Opinion – Page 130
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Online poll: Spending review
Will George Osborne’s announcements on government spending be good for UK construction? Vote here
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Specs and the City
The City of London has progressed past its original Square Mile perimeter physically. Now what businesses want culturally from the urban landscape has also changed
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Spending review: Providing the detail
While Osborne’s £100bn commitment to infrastructure is good news, all eyes will be on the detail of the Spending Review for greater clarity
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Hansom: Let’s get creative
The industry finds many ways to express itself, from a musical property ad, to starring in a TV show, turning a car park into studios, and a straight-up art competition. Even white van men are reinventing themselves
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The colour of money
How much is really at stake for the sector in next week’s spending announcement?
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Mixed messages
Industry sentiment surveys suggests a growing industry while official statistics show declines in activity
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Overheating in homes: The hot topic
What is overheating in homes it and how can the industry deal with it?
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Online poll: Specialist contractors
Would it benefit the industry if specialist contractors worked more directly with clients? Vote here
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I must be dreaming …
Great is the joy over the government’s announcement of a National Infrastructure Commission. But the task it now faces is equally large
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Housing association reclassification - what it means
The ONS’s decision to put £60bn of housing association debt on the public sector books is no cause for panic
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Hansom: Shape up
Time to get health conscious as Arcadis enrols on the Bear Grylls Survival Academy, and construction workers’ daily diet is examined. Elsewhere, the Daily Mail runs a mile as Jeremy Corbyn moves in down the road
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The tipping point
With the release of a bullish set of forecasts predicting the industry’s global market will double over the next 15 years, Christmas could come early for construction
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Online poll: UK construction economy
Do you think the UK will have Europe’s biggest construction economy by 2025? Vote below
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Standing room only
Agile working isn’t a phase; it’s here to stay. As desk-to-worker ratios become tighter, it’s essential that building designers respond to the shift in office requirements
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Footing the bill
The new housing bill would cut permanently the regulation on converting office or light-industrial sites into housing, circumnavigating both local authorities and affordable housing obligations. So who would be the winners and losers?
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Interim payment applications: Leeds City Council vs Waco UK Ltd
Before Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart. Judgment dated 22 May 2015
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Hansom: Going viral
Ah, the internet. Where else would we find an Essex bricklayer capable of laying 90 bricks in a minute, the Institute of Civil Engineering’s self-penned song, or China’s psychedelic promotion of its five-year plan?
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Osborne and Crossrail: The end of the affair?
Whatever went wrong? I suspect political ambition and calculation have intervened