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Nuclear sector calls for government attention
Calls for the government to beef up financial support for the nuclear industry were growing this week as energy ministers announced plans to plough up to £9.5bn into clean coal
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Prime minister thanks industry at RIBA anniversary bash
Senior construction and architecture figures were due to attend a Downing Street reception held last night by the prime minister to mark the RIBA’s 175th anniversary
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Stirring sentiments from No.10
The interior decor of No.10 (as you’d expect lots of chintz, 1980s uplighters, a few too many landscapes and Blackpool Ballroom-style chandeliers) might have offended the sensibilities of many of his uber design audience, but the message Gordon Brown delivered couldn’t have gone down better.“British design and architecture are ...
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NewsThe balance of terror
Many thanks to Tim Harris for this picture of precarious perching in Bristol – even if it does slightly contravene rule two of his own safety blunder code.
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Why housebuilders’ bosses are seeing green
The housing market seems to have hit the bottom and bounced, and according to our salary survey, the pay of housebuilders’ directors is about to follow it
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FeaturesImagine the world in 2020: climate change
The year’s 2020, and, having left Building for reasons far too shocking to go into here, former assistant editor Thomas Lane talks us through a day in his life as an engineer in a world that’s slowly coming to terms with climate change …
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FeaturesCoffee with a dragon: Theo Paphitis talks construction
Theo Paphitis, millionaire, TV personality and dispenser of tough truths has one or two things to tell the construction industry about failure, self-knowledge and Prince Charles …
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CommentThe West is the best
I liked your Dubai leader (“After the goldrush”, 30 October, page 3) and I was interested to read about the future reliance on Indian QSs and off-site services
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Train the chain
Regarding Steven Morgan’s article (9 October, page 24) I heartily agree that clear lines of responsibility are crucial for a successful project
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Heated debate
The article revealing that the Zero Carbon Hub is suggesting an energy use figure of 30-45kWhr/m2/yr figure for the 2016 Code for Sustainable Homes indicates a lack of vision and seriousness on the part of this organisation (23 October, page 13)
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The banks must act
While confidence in the commercial property market is continuing to rise, this is not being matched by the availability of freehold assets for investors to buy
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Three simple rules
Further to your “increasingly controversial” safety blunders pictures – yes you should still publish it, but with the following rules: All the blunders need to be in the EU to prevent the “let’s laugh at Johnny Foreigner” school of blunderography. All the blunders should have a name of the contractor ...
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Electronic documents: Indecent disclosure
Showing the other side your electronic documents is far more expensive and dangerous than simply putting emails and Word documents on a memory stick
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CommentAdjucation enforcement: When to use the f-word
It’s easy to bandy about the word ‘fraud’ in the hope of defeating enforcement in civil proceedings, but you’d better make sure you have sufficient evidence to back it up
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Public procurement: A fresh chance to challenge
Public bodies should tighten up their procurement systems, as the remedies directive will widen the scope for firms to contest their decisions
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CommentBuyer beware: Richard Steer on low bidding by QSs
The trend of low bidding by quantity surveyors is unsustainable for those who do it, will harm the profession in the long run and offers a poor service to the client
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … Environ
The Running Horse is an appropriately named place for an evening with environmental consultant Environ
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FeaturesRobo cop: BLP’s digital project police
Insurer BLP has come up with a digital system for policing building projects and spotting problems before they happen
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CommentAnother way: Greg Verhoef on how to be innovative
Every contractor wants to be innovative, but how do you do it? Greg Verhoef says the first step is to take a critical look at yourself – then think about standardisation and sustainability
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The tracker recovery on hold
Signs of recovery over the summer have been tempered by a slowdown in activity and a pessimistic outlook on employment, according to the latest figures from Experian Business Strategies