Opinion – Page 147
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Mixed messages
Agenda 15 is starting to make its mark in Westminster, but there is still plenty to be done
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What do falling oil prices really mean for the UK?
With regulation driving investment, low prices need not jeopardise progress on green energy and retrofit
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The BBC: Behind the headlines
The National Audit Office has criticised the BBC for the £273m annual cost to run its estate. Here, the corporation responds
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Hansom: The wheat from the chaff
Baking infiltrates Ðǿմ«Ã½ this week as a former Great British Bake Off contestant quizzes the Federation of Master Builders construction panel, and a Buckinghamshire brickmaker wins over a Japanese bakery
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Letter: Best use of space
A reader responds to James Maddock’s article with a personal recollection
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Online poll: Consultants' salaries
Will consultants’ salaries continue to rise rapidly in 2015? Vote here
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Tuition fees and the risk to university projects
Uncertainty over universities’ income amid the political debate about fees could put up to £1bn of schemes in jeopardy
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The rise of the first-time buyers
The number of newcomers on the property ladder may be at its highest point since 2007, but the market’s reliance on government initiatives should give housebuilders pause for thought in an election year
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Hands up who likes frameworks?
First of a three part series on frameworks: Love them or loathe them, more and more public construction spend is going through frameworks
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10 Steps to accelerate BIM
For BIM to be truly an industry-wide platform it cannot be developed in isolation, we need the participation of as many of us as possible
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Trevor Miles
Trevor Miles is the smarter buildings, real estate and facilities management consulting lead at IBM Global Business Services, UK and Ireland
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Hansom: No double-speak here
No (more) news at Balfour Beatty, no one dislikes Boris, and buying yourself a railway line to run around your mansion isn’t an insane overindulgence. Plus, the Scottish health secretary sets a bad example
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One by one
If everyone pitches in, the effort required to breach the skills gap might be smaller than you think
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Letter: Scottish construction employment
Managing director of the Scottish Ðǿմ«Ã½ Federation bemoans lack of improvement in number of construction jobs
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Online poll: Balfour Beatty
Can Balfour Beatty turn itself round within two years? Vote here
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Build well, live well
A building that looks after your wellbeing - your fitness, comfort and stress levels - might sound like science fiction, but there are already awards in place applauding this kind of innovation
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There can be no delay in recruiting more women in construction
As the skills shortage gets worse, there can be no excuse for failing to recruit women
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Skills for our future
Industry and government need to avoid the current short-term approach to industry skills development and look for solutions that are not purely driven by market forces
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The long road to sustainable real estate
Sustainability in real estate is not ever going to be a quick journey, but with the right attitude we could pick up the pace in 2015