Opinion – Page 152
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What now for Scotland?
The ‘no’ vote in the Scottish referendum was supposed to have created certainty for business, but it seems to have only raised more, and very fundamental, questions about Scotland’s future
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Refurbishing Bush House
It’s a privilege to work on historically sensitive refurbishments and it takes the very best talent in our industry to do it well
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From shambles to fiasco
This week’s bad news story about the government’s £750m consultants framework is just the latest in a series of disasters
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The whirligig of time
Is momentum finally starting to swing the way of the specialist contractors?
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Online poll: SBS framework
Is the government right to re-tender the UK SBS consultants framework? Vote here
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Hansom: All Atwitter
This week, barely containable excitement at Canary Wharf as the Qataris try to buy up the whole show, things are going nuts at the Cheesegrater, BIM is top trump, and Sir John Soane’s classical Rome is a corker
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The price is not right
Despite the upturn, consultants are still making unrealistic, low-margin bids on new work. This must be reined in if the market is to truly gain strength
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The next home technology revolution
Technology in the home is about to take a giant leap forward, but are developers ready to take advantage?
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The nation's golden years
The country is getting older, and by 2050 one in four of the UK population will be over 65. The need for accommodation that provides additional care is an opportunity for the sector
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Hansom: Every breath you take
London’s Battersea Power Station development gets its first celebrity tenant, a huge game of Monopoly raises a shedload of (real) cash and polystyrene goes the way of Opal Fruits and Marathon bars with a rebrand
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Steering through to the silver linings
Profit warnings, management team restructuring and problem jobs may be making the headlines. But there are still positives to take from the industry’s current standing
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Online poll: Due diligence
Are you increasing due diligence on main contractors you work with? Vote here
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Only connect
Young people are turning their noses up at the idea of a career in construction but it’s our industry and education providers who are to blame - we simply aren’t doing enough to engage them
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From China, with love
Chinese companies will be looking for more than a financial return on their vast investment in UK infrastructure. But should UK construction see this as a threat or an opportunity?
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BIM: Start at the end
The biggest payback for clients is in whole-life asset and facility management support - 6D BIM
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What do you think about BIM?
Ðǿմ«Ã½ needs your help in getting behind the BIM hype with this online reader survey
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Who is measuring BIM?
BIM has a key role to play in meeting the government’s construction strategy targets - but who is measuring progress?
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Looking north
The chancellor’s pledge to drive a ‘northern powerhouse’ economy and backing for a north-east-north-west high-speed rail line offer welcome prospects for work
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Hansom: Trick or treat
It’s a Halloween special this week: it’s revealed HLM’s chair once played with the living dead (Status Quo), a former Ðǿմ«Ã½ cover star meets a terrible fate on the Graham Norton Show, and Frank Gehry gets a bit grisly
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Online poll: Modern slavery
Do you think that modern slavery is prevalent in the UK construction industry? Vote here