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CommentRecovery or shark attack?
Be careful before you get back into the water - the construction industry might not be out of danger just yet
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CommentIndia is rich with opportunities for surveyors
The huge scale of upcoming development in India will require construction expertise, but also professional standards to regulate it
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CommentGetting the NHS back to good health
Instead of mending wards and extending areas of the NHS estate in a piecemeal manner, we need a long-term development plan from well developed proposals
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CommentHas sustainability been oversold?
Many sustainability claims have been overstated, under delivered and consequently, undermined
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CommentWhy are sustainbility standards invisible?
We’ve had standards on assessing the sustainability of products for decades - why do so many people fail to acknowledge them?
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NewsLabour would scrap 'failing' Green Deal
Labour would replace Green Deal and Energy Companies Obligation with an alternative ‘Energy Save’ retrofit scheme
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NewsArchitects' optimism widespread as workloads remain 'steady'
RIBA survey of members finds confidence in workloads widespread among architects
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NewsLabour will 'double rate of housebuilding'
Shadow housing minister says a Labour government would help the industry to build on a ‘grand scale’
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CommentOpportunities for UK firms in South Africa
As well as being a stepping stone into the rest of Africa, South Africa has a growing pipeline of construction work and synergies with the UK market
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CommentChanging how we think about architecture
Let’s hope the Farrell Review puts design more firmly in the minds of design-makers
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CommentBIM: The state of play
What difference has BIM made to the industry so far, and how will it continue to shape the way we work?
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NewsArmitt warns Labour over 'short-term' approach to HS2
Sir John Armitt has said he would be “very disappointed” if Labour was to scrap its commitment to HS2
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NewsSkills shortage holding back offsite construction
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills says skills gaps and shortgages preventing development of modern construction methods
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NewsPreston bus station saved from demolition
Preston’s under-threat bus station has been given a reprieve from the wreckers’ ball after being granted Grade II listed status by the government
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NewsHammerson hails regeneration impact of shopping centres
Developer runs the rule over economic benefits of nine malls
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NewsMiliband proposes major housebuilding push
Labour to set up new commission chaired by Sir Michael Lyons to examine ways to boost housebuilding to 200,000 homes per year
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CommentThe spaces in between
Let’s disconnect from the virtual world and use the well-designed built environment to have better, more engaging conversations
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CommentOur cities are posing real energy challenges
First world economies expect uninterrupted power - of course. But the drive to renewable energy means this cannot be taken for granted
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CommentLabour would put housing and construction centre stage
A Labour government would put housing and construction at the heart of economic recovery, write shadow ministers Jack Dromey and Iain Wright