Opinion 鈥� Page 134
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CommentConstruction 鈥� the lazy lie
Suggestions that UK workers, particularly within the construction industry, could be working harder are unfair
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CommentThe QS: Evolution not revolution
Life as a quantity surveyor is changing once more 鈥� but there are still issues that must be dealt with
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CommentMeeting our greens
Despite rowing back on green policies, the UK has a positive story to tell
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CommentHansom: Unreal
This week: Star Wars comes to Disneyland, World Trade Centre visitors are hearing noises, and construction bods are climbing unbelievably far and sailing incredibly fast. Plus, some schoolkids are virtually flattening Stockholm
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Comment星空传媒 schools: Must try harder
The last time a new government was formed the school building sector was handed an abrupt halt
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CommentWhere鈥檚 the opposition?
Labour has collapsed into navel-gazing over its leadership contest. But the government must be held to account
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CommentNew kids on the block
The shift away from local authority control of education brings its own challenges, but it also gives developers the chance to work with academies and free schools to meet community needs
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CommentSchool design: Back to reality
Today鈥檚 schools reflect our emphasis on digitally focused environments. But school communities need to be more physically networked
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CommentOnline poll: School places
Is the government doing enough to address the shortage of school places? Vote here
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CommentImmigration: The crackdown is coming
The employment of migrant labour has been a problematic issue for construction for a long time
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CommentHansom: Tales of the unexpected
Swimming pool architecture reaches a new high this week, Balfour Beatty has something eyebrow raising in the claims department, there鈥檚 a prototype design for bonsai-sized flats and sexiness is found in unlikely places
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CommentSkills crisis: Performance anxiety
Construction鈥檚 skills crisis could put a break on growth in the sector. Tackling low productivity is essential if construction is to remain affordable
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CommentOnline poll: Illegal labour
Will the government crackdown on illegal foreign labour cause problems for the construction industry? Vote here
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CommentWe need another brick in the wall
Brick and labour shortages are exacerbating the housing crisis, we need to be looking for sustainable solutions
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CommentWill the budget undermine housing delivery?
What impact will the Conservative鈥檚 cut to rents paid for affordable housing have on delivery?
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CommentStealing is good
Bent on pursuing its ideological objectives, the government has dismissed the Lyons and Armitt reports. Instead, it should plunder them and present the best solutions as its own
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CommentHansom: The right words
Plans are afoot to build Tolkien鈥檚 fictional city of Minas Tirith, to get children into construction via computer games, to impersonate owls, race yachts and then do a charity run. And after all that you鈥檒l need a shower
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CommentOut of the frying pan, into a flat
Overheating in homes, particularly in city flats, is increasingly common
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