parks itself in its new studio
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CommentWhat’s really going on?
Latest statistics show construction industry has shrunk in first quarter of 2015
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CommentBusiness as usual
Housing and construction activity not affected by election uncertainty according to latest indices
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CommentOnline poll: Professions
Are the institutions of construction professionals becoming less relevant to the industry? Vote here
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CommentWhy can't we build homes people actually want to live in?
We have a housing crisis not just because we are building too few homes - it’s also because the ones we have already built are just not popular