Opinion 鈥� Page 186
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CommentBatting for BIM in Australia
UK professionals are seen as world leaders in BIM adoption but now we must let the Australians tackle BIM challenges their way
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CommentZero carbon: Beyond energy
Energy use makes up only a small proportion of a building鈥檚 lifetime carbon footprint. It鈥檚 time to look elsewhere for improvements
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CommentThe skills shortage may drag construction down
This week鈥檚 OECD international league table on education reminds us in the UK that we can take nothing for granted - and that鈥檚 true too of construction
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CommentConstruction and infrastructure pipelines: Put your money where your mouth is
The Treasury wants to look like it鈥檚 ready to throw itself behind green policies 鈥� but words need to be backed up by action
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CommentEmbankment Place: True sustainability
PwC鈥檚 Charing Cross office has achieved the highest BREEAM rating ever. But the real merit of this project hasn鈥檛 been measured
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CommentWhy Vince Cable is right on rotten procurement
The business secretary鈥檚 comments on 鈥渢errified clients鈥� excluding SMEs will have struck a chord with architects
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CommentAirport capacity: No easy option
Increasing airport capacity is vital but both the Estuary and the Constellation airport ideas come with drawbacks
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CommentGood design is essential to efficient and safe hospitals
The debate around hospital design tends to focus on patient experience. But design can help staff to do their jobs more efficiently and decrease risk
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CommentHansom: Going the rounds
A brief excursion to the moon this week to sniff out energy supply possibilities; back on earth, we limber up for a bit of festive fisticuffs and are aghast at the cost of postage. Meanwhile, Mace takes the biscuit
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Comment星空传媒 regs is the right place for housing standards
The government鈥檚 review may have been long winded, but it looks like it could deliver a better system
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CommentWe shouldn't work on projects where workers suffer
Visiting Qatar last month, I was struck by the segregation between rich and poor
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CommentMy digital life 鈥� Paul Turpin
The associate director of HLM on running apps, Arcade Fire, and summing up life in 140 characters
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CommentBIM for the Terrified - the new guide for manufacturers
Construction product makers are feeling the pressure to provide more information than ever before, now there鈥檚 a guide to help them
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CommentWonders and blunders with Brian Teale
Brian Teale admires the futuristic Eden Project鈥檚 stately leisure domes, but derides the millennial O2 Centre as a very expensive tent
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CommentHousing for older people: An age-old problem
With an ever-growing elderly population - many of whom need state aid for housing - the public and private sectors must work together to find new ways to provide the amount and type of housing that our older people need
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CommentUK needs housing crisis solution
The UK must look overseas for solutions to its housing crisis if it wishes to succed, writes Peter Vaughan
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CommentLower help to buy threshold
The government should consider lowering the threshold towards the average house or flat price
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CommentRevenge of the subcontractors - coming to a building site near you?
Yes, most commentators are upbeat about the construction market but we have new problems: lack of supply and rising prices
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CommentBIM: Is this the beginning or the end?
The big challenge is improving how buildings perform post occupancy, and that鈥檚 where FM teams can take the lead
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CommentThe iniquity of 'one in, two out'
The government鈥檚 blunt effort to reduce the burden of regulation on our industry seems to be having perverse consequences