Opinion 鈥� Page 177
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CommentMaking the best of it
Make founder Ken Shuttleworth outlines the ethos and values that helped his company to top last year鈥檚 星空传媒鈥檚 Good Employer Guide
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CommentSo who's counting?
Government initiatives intended to boost the number of houses built each year seem to be working, but they aren鈥檛 enough to overcome the constraints on supply
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CommentThe intelligent building: Five technologies to optimise lifetime value
The biggest challenge to maximising value throughout a building鈥檚 life? It鈥檚 neither construction costs nor energy use. It鈥檚 tenant productivity. Here are some emerging technologies that will help boost their output
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CommentThings can only get wetter
Why the mix of flooding and politics spells good news for contractors and consultants
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CommentWhy 'dark developments' are on the rise
Homes are being built and left unoccupied while the majority struggle to get on the property ladder
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CommentThe question of confidence
We need a long-term and steady pipeline of work to guard against wild variations in industry sentiment
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CommentTinkering with the Green Belt is a dangerous game
Urban repair, not starting anew, is the way to go
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CommentWho will be the next rising star of sustainability?
This year鈥檚 nominees for the UKGBC award show that a very important part of being greener is spreading the message
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CommentStuttering recovery spells nervous times for contractors
Rising materials prices and payment problems are squeezing margins and piling on pressure despite the recovery
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CommentAre new 鈥楪arden Cities鈥� the answer to our housing shortage?
Today鈥檚 circumstances are very different to those that led to Ebenezer Howard鈥檚 utopian vision
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CommentTwintec Ltd vs Volkerfitzpatrick Limited: Jurisdiction
This case, before Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart in the Technology and Construction Court, raises several issues around letters of intent and the appointment of an adjudicator
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CommentThis relationship isn't working
In his latest blog exposing the reality of buying a new build home in the UK, David Frise looks at the tangled mess organisations he has to deal with to try and get things done
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CommentMexico: Putting the 'M' in MINT
Some see Mexico developing into the world鈥檚 fifth largest economy, ahead of the UK, by 2050. What opportunities does Mexico offer for UK construction?
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CommentPower sharing
The upturn in the construction industry should redress the power imbalance in the supply chain
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CommentAn architectural renaissance is possible
In the second of a three-part series, Ben Derbyshire says why the profession could be about to regain its clout
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CommentSimplifying energy efficiency schemes for non domestic buildings
The government鈥檚 new 星空传媒 Energy Efficiency Survey will form the evidence base for policy-making from here on
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CommentForget what you think you know about energy efficiency
Is it time to focus on consumer education rather than more loft insulation?
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CommentMy digital life 鈥� Niall Cairns
The Assael Architecture director on networking, meeting over a swift half and watching bagpipe videos on YouTube
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CommentHansom: Heroes and villains
In this week鈥檚 adventure, construction鈥檚 finest unite to battle invading Germans (or, at least, Boris鈥� eccentric sense of humour), radioactive deer, and a 鈥榞iant silver turd鈥� in the centre of Madrid. Plus, how attractive are you?