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CommentBiodiversity is our next big challenge
Adding or preserving trees, plants and habitats is an opportunity for construction
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CommentFinally, a happy new year
December鈥檚 CPA/Barbour ABI index shows a slight dip, but it鈥檚 up on this time last year and the public sectors look positive
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CommentThe longevity of our designs: A priority for our future
The outcry at Crossrail鈥檚 decision not to design review all stations shows we should not compromise on architectural legacy
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CommentCrossrail's success means little for HS2
Just because London鈥檚 newest line in benefiting the economy does not mean another mega scheme will do the same
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CommentDoes old insulation work?
We know how to build insulated but we don鈥檛 know how the thermal performance of building materials deteriorates over time - perhaps we should 鈥�
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CommentCultural skills not technology skills are what the young bring to BIM
A simplified interpretation of youth culture is not going to attract the brightest minds into construction
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Comment2014: Light at the end of the tunnel
Recovery isn鈥檛 just confined to the traditional centres of the London and the South-east - it is being replicated in each and every part of the country
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CommentIs it time to regulate all housing provision?
Radical solutions are needed if the basic right of a roof over your head is to be made affordable again
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CommentWe must make ourselves open to new forms of finance
The government should seize the chance to bring Chinese investment into HS2 and construction should play its role by developing new funding models
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CommentWe need Green Deal 2.0
The Green Deal celebrates its first rocky year in existence this month, it now needs to evolve
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CommentMore optimism, some caution, as forecasts see construction bounce back
Strong growth is predicted up to the general election, but what then?
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CommentSurveyors be warned: salacious 'selfies' could harm your career
Is it right employers pry into their staff鈥檚 online activity? Or should they mind their own business?
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CommentYou can make biomass-fuelled developments work
Developers need to consider how much heating they will need to avoid risk of costly mistake
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CommentLet's embrace the 'choice-edited' city
Willpower alone is not enough to change behaviours on key areas such as carbon reduction, we also need to 鈥榗hoice-edit鈥� our environment
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CommentResi on the rise - but will input costs hold back profit in 2014?
Housing is driving construction鈥檚 recovery, but inflationary pressures may squeeze both contractors and residential developers
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CommentWe do not need BIM managers
We have a great chance to seize the opportunities BIM presents - but we need to keep it simple
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CommentPoliticians need to take green drive up a gear
How much will the EU鈥檚 new targets for reducing carbon emissions fuel energy efficiency work in the near term?
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CommentThe Garden Bridge is not a 'vanity project'
Thomas Heatherwick鈥檚 projects spark regeneration and his latest is no different
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CommentWhy cutting operational carbon is the priority
Calculating embodied energy in buildings is neither straightforward nor ready to be applied
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CommentAllowable Solutions must deliver for the public
The public may not understand what a zero carbon home is but that doesn鈥檛 mean it shouldn鈥檛 deliver for them