Opinion – Page 57
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5 minutes with… Tamsie Thomson, director, London Festival of Architecture
Tamsie Thomson tells Ðǿմ«Ã½ about Egyptian temples, whippets and becoming a spy
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In my experience: The inventor
If you can access the right funding, collaborate with others and truly engage with clients, you can bring cutting-edge technology to market
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Make it simple, stupid
Collecting information has never been easier, but it’s all a bit pointless unless we have clever and effective ways to turn it into insights
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Construction industry gossip: Comfort zone
While British Land’s workers get to feel fabulous on a special sofa, the poor old design team have Heathrow sandwiches inflicted on them
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Heathrow – learning from Crossrail’s woes
A massive collaboration of 800 people is proving an effective approach for this complex infrastructure scheme
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Digital transformation - how can construction get ‘digital’ right?
At this time of technological transformation, we take stock of best practice, future trends and how to ‘do digital’ right
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Why construction should embrace the commitment to zero carbon by 2050
Engineers love to solve complex problems, they just need the right environment
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Tory leadership contest: what construction needs from the next Prime Minister
Investing in infrastructure, zero emissions, dealing with Brexit - everything is on the table
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How do we make young people happy at work? Treat them like adults
Maybe we’d be better off without the term ‘millennial’, or at least forget the stereotypes associated with it
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A deeply weird day out - when Will Ing went to Chernobyl
Our intrepid reporter Will Ing recounts his day at the site of the worst-ever nuclear disaster
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Construction industry gossip: Subversive elements
So-called troublemakers speak shocking words at a contractor’s breakfast event
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International Women in Engineering Day: let’s get the message right
Construction industry engineers should consider retraining as teachers to stop girls getting the message that engineering is for boys
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Turn on, tune in - and stay safe - connecting into the digital world is critical
As the post-digital generation comes of age, embracing technology’s potential to transform the workplace will help construction win the talent battle
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Our challenge is not to innovate or die. It is invest or decline
We believe there’s no money to pay for infrastructure – the problem is more who controls the budgets
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The moment of truth: we need to be honest with ourselves about construction's recruitment problem
Construction’s recruitment crisis is often attributed to an image problem, but perhaps it’s the reality we need to change
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5 minutes with… Tim Bowder-Ridger, senior partner, Conran and Partners
Tim Bowder-Ridger tells Ðǿմ«Ã½ about horses, Seiko watches and his love for Norman Foster
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Grenfell - the slow road to change
Two years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, there is still anger at the lack of progress from the industry and goverment to change
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Construction industry gossip: Show me the money
Kier’s outgoing finance director displays uncanny vision in his purchasing restraint and Sisk’s chief exec offers a fair excuse for at least one late payment
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If offsite construction is to work for us, we need to get the logistics right
Without this, we will never entirely realise the full potential for maximum productivity