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CommentCouncils can find a way to make Right to Buy work for them
Housing associations can help councils ease the pain of 鈥榝orced鈥� housing sales
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CommentBIM for QSs: Adapt or die
BIM won鈥檛 kill the QS profession but firms that don鈥檛 embrace the changes will lose relevance
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CommentOnline poll: Steel
Will government measures on buying and sourcing steel succeed in levelling the playing field for UK firms competing against overseas suppliers? Vote below
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CommentFacing an uncertain future
This government鈥檚 shift into a higher gear has presented many positives for the industry but there are still question marks around apprenticeships. How can we best deliver a new generation of skilled construction workers?
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CommentA new challenge
Investors no longer want us asking if they need project management, quantity surveyor or employer鈥檚 agent services 鈥� they are looking for support with the bigger picture
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CommentHansom: As time goes by
It鈥檚 like being in a time machine this week what with Back to the Future fervour, the return of Nick Clegg, the never-quite-finished Sagrada Familia, Croydon heading towards hipdom, and the ONS rewriting the past
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CommentIs a dark season coming?
With the summer of recovery looking in increasing danger of being over before it has really begun
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CommentWhat we want from the NIC
I welcome the government鈥檚 focus on infrastructure but, for the NIC to start work quickly and effectively, these are my top five priorities for the commission
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CommentOnline poll: End of the recovery?
In the light of recent economic data, are you worried that construction鈥檚 recovery is coming to an end? Vote below
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CommentChina鈥檚 brave new world?
Weeks on from the Chinese stock market crash the markets have calmed down, but what does it mean for the global economy?
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CommentGet Britain planning
If the government is to effectively revamp the country鈥檚 planning system, it must have local authorities at its core
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CommentBIM Level 2: Yes, no, maybe
The ECA鈥檚 sector-wide survey on BIM Level 2 suggests that while some are already on board, many in building services still haven鈥檛 got their heads around the process
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CommentBIM: Has the 'B' word had its day?
Do we need a new term that embraces the wide mix of interconnected technologies and the total field in which we design, build and operate our environment?
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CommentCalifornia dreaming
Away from the glorious technicolor of the city鈥檚 central celebrity haunts, a very different setting dominates
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CommentThe looming skills crisis
Analysing the direction over the longer term suggests some fundamental issues at play
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CommentOnline poll: Chinese investment
Should there be any limits set on the courting of Chinese investment for UK infrastructure? Vote below
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CommentOne step forward, one step back
George Osborne鈥檚 National Infrastructure Commission announcement was good for the long-term health of the industry but voter-friendly policies on starter homes risk deepening the housing crisis
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CommentContractors must act to help end slavery
Home Office minister Karen Bradley on the government鈥檚 anti-slavery drive, with construction a key focus
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CommentTomorrow鈥檚 skyline will be our legacy
Our capital city is set to be transformed by residential towers
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CommentStirling prize: An underwhelming choice
This year鈥檚 Stirling prize proved an unusual choice. Is it a political one too?