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CommentWhy all the outrage over the 'conservatory tax'?
Misunderstanding, emotion over taxes and a lack of knowledge about the Green Deal have contributed to a bad public image for consequential improvements
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NewsDavis Langdon takes top spot in QS barometer
Gleeds pushed into second place in year ending 31 March
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NewsGreen light for Derwent and Crossrail's West End theatre
Council grants planning permission for first new theatre in West End for over 30 years
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NewsKen Livingstone backs RIBA manifesto for London
Labour candidate for mayor joins Greens and Lib Dems in pledging support for RIBA’s call for good design
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FeaturesSpecial report: M&E on BIM
Mott MacDonald has set itself a tough 2013 deadline for using BIM on all its projects, so it simulated a sports venue project to test out its skills
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FeaturesSpecial report: M&E in retail
With seven of last year’s top 10 BREEAM-rated retail stores to its name and its first energy centre about to open, the John Lewis Partnership is setting the pace when it comes to carbon-free shopping
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Spring hasn’t sprung
Fears over the eurozone crisis may be subsiding, but construction is still in for a miserable year, with £5.4bn less work than 2011
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NewsUKTI examining how Olympic marketing rules could be relaxed
Concerns raised through Building ‘now being taken seriously’
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NewsMajor QS firms set sights on doubling operations in Asia
Ambitious strategies in the East follow Arcadis’ purchase of DLS
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NewsGovernment drops plans for standardised school designs
Industry fears confusion as Gove shifts policy from standardisation to basic design guidance
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NewsExpert witnesses called in £3.5m Liverpool museum case
Trial over breach of contract allegations expected to last 16 days
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CommentBrian Green on ... recession
Continuing hard times will see others follow Balfour Beatty’s lead
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FeaturesRio 2016 interview: 'We need to be doing the same things in Brazil'
London 2012 has provided a great example for Rio 2016 to follow, Brazilian construction leader Paulo Safady Simão tells Emily Wright - and that’s why Rio 2016 wants to return the favour, providing plenty of Olympics work for UK firms
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CommentSchool places: Making a virtue out of necessity
A skint government needs to find new ways of meeting demand for school places. So it should ease up on regulation and allow the industry’s creativity to come to the rescue, says Peter Buchan
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CommentWonders & blunders with Bridget Sawyers
Bridget Sawyers thinks the elegant simplicty of the Olympic velodome deserves a lap of victory, but St George Wharf on the Thames should be disqualified
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On the wrong track
Comparing the features of present day buildings with those of 45 years ago isn’t fair
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Green light
To get consumers excited about the Green Deal we need to have the right incentives in place