All Comment articles – Page 246
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CommentMaking BIM work for existing buildings
Adding performance data to existing models will save money in the long run – but will clients see the benefits?
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CommentMiliband's energy pledge may increase infrastructure cost
Labour leader’s promise to freeze cost has arguably increased the risks for investors wanting to fund low carbon generation
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CommentThe value of IT
Instead of being a drain on company finances, a well-equipped IT department can actually drive profit
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CommentWe need a pan industry R&D fund
Overestimations of the energy performance of new homes are symptomatic of a wider problem in the industry
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CommentLet’s agree on the data, then argue about what it means
If you’ve not got hard facts on sustainability your argument about it, whatever it is, isn’t worth much
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CommentPlaying the long game is key in emerging markets
To be a winner in emerging markets, you need to be resilient and invest more to succeed in the long term
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CommentHow viable will adjudication be in future?
The recent Museum of Liverpool has huge implications for adjudication costs and makes it a much riskier undertaking for smaller firms
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CommentThis is not just any supermarket
How did M S’s team get their sustainable store in Cheshire Oaks to perform even better than intended?
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CommentBIM can help solve the UK’s housing crisis
Using BIM, we can build houses from standardised elements but with enough customisation to appeal to prospective buyers
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CommentIt’s about capacity, stupid!
We won’t be able to keep up with higher workloads unless we make construction appealing for young people again
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CommentBridging the performance gap
The industry is in denial, buildings should perform as expected all the time.
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CommentCan good design win the day?
Well-designed housing won’t always convince those opposed to development, but we need to strive for higher standards
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CommentThe ambition and optimism of the East
A lot can be learned from the Singaporean developers who are delivering huge new areas of city with speed, gusto and delight
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CommentThe real measure of sustainability
The industry needs universally accepted measures of sustainability that are realistic about the true operational performance of buildings
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CommentGetting it right in Brazil
This housing scheme in São Paulo demonstrates how sustainable, community-friendly development can be achieved
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CommentSaudi Arabia: The big legal questions
Modernisation is being carried out against the background of a legal system fundamentally different not only from those of its neighbours but also from any Western concept
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CommentNick Raynsford
Nick Raynsford MP is honorary vice chairman of the Construction Industry Council and MP for Greenwich and Woolwich
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CommentOlder, wiser but do they listen?
With the market on the up we do need to worry about main contractors feeling the pinch as subcontractors push their margins up