Opinion – Page 226
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CommentMaking waves
Richard McCarthy: The Green Deal may have got off to an unsteady start but, by working with government, the industry can still turn it into a success
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CommentBe careful using design to fight crime
A replacement for Secured By Design should encourage a sense of community not just crime reduction
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CommentStill safe from head injuries
Changes at the Health and Safety Executive do not spell the end of hard hats on site
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CommentBlacklisting discoveries 'appalling'
Blacklisting practices revealed in inquiry beggar belief, says Ian Davidson, chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee
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CommentDefective Premises Act 1972: 'In the course of a business'
Niklas Zennstrom and Catherine Zennstrom vs Kevin Fagot, Helen Moseley, Deborah Patricia Wilks, Andrew Ramus and Fast-Calc Limited
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CommentThe answer is expect falling construction to prompt a triple dip – but what was the question?
Growth is pitifully poor whatever assumptions we make
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CommentThe latest construction output figures are very disturbing
The most distressing aspect is that the largest sector, commercial building, is faltering
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CommentThe drive of your life
We’re so besotted with process that we’ve lost sight of the end product. We should learn from Formula One
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CommentMy digital life … Andy Porter
The WSP Digital director discusses cycling, his favourite apps and listening to Hall Oates
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CommentOverheating: It's getting hot in here …
Neil Jefferson, director of the NHBC and chief executive of the Zero Carbon Hub
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CommentHansom: Multimedia communication
This week, RMJM goes through an identity crisis, Pure Student Living approaches Chinese teenagers online, Aecom’s Jason Prior has words with taxi drivers, and T T launches Johannesburg’s second moon
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CommentBy any other name
The Davis Langdon we remember no longer exists - is holding on to the name more of a hindrance than a help?
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CommentCriminal responsibility
Designing out crime is threatened by deregulation of the planning system
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CommentBRE response
BRE is confident that its proposed development in Garston, Watford will enhance the local community
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CommentEducation for the future
The coalition is avoiding spending money on those who need it the most with its plans for education
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CommentLack of good faith
More good faith may be what’s needed in the industry but unfortunately it isn’t what we’re getting
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CommentWonders & blunders with Vicky Richardson
For Vicky Richardson, the view from the Emirates Air Line cable car shows a city with exciting potential to fly high - whereas the sight of the supposedly future-facing Crystal is a bit of a downer
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CommentThe making of us
Many have bemoaned the coalition’s reliance on private funding for infrastructure, but this new reality could benefit construction firms if they are able to adapt fast enough