Opinion – Page 237
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CommentMy digital life … Richard Bonner
An EC Harris partner reveals why the internet recently frustrated him and which app is helping him train to be the King of the Mountain
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CommentBuilding on Flickr: Galerie Artem in Quimper, Brittany
This week’s Flickr picture is of the Galerie Artem in Quimper, Brittany. Photograph by Alexandre Prévot
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CommentSome lessons to learn from the downward revisions to construction forecasts
We should not be surprised by the downward revisions - of more interest is the impact of public sector cuts on private sector activity
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CommentPassivhaus blog: Stirley Community Farm
The Green Building Store are transforming a derelict barn into a Passivhaus-standard, all-purpose education centre
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CommentTime to think small
Infrastructure investment may be the key to economic recovery, but projects need to start now - and that means focusing on less showy but ‘oven ready’ local schemes
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CommentHansom: The past is a foreign country
This week, Jagerbombs all round at Gleeds Serpentine Pavilion Party, a HBF conference speaker fails to bow to (or perhaps comprehend) political correctness, and construction gets ready to rock
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CommentMt digital life ... Seth Love-Jones
The partner at property and building consultant TFT on compulsive Googling, social netwoking and being an Apple tart
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CommentStandardised school designs: It ain't what you do, it's the way you do it
There’s nothing intrinsically bad about standardised school designs - it’s whether they can be made to work
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CommentNow there's an idea
The Conservative Party conference was high on rhetoric but low on new ideas to drive recovery
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CommentWonders & blunders with Jerry Tate
Jerry Tate hails Renzo Piano’s skilful handling of an Italian car factory, but laments how a French ski resort ‘for the masses’ went rapidly off piste
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CommentBeware estate agents selling optimism – the housing market remains in a worrisome state
While the RICS may see a brighter end to the year, in relative terms it is still extremely gloomy
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CommentBuilding for Life 12: A smarter approach
HTA’s Ben Derbyshire explains how the newly launched Building for Life will open dialogue and help developers
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CommentExaggerated claims: Brit Inns Ltd & Another v BDW Trading Ltd (No 2)
In this case the defendant failed to adequately protect its position on costs with an effective Part 36 offer
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CommentA quick guide to construction insurance
A quick guide to the different types of insurance that may be required or maintained in connection with a construction and engineering project
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CommentFlickr pic: ANMA's ARTEM University Hub in France
The first phase of architect ANMA’s ARTEM University Hub in Nancy, France. The photo is by Alexander Prevot
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CommentSave your scorn
Since the recession simple maths dictated we need to deliver more for less, but as with any equation, there is a tipping point
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CommentNot perfect but good enough for these austere times
Baseline school designs: some may think we’re selling our children short but we need to look at a system that can deliver in tough times