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CommentWhere next for Balfour?
After a fifth profit warning in two years, the firm needs to rebuild trust with the City, as well as with clients and suppliers.
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CommentSingapore is running hot
The gateway to booming South-east Asia, Singapore also has a thriving construction market in its own right
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CommentWhat vacuum cleaners can teach us about zero carbon homes
The industry needs to ensure the low carbon products and services it supplies actually do what they claim
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CommentWe need the government to be open about energy data
The data around energy generation capacity looks to be being presented in a way that obscures inconvenient facts
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CommentInside the Tory conference
There was more bravado than introspection but for those attending from the industry, a disappointing lack of content
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CommentHearts and minds
As we approach election year infrastructure is high on the agenda of all the main political parties, but the public need to be won over
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CommentCameron's speech highlights green battle lines
Sadly, the debate over sustainability policy is becoming increasingly polarised
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CommentEngineers do Stirling work too
The RIBA Stirling prize is the UK鈥檚 highest award for architects. But perhaps it鈥檚 time to acknowledge the other people who have a hand in making buildings work effectively
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CommentConservatives put housebuilding centre stage
There is much to like about the Conservatives鈥� push on housebuilding but it leaves renters out in the cold
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CommentTory conference: Lively but with little housing direction
Despite grassroots support the Conservative party, like Labour, doesn鈥檛 seem committed to the housebuilding push we need
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CommentInspiring the next generation
Economic recovery can only be postive for construction, but it does mean we have to persuade graduates to choose our sector over all the others
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CommentHow will we cope with accelerated change?
It鈥檚 a challenge for firms and individuals alike to keep up with the pace of change in this digital age, but one approach that can help is life-long learning
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CommentArchitect鈥檚 certificate: Hunt and others v Optima (Cambridge) Ltd and Strutt and Parker
The Court of Appeal had to decide whether S P鈥檚 certificates constituted negligent misstatements, whether S P owed a duty of care to the claimants, and whether the certificates amounted to enforceable contractual warranties
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CommentA better mix
We must work harder to recruit the top talent in construction, which means having a better variety in terms of age, ethnicity, background and sexuality
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CommentCan a surveyor fill the BIM information manager role?
The RICS is now offering a certification in information management for Level 2 BIM, but other professions may want to get involved too
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CommentMusic to our ears
The Labour party gathering in Manchester has set the tone for debate and the mood music for the sector is encouraging
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CommentLondon risks being a victim of its own success
The run-away resi market is pushing young professionals out of the capital
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CommentHansom: Dare to be different
Sit at home and watch Eastenders if you want - or go watch a melting house, take pictures of a major infrastructure project, design the new Guggenheim, or live in a zero-carbon house for a year. Up to you
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CommentHow it feels to be a Tesco supplier
Firms may be forgiven for indulging in a little schadenfreude, but the fact remains that Tesco is a hugely important customer