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CommentLet's use ECO extension to reshape the market
ECO is fundamentally flawed but we can build something better if we just stick to three simple rules
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CommentPPPs and global growth go hand in hand
The scale of global infrastructure projects, including those in the UK, means that finding private finance is essential
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CommentData, information, knowledge, wisdom... and BIM
Are we in danger of focusing too much on the process of creating BIM models and not enough on how the models actually affect projects?
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CommentSmart buildings need smart people
Changes in building performance technology is a huge area of opportunity for architects and engineers entering the profession
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CommentGetting energy investment is not rocket science
The government needs to provide the market confidence investors need to put money in to new infrastructure
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CommentLearning lessons from past recoveries
We need clients and the industry to work together so that as prices rise they do so gradually and sustainably
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CommentThe construction industry is holding up infrastructure development
We blame long public consultations for delaying big projects, but actually we鈥檙e at fault for not giving the public adequate data
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CommentBoris needs to reassess his energy priorities
The London mayor鈥檚 focus on distributed energy generation risks missing the greater prize of energy efficiency
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CommentRetrofit for health
As we build new communities and remodel and retrofit existing towns and cities, we should see ourselves as the new front line in health provision
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CommentIreland: Green shoots
Architects working in Ireland hit rock bottom during the recession, but gradually activity seems to be picking up
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CommentBMG vs Galliford Try and Aedas Architects Limited: Expert shopping?
In this case Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart had to decide whether one of the parties had valid reasons to replace the expert they had appointed
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CommentMy digital life 鈥� Ben Walker
The LDA Design principal landscape architect on Katy Perry, scaffolding boards, and forgetting to log out of Facebook
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CommentDelivering on our promises
BIM has led to some excellent networks and discussion groups, but we must remember that the reason for new technology is to improve outcomes
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CommentClarity vital in energy debate
Why conflating the different drivers for rising energy prices doesn鈥檛 help us tackle the problem
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CommentWe need a whole new way of doing things
The Construction 2025 vision is not ambitious enough - we need much more radical change to meet the challenges the industry faces
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CommentWhy did so few women in my class end up as architects?
Mac class of 鈥�83 reunion begs question of what we need to do to retain female graduates
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CommentSleepwalking into the next generation of BIM silos
We need to make a deliberate decision to store BIM information in open, free formats - not lock it away in corporate vaults
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CommentMerry Christmas for brickies
With the housing market rebounding the materials industry needs to act quickly if there is to be enough capacity
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CommentThe ABC of growth
The only way to tackle the nimbys and build more homes is through more planning, not less