All Comment articles – Page 242
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CommentHuman rights in Qatar: An issue we can't ignore
The revelations of human rights abuses on Qatar construction sites must not be brushed under the carpet. The industry must take a firm stance on ethical issues
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CommentBeyond sustainability to ecological engineering?
The recent storms that battered southern England may become increasingly frequent. In order to cope we need to move from a human centric view of design towards co-habitation between the environment and humanity
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CommentThe Public Accounts Committee is bang on when it comes to the New Homes Bonus
Evidence is now coming to light that the New Homes Bonus exacerbates the problem it’s designed to ease
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CommentPioneer Cladding vs John Graham Construction: Unpaid adjudication awards
Pioneer, subcontracted for cladding on a project, issued enforcement proceedings against John Graham Construction over unpaid adjudication awards
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CommentConsultants: start incentivising your staff
Smart companies (and 3-year-olds) understand the power of a tempting reward
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CommentBIM is for infrastructure as well as buildings
Construction must lead the way to a new collaboration between disciplines
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CommentWhat really drives planning applications?
Using data from Barbour ABI we’ve looked at how market conditions influence planning applications, and the results are perhaps surprising
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CommentMy digital life … David Frise
The AIS chief executive on turning into his mother, listening to dubstep in the gym and using Twitter as displacement activity
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CommentHousebuilding: Missing the target
The sector is on the up but we’re not building enough to solve the housing crisis. What obstacles does the planning system present and how do these vary around the UK?
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CommentLessons from Kabul
Not everyone necessarily wants us to do things for them, despite belief to the contrary – they want us to enable them to do things for themselves
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Brains, not buildings
George Osborne and Boris Johnson may have gone to China to sell UK retail and nuclear opportunities, but what the People’s Republic really wants is our expertise
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CommentWonders and blunders with Emma Rickwood
Emma Rickwood despairs at the darkness and monolithic concrete slabs of Westminster Underground Station and enjoys the architectural mischief of 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
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CommentHansom: When the wind blows
While St Jude brings both a wind turbine and Nick Clegg to a halt, and an Italian architect fills a Shanghai office with bubbles, there’s still time for a moment of quiet reflection in the Staffordshire countryside
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CommentThe axeman cometh
Cameron has announced plans to roll back green charges on energy bills. These charges fund the only measures likely to lower bills in the future.
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CommentPractical completion: Are we there yet?
Most of the time in life we know when something is finished but how do you define when a building is ready
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CommentIs it wintertime for housing policy?
The leaves are falling, and the government has just downgraded the importance of housing policy. But a new model is still needed to build at scale
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CommentArchitectural education ignores the challenge of our time
Too many architects assume their lack of energy performance knowledge will be ‘fixed’ by others
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CommentAnything for a PV life
Can photovoltaics really provide a significant proportion of the UK’s mains power?
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CommentHousing challenge requires whole new politics
Are the current crop of politicians up to the task of solving the UK housing crisis?