Opinion 鈥� Page 295
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David Strong: 'The Green Deal won't just be for insulation"
The former managing director of BRE Environment on the rise of Ecobuild and how the government will push the green agenda
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CommentIs anybody listening? Architect's future under the coalition
In its scorched earth policy of slashing costs, the government thinks architects and design are almost entirely dispensible. It鈥檚 our job to convince them otherwise
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CommentLooking-glass world
We鈥檙e all a bit inside-out and back to front this week. Morals overtaken by business deals, green protesters burning natural resources and Ecobuilders caring about fashion. Curious indeed 鈥�
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Ode to Quentin
Your satirical feature, The Trials of Quentin Shears continues to be the first thing I turn to in your magazine, as it is so witty and well observed.
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Don't pass the buck
Regarding the article, 鈥淐an subbies survive on less?鈥� (18 February, page 20) I believe that there are significant sums that can be taken off construction project costs
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CommentWonders and Blunders: the Economist 星空传媒 and Kew Gardens' herbarium
For Giles Dixon, the Economist 星空传媒 in London manages to hit the spot, while Kew Gardens鈥� herbarium stands out for all the wrong reasons
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CommentThe last straw
Dean Walton spotted a disaster waiting to happen from his hotel room in Bangladesh
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CommentPassivhaus at Ecobuild: separating the hits from the hype
The voice behind our original Passivhaus Diary picks out his 2011 exhibition highlights
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Are the Games' green credentials in tatters?
Missing the target to generate 20% of power from renewables is not the end of the world, but it's not a good sign
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Supply and purchase agreements: McCain Foods GB vs Eco-Tec (Europe)
This case highlights te importance of setting out exact terms when drafting exclusion causes
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CommentRevolution!
It鈥檚 chaos for construction in the Middle East. So what鈥檚 the outlook in the longer term?
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CommentA fine romance: Cabe and the Design Council
Some may grumble about the match but bringing Cabe and the Design Council together might be the best thing to have happened to design for 60 years
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Comment星空传媒 buys a pint ...for Mivan
The Cittie of Yorke in High Holborn was the venue this week, where Mivan鈥檚 business development manager Alasdair Donnachie and marketing manager Lee Campbell discussed the hazards of sport and bad behaviour at football matches
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CommentOpen mike: One for all
Each profession in this industry has at least one body to represent it, which just widens the gulfs between us all. What if we set up a collective body instead?
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CommentCommunity spirited
I am constantly surprised by the kindness of strangers. This week builders and designers inspire each other, MPs battle climate change and a kindly planning officer keeps kids out of trouble
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CommentLondon鈥檚 the place to be
The London commercial sector is strong, but the regions are still weak
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Use your common sense
I found Alan Harris鈥� concerns that adjudicators rarely seek advice from specialists on matters of law or programming interesting (11 February, page 25).
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Water works
In your article about the new station over the river at Blackfriars (28 January, page 44), you refer to the role of the PLA in making the use of the river a possibility for moving materials to and from the site.
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Let's not be hasty
Unfortunately the knee-jerk reaction to a crisis described in 鈥淩ok and Connaught force repairs in-house鈥� (11 February, page 12), is typical of housing associations, and is driving the provision of an in-house repairs team.