All Comment articles – Page 145
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When will modular housing become mainstream?
Modular has a few high profile champions but at its core we are a traditional industry and it will take a big effort to change
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Where are all the small and medium sized housebuilders?
The major housebuilders are blamed for not building enough houses, but if the odds were not stacked against small and medium developers, they would be there to help drive up volumes
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London's zero carbon rules overlook embodied carbon
The London Plan is a step in the right direction but focusing only on operational carbon is a mistake
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Hansom: It’s the surreal thing
This week, a gobsmackingly pricey home, students of today aren’t what they used to be, chamber music at City Hall, British Land goes walkies, and Holiday Inn guests get to sleep in shipping containers
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Defective item claims: Losing the snail’s trail
Who needs knowledge of a defective product for a firm to know about it and will that knowledge bar claims against the manufacturer?
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Recruitment: Hire education
The temptation, given such overwhelming demand, is to continue planned recruitment drives
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Dispute boards and the Rio Olympics
Dispute boards are gaining ground internationally – most recently in the Rio Olympics
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Online poll: Tokyo 2020
Will Tokyo be better prepared for the 2020 Olympic Games than Rio was this year? Results are in
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Tax scandals put ethics in the spotlight
We could learn a thing or two from Germany when it comes to doing the right thing
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The 2016 Little Britain experience
We’ve had another action-packed few days at Cowes, with all possible weather conditions but luckily no sign of Brexit blues
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We need to enthuse young people about vocational training
If we were to do for vocational training what we did for sport over the past two decades, investing in it and enthusing young people, the skills shortage that threatens our industry would be a thing of the past
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Is land around transport hubs too difficult to develop?
The short answer is no, but it’s not easy aligning the priorities of rail infrastructure with property developers…
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What can London learn from New York's skyscrapers?
The Big Apple’s ‘trophy’ towers are able to secure premium rents, but the situation may be more complicated in London
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Hansom: Gargoyles and grotesques
Chelsea vs Spurs compete for your attention this week – plus, it’s journey’s end for a 1926 signalling cabin, we get ready for Construction Rocks and Boris Johnson gives us a fright (possibly not for the last time)
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Online poll: Ben Derbyshire’s RIBA presidency
Will Ben Derbyshire’s presidency of RIBA be good for the relationship between architects and the rest of the industry? Vote here
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One way to solve the housing crisis
The industry needs to look differently at non-traditional construction methods - they could help solve the housing crisis.
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Brexit: The slow burn
Exclusive research by Building shows the construction industry may be slowing down faster than we think after the Brexit vote
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The customer is always right?
A recent Scottish case illustrates some of the issues around a developer’s liability to end users for defects in a project
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Tuning in to BIM FM
As BIM becomes a more familiar part of the construction landscape we should turn our attention to how it can be useful over a building’s lifetime
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The high-rise that plumbs new lows of visual gimmickry
Schemes like Lincoln Plaza are creating tomorrow’s ghettos and our inept planners are to blame