All Industry comments articles – Page 31
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NewsThe thrill of the race
Speeding downhill on a bike with lashing rain in your face is the most scary, and exhilarating, experience imaginable
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NewsRain in the Riviera
I came prepared for insects, snakes and even rabid dogs in Cannes, but I didn't count on miserable English-style weather
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NewsPedal pushers
On day two of the Cycle2Cannes ride, our intrepid web editor reports on the peleton's progress through Kent
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NewsGo Caroline!
Thanks to an astonishing laspe in security at the communities department, Chris Addison has obtained a first draft of a mailout from housing minister Caroline Flint, in which her inner thoughts are exposed
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NewsWhat's wrong with cheap flights to Krakow?
Environmentalists have hijacked the debate about air travel, now it's time to stand up for the freedom to roam where and how we please
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NewsA bit of a stretch
The work may not sound as attractive as the 2012 Olympics but the boom in prison building will be almost as lucrative for construction
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NewsBeijing flies into an unsustainable future
Foster's Beijing airport is a masterpiece but it doesn't bode well for the environment especially when you hear that China is planning 97 more airports over the next decade
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NewsRock at the Roundhouse
John McAlsan and Partners' refurb of the Roundhouse has created an exciting, edgy music and theatrical venue
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NewsThe cost of future-proofing homes
Mandatory Lifetime Home standards will threaten housing affordability and won't be necessary for a large proportion of the population
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NewsWhat ever will we do without the Poles?
News that Polish workers are returning home is a blow to construction. What we need now is a brilliant plan to improve home-grown talent...
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NewsGatwick sale would fit the bill for Ferrovial
Spanish contractor could pay off airports debt and stymie monopoly criticism
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NewsWhat would you rename Multiplex?
Brookfield is the new name for Multiplex, which we think is a tad dull. Can you think of anything more appropriate?
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NewsCupid takes aim as architects meet developers on a speedy date
Can architects and developers ever fall in love? RIBA and Cabe's evening of speed dating revealed the answer
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NewsNice stadium, shame about the football
It's hard to feel passionate about the corporate world of Premier League football, but Arsenal's Emirates Stadium goes some way to restoring faith in the beautiful game
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NewsCall the paving police!
Making it illegal to pave over front garderns with non-permeable surfaces is a good idea, but who will enforce the legislation?
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NewsThe pulling power of PFI funds
The credit crunch may have dampened enthusiasm among investors, but PFI and infrastructure funds are proving a safe bet
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NewsConstruction is full of Mrs Conways
The building industry employs plenty of family members, so why do MPs get such a rough deal?
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NewsThe loo queue
The Barbican, like so many venues, falls short when it comes to providing enough toilet facilities
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NewsWho's afraid of the credit crunch?
Despite all the recent doom and gloom many building firms have good reason to be optimistic about the next financial year