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CommentChristmas comes early (for some) 鈥�
Salaries and bonuses for senior staff at housebuilders have risen sharply, which indicates we have a serious skills shortage 聽
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CommentWhat does the Autumn Statement really mean for fuel bills?
Atkins鈥� Sean Lockie analyses last week鈥檚 changes to energy policy
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CommentWho has a sustainable vision in this government?
The Autumn Statement failed to tackle the key challenges we face
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CommentWhy is Crossrail cutting back on design reviews?
The new stations are unlikely to compare with the Victorians鈥� glorious rail achievements, but that shouldn鈥檛 mean cutting back on design scrutiny
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CommentHousing market picks up speed, but where's it heading?
More house price inflation seems inevitable in the immediate future, but the long term is much more uncertain
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CommentTrends in the domestic repair and maintenance sector
Results from the Family Spending Survey show that households spend less on contractors than they did 10 years ago
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CommentConstruction is 拢1.5bn bigger than we thought last month
The latest ONS output figures show that the industry is growing faster than predicted
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CommentHow the recession changed the pattern of spending on home improvements
Family spending data shows that growth in the home improvements market is being driven by retired people
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CommentWonders and blunders with Rob Russell
Rob Russell wonders at the world鈥檚 largest unreinforced concrete roof, on Rome鈥檚 Pantheon, but despairs at Victor Emmanuel鈥檚 overbearing altar to egotism
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CommentConstruction's dreaming of a white Christmas
Whisper it, but such is the demand for staff and materials, a heavy cold snap could actually help the industry cope with the recovery
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CommentReal retrofit requires real professionals
Retrofit is being dumbed down, and the results of ignorance can be disastrous
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CommentBig data, little buckets and smart cities
Data generated by construction projects tends to be on a small, local scale but if we are to plan for smart cities we need to embrace big data
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CommentCall me Scrooge but I'm wary about this recovery
Consultants may be tempted to build up their teams on the back of increased activity, but are we sure our fortunes are about to change? 聽
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CommentWe must foster a culture of collaboration
Collaboration across the industry will be crucial if we are to deliver on the Construction 2025 vision
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CommentA closer look at the housing upturn
For housebuilders, the current very good news on the ground has already been taken account of in share prices over the past two years
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CommentLet's spread construction's outstanding successes
Failing to shout about and share good practice is as big a problem as lack of investment in R D
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CommentBIM: What's in a name?
BIM is just the system of delivery, it鈥檚 the ethos of collaboration that鈥檚 important
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CommentLinking the global to the local
In designing and constructing the built environment we now have to consider the global impacts of our choices as well as the local ones
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CommentThe shocking truth about my housebuilder and health and safety
In fourth of his diaries of a new home purchase, David Frise details how his builder consciously flouted health and safety laws
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CommentWomen consultants strenghten client relationships
Teams drawn from both sexes are more likely to go down well with clients