All Open Mic articles – Page 2
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CommentOpen mike: Rebuilding Christchurch
On 22 February 2011 an earthquake hit New Zealand’s Christchurch, killing 185 people in one of the nation’s deadliest disasters. Paul O’Connor has been working on the rebuild
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CommentOpportunities in the hotels sector
Hotel development was once a licence to live dangerously but the recession has created a more sensible environment that could still yield dividends, says Eric Jafari
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CommentReading regs the riot act
Over-regulation and vested interests could be banished to the past if plans for a review panel of experts and consumer labelling get the go-ahead, says Ben Derbyshire
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CommentSupport your supply chain
According to Building’s new white paper, specialists fear the pain is about to get even worse - which makes the issue of fair payment more critical than ever, says Suzannah Nichol
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CommentIf we lose specialist subcontractors, the industry will be deskilled
A barren landscape of deskilled workers awaits us at the end of this downturn if we continue to neglect or leapfrog the specialist subcontractor, says Richard Piggott
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CommentWe can deliver cost-effective schools while keeping BREEAM
The subtext to the debate over scrapping the BREEAM standard for school buildings is that it costs too much, but, says Sean Lockie, that ignores our ability to deliver schools efficiently
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CommentPFI: Long live the reformation
The PFI model is seriously damaged but now isn’t the time to throw the baby out with the bathwater, says Steve Beechey of Wates
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CommentThe Green Deal: We're not getting insulation pre-assessments right
Insulation pre-assessments are key to the success of the Green Deal - but most are being carried out using completely the wrong method, warns sustainable building expert Neil May
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CommentLife after banks: Building without loans
The chances of smaller developers getting loans, even for pre-let projects, are slimmer than ever - but that doesn’t mean they need to stop building, says property investor Eric Jafari
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CommentAiming for zero (carbon)
The government is consulting on the feed-in tariff cut, but Dan Jestico says it should also be asking the industry for views on how non-domestic buildings can be zero carbon by 2019
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CommentSchool buildings: Could achieve great things
Schools need results and, with a new building programme on its way, the design and construction industries are the best people to deliver
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CommentPlanning and biodiversity: An inconspicuous truth
When the planning system leaves sites empty, it also blocks money that is urgently needed to enhance local biodiversity, says Jaquelin Fisher
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CommentImproving energy efficiency: the hole truth
The Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation could transform the UK’s housing stock, says John Sinfield. But only if they come with powerful incentives to insulate our homes
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CommentDelivering low carbon buildings in practice
We’re very good at delivering low-carbon buildings on paper, but when it comes to actual performance, we’re where we were 20 years ago. Richard Guy says it’s time to get serious
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CommentInfrastructure: The art of travel
Good infrastructure is not only important for those who want to travel, it’s vital if the UK wants to be globally competitive, says Mark Loader
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CommentSetting the bar high
Is standardising design the way forward for schools? Yes, says Philip Watson, but only if ‘standardisation’ means ‘best practice’ and we consider the individual needs of the school
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CommentProcurement: Design in the dumps
‘Design and dump’ procurement wastes contractors’ skills, distorts the market and pushes up costs for the client, says Steve Hale. But change is on the way
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CommentSkills crisis: Train to win
With a maturing workforce and negative perception among young people, the industry is facing a future skills crisis. We must act now to stop this time bomb
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CommentEngineering courses: Get real
Engineering courses give students a great theoretical grounding but to foster creative minds we need an earlier emphasis on encountering real life
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CommentAll mapped out
Open mike The UK is in danger of losing its way when it comes to local energy generation projects. But an energy map can guide councils and landowners to a low-carbon future, says Robert Shaw
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