Opinion – Page 158
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CommentDo your buildings adapt to climate change?
The buildings we are building now will need to adapt to climate and social changes not just in the long term but in the next five years
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CommentOur non-domestic buildings are getting worse
Government figures show the proportion of highly energy efficient buildings is actually falling
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CommentEducation estates: A landscape in flux
The last few years have seen major developments in the way the UK’s educational estates are funded
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CommentMeasuring customer satisfaction
The “net promoter score” is the latest way to test if your clients are happy. But it can’t replace genuine interaction
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CommentCan building services continue to serve?
As the market comes out of recession building services teams need to be vigilant
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CommentBrazilian flair
Infrastructure development in the recent World Cup’s host country offers opportunities for UK firms
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CommentEmirates Trading Agency LLC vs Prime Mineral Exports Private Ltd: Dispute resolution clause
Is an obligation requiring friendly discussions in good faith enforceable as a condition precedent to the dispute being referred to arbitration?
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CommentConsultant consolidation is good news for SMEs
The recent splurge of M A leaves gaps in the market for SMEs to exploit
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CommentThe impact of a yes vote on the construction market
Scottish independence would be a large step into the unknown for Scotland and the rest of the UK
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CommentHansom: Plastic bricks and mortar
Monaco plans to become home to the most expensive apartment in the world, we mark a posthumous birthday for an early pioneer of suspension bridges, and a Lego visitor centre is made out of… you guessed it
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CommentBeware unconscious uncoupling
A vote for Scotland’s independence could mean big changes for the sector
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CommentGrowing pains
While the Monetary Policy Committee ponders a rise in interest rates, they’d be wise to take a closer look at what’s happening in construction - where lessons can be learned that have a bearing on the wider economy
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CommentDating, to engagement, to marriage
With demand for construction services now outstripping supply, firms are becoming more choosey when picking partners
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CommentWhy I'm still optimistic about retrofit
Lasting change is required to fulfil domestic retrofit’s huge potential
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CommentEgan and BIM: Steady as she goes
In the last of this series, putting an Egan principle into practice with BIM
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CommentFive - the magic number
The ultimate goal for achieving minimum energy performance standards is a ‘factor five’ improvement, while maintaining current growth projections
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CommentHansom: Fantasia
Create your own unique buildings using Lego bricks, see your dreams of a replica Eiffel Tower come true, watch as a dead monarch’s head comes back to life, be amazed as Battersea’s crumbling towers are resurrected …
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CommentBeware the wrong acquisition
What can we learn from the month-long Balfour Beatty-Carillion kerfuffle?
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CommentSeizing the middle gap in housing
Speller Metcalfe’s Matt Brown responds to one of our blogs on housebuilding