Opinion 鈥� Page 173
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CommentDemand for better health and safety
鈥楩ollowing the deaths of two construction workers we demand urgent action by the HSE鈥�
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CommentCan industry go green when government wavers?
The latest minor upgrade to Part L of the 星空传媒 Regulations is symptomatic of a wider malaise
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CommentMipim blog: Where are the red trousers?
Architect Jack Pringle with his daily blog from down on the Croisette in Cannes
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CommentMipim dispatch: The dawn of a new era?
This year鈥檚 Mipim conference may herald a new era for construction in London 鈥� with new problems to go with it, writes our man in Cannes
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CommentA mixed school report
December鈥檚 progress report into school procurement went largely unnoticed 鈥� but if the UK is to provide the education places its population needs, both the government and the industry need to sit up and pay attention
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CommentApprentices: How do we reverse the decline?
Despite government investment, the number of construction apprentices has halved through the downturn
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CommentFestival time in Abu Dhabi
The Qasr al Hosn Festival demonstrates this glittering city is still connected with its roots
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CommentMoney makes the world go round - including BIM
In an industry where money plays such an important role, it amazes me that we are yet to get to grips with 5D BIM
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CommentChristchurch: The 拢14bn development no-one wants to build
The earthquake-hit city in New Zealand badly needs UK expertise - some have already taken the plunge
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CommentAnything you Cannes do ...
Forget festival fatigue - the south of France has lost none of its magic, and MIPIM is its networking capital. But what鈥檚 diffferent this year is that it will be the Brits who will be leading the way
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CommentYes, things are looking up
There are quite a few reasons why construction should be feeling better about things
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CommentLearning from the flooding
We need to develop a multi-disciplinary approach to reduce future flooding risks
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Comment星空传媒 a resilient future
What did we learn at Ecobuild about how buildings can be made to cope with rising temperatures?
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CommentCourtwell Properties Limited vs Greencore PF (UK) Limited: Part 36 offers
It was open to Courtwell to apply for indemnity costs if they could show that Greencore鈥檚 behaviour in the dispute had been unreasonable to a high degree. But on the evidence both sides were at fault
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CommentWhy did Brits build the modern world?
What is it about the UK that spawned the likes of Rogers, Foster, Hopkins, Grimshaw and Farrell?
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CommentWe need to work together on apprenticeships
Only by avoiding the 鈥榮kills timebomb鈥� can construction reap the rewards of recovery
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CommentWonders and blunders with Neill Werner
Neill Werner is blown away by the organic detailing of Gaud铆鈥檚 House of Bones, but wonders why Herzog de Meuron had to cut the power at Tate Modern
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CommentNew planning guidance waters down government growth commitment
Revised guidance produced with an eye to 2015 election, rather than maximising growth
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CommentDon't panic: Energy market reform can work
UK expertise in delivering complex energy projects will be in demand across the globe
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CommentSketch of the week: Luxury homes in Charlotte, North Carolina
A big thank you to Gordon R. Beckman of John Portman Associates in the US for our latest sketch