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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Thank U, next
The latest housing secretary 鈥� I forget his name 鈥� struggles to convince the industry he鈥檒l be around聽long enough to be taken seriously
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CommentEverything but a beach: Manchester鈥檚 great offer
Recent events demonstrate that Manchester has the clout to match the economic pull of London
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CommentGrenfell fire inquiry: Failure of command
The report into the events on the night of the fire focus on systemic failures within the fire brigade 鈥� but it leaves no doubt the principal reason for the fire
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Comment5 minutes with鈥� Gavin Hale-Brown, founder of Henley Halebrown Architects
Gavin Hale-Brown 聽tells 星空传媒 about a cemetery in Italy, getting dirty to make buildings work, and being a secret artist
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Bish-bash-bosh
Climate-change protesters get aggressive, Esther McVey opens a portal to more criticism, it聽does 聽rain in聽the Antipodes
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CommentThe NHS is making people sick 鈥� we need five-year rolling capital programmes
We need politicians to give the NHS estate their full attention, then perhaps they can use the construction industry more effectively to ease the pain
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CommentRewriting the rules: Will the Future of Consultancy initiative change the way consultants work?
The Future of Consultancy could help consultants create new strategies to come聽out on top in emerging areas such as asset operation 鈥� if they take action
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CommentPicking up the tab 鈥� the importance of commissioning
Why do most standard form contracts fail to describe commissioning as an activity that defines completion?聽
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CommentHousing is more than a numbers game
The main political parties should stop with the soundbites and base housing plans聽on solid data, not random figures
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Comment5 minutes with鈥� Lilla Smith, director of architecture and design at Macklowe Properties
Lilla Smith 聽tells 星空传媒 about the New York property industry, loving Lego and the challenges of apartment design
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CommentBRE 鈥� straight-talking leadership will help the organisation to modernise
BRE chief executive Gillian Charlesworth is determined to bring a more commercial focus to the institution
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Love in a land down under
There鈥檚 a perfect match in Australia聽and the housing secretary advocates avocados for all
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CommentThe future of global construction could be British
The UK can create a role for itself to help countries across the world to improve how they build.聽If we don鈥檛, that prize will go to someone else
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Comment5 minutes with鈥� Christina Leafe, building design practice director, Atkins
Christina Leafe聽tells 星空传媒 about south Wales developments, One World Trade Center, and Olympic athletes
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CommentA royal park, its art, and a city divided
Extreme differences between rich and poor can be found in so many parts of our cities
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CommentThe new Part L sets natural gas off on its journey to obsolescence
The new proposals are a giant leap in the right direction, says Joel Gustafsson
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Concrete facts, please
Accusations of a blame culture (it wasn鈥檛 me!), fake news 鈥� and now they鈥檙e even dragging Harrison Ford into it
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CommentThe mental health cost of austerity in construction
In an era when project margins are getting tighter and tighter, what is the potential impact on mental health?聽
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CommentEnergy standards for new homes 鈥� the government gets tough
The launch of the Future Homes Standard consultation is the first concrete step towards the 2025 carbon reduction targets for new homes