Opinion 鈥� Page 129
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CommentNew year, new challenges
The industry remains on course to pass 2007 pre-recession levels next year, but it鈥檚 no time to put your feet up
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CommentHere we go again
The government鈥檚 resolve - yet again - to postpone the decision on airport expansion shows that planning remains subservient to politics, and sets off alarm bells for the National Infrastructure Commission - which must act now to protect its authority
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CommentNext year鈥檚 outlook
The Autumn Statement provided a bit of unexpected Christmas cheer. Or did it?
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CommentOnline poll: A good construction year?
Does the construction industry find itself in a stronger position at the end of 2015 than it was at the beginning? Vote here
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CommentMindfulness will change the way we work
There is a compelling case for promoting wellbeing and mindfulness in the workplace
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CommentHow green is high-rise?
Might the most sustainable skyscraper not be a skyscraper at all? Philip Steadman of UCL asks how green is high-rise based on his new essay with Create Streets
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CommentFlood reaction: Tim Young, John Rowan and Partners
It鈥檚 time to think differently on how we protect people and property from flooding.
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CommentHansom: A touch of class
This week, the case against Heathrow is nailed, a beer is launched specially for architects, a ballet school is a pas de deux or two away from expansion, and the burghers of Mayfair get sniffy about affordable housing
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CommentReady, action
World leaders at the Paris summit entered the final stages of negotiation over an agreement to limit carbon emissions this week
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CommentAbout time
Just 10 years from Construction 2025鈥檚 deadline, the industry has little idea of how it will reach the government target of cutting build time by 50%. It鈥檚 time to put 鈥榯ime鈥� back on the agenda
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CommentOnline poll: Flood defences
Should the government be spending more on flood defences? Vote here
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CommentFloods reaction: Simon Rawlinson, Arcadis UK
Given the events following Storm Desmond the need to reassess flood risk assumptions is clear 鈥� so that the right investments are made in the future and so the public better understands the problem
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CommentFloods reaction: Will McBain, Arup
The victims of the 2015 Cumbria floods should not be abandoned to their fates, particularly when there is a growing body of evidence that we are all culpable
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CommentFloods reaction: Sue Illman, CIC Champion for Flood Mitigation
While none of us want to spread unnecessary doom and gloom, no-one connected to the water industry is in any doubt about the problems we face
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CommentZero-carbon way forward for COP21
Proven examples of low carbon development have a role to play in inspiring the confidence to make the environmental commitments we need
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Comment星空传媒 Live: That was the week that was
Here are seven things we learned at last week鈥檚 星空传媒 Live conference
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CommentOnline poll: China takeover
Will a Chinese developer acquire a major UK contractor within the next year? Vote here
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CommentHousebuilding: Home delivery
The government is keen to move away from `generation rent鈥� but are the measures it is putting in place enough to deliver the homes the country needs?
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CommentProtect infrastructure investment
We need to develop proactive strategies to protect ourselves from flooding
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CommentGeorge, the builder
Might the chancellor鈥檚 catchphrase of 鈥渨e are the builders鈥� actually have come good?