Opinion 鈥� Page 135
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CommentWho are we building for?
London property should be open for international purchasers but the balance now is wrong
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CommentThe tides of change
Climate change means we need more joined up thinking to prevent flooding and storm damage
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CommentGoing down the drain
The London super sewer could be a costly mistake. Green infrastructure can provide much more sensible solutions
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CommentOnline poll: Women and STEM subjects
Does the way STEM subjects are presented to school-age girls need to change to attract more into technical professions? Vote here
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CommentThe future of associations is rooted in their history
The reduction in housing association rental income won鈥檛 be as hard-hitting if associations keep their cool
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CommentThe many U-turns of sustainable building
The government鈥檚 sustainability backtracking will have knock-on effects for other national policies and will be damaging for industry confidence
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CommentBIM Level 2: Revision time
A consultation document for PAS 1192-2 is out, for comment to BSI by the end of August
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CommentHansom: Cheap as chips
Zaha explains the 拢1.3bn Tokyo stadium bill, Beijing prepares to put on the entire Winter Olympics for just 拢962m, and for a fiver you should be able to slide down Kapoor鈥檚 Orbit. But that鈥檚 not quite as low as we go
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CommentThey鈥檙e not making it easy, being green
Has the government lost its way on the path to a low carbon economy?
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CommentNow the dust has settled
In less than 11 weeks, the new government has scrapped zero carbon standards and the Green Deal
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CommentOnline poll: Apprenticeships levy
What should happen to the CITB levy in the face of government plans to introduce an apprenticeship levy for all major employers? Vote here
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CommentNorthern powerhouse: Using our brains
Universities in the North can play a lead role in building the northern powerhouse
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CommentSlip slidin鈥� away
The government鈥檚 decisions to 鈥榬enew鈥� the CLC and scrap the chief construction adviser role have dismayed the industry
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CommentThe war on green
As another green policy goes up in smoke, does the government risk failing to live up to its obligations?
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CommentHansom: All downhill from here
Tolkien fans support a venture to create a real-life Hobbit holiday home, team Mace prove their construction skills know no bounds as they enter the Red Bull soapbox race, and Chelsea top the house price Premier League
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CommentBIM: Diverse approaches to a common standard
Setting a standard aims to avoid the delays, costs and conflicts which arise but some industry bodies are developing their own
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CommentToo many questions
As the UK housing shortage comes closer to crisis point the government is rolling out a number of policies to make affordable homes available. But is it making the problem better or worse?
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CommentOnline poll: A future for retrofit?
Will a significant programme of retrofitting homes continue after the government鈥檚 cancellation of Green Deal funding? Vote here
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CommentHold that axe
The restructuring of construction roles could stall relations between the industry and government