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CommentHansom: Along for the ride
This year Mipim gave us Boris, Baroness Jo Valentine (who?), a pulsating dance palace with more Russian occupiers than the Crimea, a dapper looking French waiter, big wheels, cyclists and 鈥� er 鈥� Boris again
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CommentStop-start on non-domestic zero carbon is a non-starter
The industry needs clarity from the government on green commitments 鈥� and fast
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CommentIt鈥檚 no full house, George
In a mixed Budget for the construction sector, the chancellor left some conspicuous gaps
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CommentTransparency will come at a cost
The MoJ鈥檚 plan to consider opening up contract details to FOI requests is to be applauded, but may hit the bottom line
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CommentIs commissioning the key to successful building performance?
Fine-tuning a building鈥檚 performance is not easy and more work needs to be done to help facilities managers and building owners
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CommentPeter Rees' City legacy
The City鈥檚 head of planning has undoubtedly done some good for London, but he has failed to come up with a strategic vision for London鈥檚 skyline
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CommentOsborne should beware lure of stamp duty cash
Osborne鈥檚 swayed by mushrooming stamp duty receipts to deliver 鈥渉ousebuilding budget鈥� despite needs of the rest of the industry
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CommentPickles' hypocrisy in scrapping local energy standards
The communities secretary is a poodle of the big housing developers
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CommentConstruction is now on the front foot
Tomorrow鈥檚 Budget is likely to be positive for construction, but in any case things are looking up
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CommentWhy Higgins' HS2 gamble may just pay off
By refusing to back cost-cutting, Higgins has confidently raised the stakes over the high-speed link
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CommentWe can do more for unemployed youngsters
Construction needs to think seriously about how to get more of the UK鈥檚 huge number of unemployed young people into the industry. A recent report has some simple suggestions
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CommentHas homebuying suddenly trumped private rent?
Construction inflation, Help to Buy and customer sentiment all restrict growth of new build rented homes
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CommentGaming can inspire construction's next generation
Computer games like Minecraft could be harnessed to help the sector
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CommentWhat is the 'office of the future'?
A lot is changing in office development but then much remains the same as it always was
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CommentSafety first
A series of serious accidents in the past week has highlighted the need to maintain focus on site safety
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CommentHansom: Go compare
Architects get competitive about the size of their erections; there are cars as status symbols (or not, if at Ecobuild); and a chance to steer a 1,000 tonne boring machine under London. Plus, Peter Rees鈥� greatest hits
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CommentPopulist policy-making at its worst
The impact of the government鈥檚 proposed changes to ECO is just becoming clear 鈥� and it鈥檚 not a pretty sight
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CommentNew Street architect speaks
Alejandro Zaera-Polo on the Birmingham station project鈥檚 atrium cladding
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CommentAsbestos training needed to avert tragedy
Chair of UK Asbestos Training Association reminds us of the dangers of asbestos