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CommentHansom: Drinking in the view
This week involved an enjoyable combination of sights and sipping. A swimming pool will offer uplookers an eyeful, the view from my HQ has an unexpectedly named watering hole and the Ally Pally seeks booze
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CommentOnline poll: Air pollution
Is Sadiq Khan right to clamp down on firms using polluting machinery on site? Vote here
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CommentEmployers must reduce workers' exposure to diesel fumes
Diesel fumes are a hazardous substance that can increase the risk of lung cancer, which like all work-related cancers is preventable
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CommentSomething in the air
Construction should be getting behind Sadiq Khan鈥檚 proposals for tackling air pollution from site machinery
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CommentIt was never a problem before
The rule of 鈥榚stoppel by convention鈥� is increasingly significant in disputes about payment or payless notices. So, what is it and what do the courts say about it?
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CommentGetting their own house in order
The government has been willing to listen to advice from the construction industry when considering the renovation of its home in Westminster. Would it not be wise to listen to our views on the housing shortage and Brexit as well?
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CommentBig data and virtual reality in architecture
By combining big data and VR, architects can significantly improve design
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CommentLocal authorities now have a central role in housing delivery
Giving councils more CPO powers will help, but the housing white paper did not outline the resources they will need to deliver more homes
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CommentEcobuild blog: Don鈥檛 lose focus on the environment
What businesses think sustainability is has widened into a whole range of interconnected social and environmental issues, but it is important not to lose sight of our carbon emissions reduction target
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CommentHad enough of experts?
Expert reports are not 鈥榚xpected or required鈥� in the new edition of the pre-action protocol for construction disputes. But construction claims have less chance of settling without them
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CommentCase in focus:聽Issuing payment notices
Was a contractor鈥檚 interim payment notice valid and, if so, had the employer issued an effective payless notice?
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CommentHansom: On the cards
This week there鈥檚 news in spades - diamond geezers in dingy digs, the government and an art gallery join the late club, and One Blackfriars is full of heart. Plus, will an architecture competition answer your prayers?
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CommentMoving away from Starter Homes is a big step
The government鈥檚 switch to supporting housing associations shows policy is heading in the right direction, but construction needs more support in the face of Brexit
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CommentOnline poll: Power stations
Are the government鈥檚 plans for the next generation of UK power stations realistic? Vote here
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CommentDrawing conclusions
Projects on a grand scale generate innumerable written reports setting out the developer鈥檚 vision, but very few contain the hard information you get from an architect鈥檚 visual plan
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CommentChanges to the Renewable Heat Incentive
There are two key areas the government should consider in the Renewable Heat Incentive review
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CommentWhy have EU workers' pensions become a tax target?
HMRC must lift its block on French and Italians in the UK transferring their pension pots tax free, or risk losing the benefits their professional expertise brings to construction
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CommentTurning the tide
Tidal power could revolutionise UK energy infrastructure. Here, the firm that advised on planning for Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay describes the challenges of that landmark scheme
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CommentThe results are in
Our exclusive survey shows the industry would prefer a 鈥榮oft Brexit鈥� with as little disruption to the status quo as possible
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CommentHansom: Tell us another
This week we ask: What do you call a Unicorn with a website? How is Mipim like Margate in midwinter? and How many builders does it take to dig up a tamagotchi? Answers on a postcard, please