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CommentMy digital life 鈥� Richard Piggott
The Szerelmey business development manager on Pinterest, a useful app for tube strikes and watching Homeland on his iPad in bed
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CommentStaff are finally reaping the rewards of construction's recovery
Our RICS salary survey shows pay is going up across the board - and that鈥檚 just one reason to be cheerful
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CommentWomen lead the charge as construction employment rises
The data suggests that the construction roles where women tend to be prevalent may be making a come back
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CommentThis BIM model is not for sharing
A change in mindset is required for everyone to share openly earlier in the design process
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CommentWater efficiency is about productivity, not price
Ofwat鈥檚 challenge to water companies to save money must be met by boosting capital efficiency
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CommentWet behind the ears
It turns out that the problem of flood protection, which has flummoxed generations of politicians, can be solved in an afternoon by some engineering undergraduates. But will the government listen?
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CommentFrom Davos to Brisbane - show me the money
Where is the global economy heading if the world鈥檚 biggest companies do not open their wallets and start spending?
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CommentTwo missing pieces in the BIM puzzle
We will arrive in 2016 with most BIM-experienced teams not having used a final layer of important tools
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CommentGreening the megacity: Ideas from the front line
The recent C40 Mayor鈥檚 Summit in Johannesburg has showed that the Global North has a lot to learn from its southern neighbours
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CommentDistrict general hospitals: The worst of times
Policy changes mean hospitals must integrate with community facilities or specialised centres to avoid a Dickensian fate
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CommentBIM and the informed project manager
Many project managers have yet to grasp the implications and opportunities BIM presents - it鈥檚 time to get informed
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CommentAgenda 15: The place of the construction industry in the political debate
The Agenda 15 question is not just about the issues; it鈥檚 about making our democratic system work more effectively
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CommentThe artists, the artisans and the end users
Construction is often wrongly cast as thwarting the architect鈥檚 ambitions or vision
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CommentThe world needs a 'resilience compass'
We are used to the idea of a 鈥榤oral compass鈥� and have developed legal structures around it but there are few legal structures around ecological protection
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CommentA new vision for architecture
To rebuild the profession鈥檚 relevance architects must embrace a role as designers in industry
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CommentShort-term crises need long-term solutions
Even without the shock effect of the recent floods, it is clear that much of the UK鈥檚 building and infrastructure provision is already in crisis
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CommentPressure mounts in Qatar
If conditions for workers in Qatar don鈥檛 improve ahead of the massive World Cup construction project, as many as 4,000 workers may die before a ball is kicked
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CommentDelaying paying
What鈥檚 really depressing about Wates鈥� explanation of its retention period is that it鈥檚 symptomatic of how contractors鈥� view payment
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CommentHansom: These foolish things
This week, the chancellor plays chuff-chuffs, kids get to work on Crossrail, we warm to Cold Homes Week, and the City hands Richard Rogers a big set of keys
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CommentWonders and blunders with Ken Greig
Ken Greig says bringing Glasgow Central station into the heart of the city was a gutsy move, but thinks St Enoch represents all that is wrong with eighties buildings