Opinion – Page 111
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CommentSchool places: Tricky equations
The shortage of school places may have become a familiar headache, but there still seems to be hope within Whitehall
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CommentDesigning schools in batches
Creating 12 schools on a tight budget requires a strategic approach to standardised design and a collaborative use of BIM
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CommentOnline poll: University funding
Will Brexit damage funding for the UK’s higher education sector? Vote here
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CommentCampuses are in need of a makeover
University and college campuses up and down the country need to up their game if they’re going to beat the competition in attracting top students
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CommentNuclear power - a hedge against future uncertainty
The UK needs a secure low-carbon electricity supply and while costs may seem high today, a hedge against sudden future price shocks is surely worth the price
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CommentHansom: Curtain calls
HS2 is buying a forest, a director’s daughter wants to save Kensington Odeon, the EFA head of capital cuts his hair off, and an architect finds fame on the soccer field. Plus, construction wakes up to its Pokémon problem
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CommentWhat hotels have to teach the private rented sector
Hoteliers tend to obsess over customer satisfaction, and that’s what the build-to-rent sector has to start doing
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CommentOnline poll: Garden Bridge
Should the government continue to underwrite London’s Garden Bridge? Vote here
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CommentTeam GB: Reflected glory
Team GB’s glittering success in Rio was the result of a brilliantly executed campaign. Surely there must be lessons for construction?
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CommentConstruction: A sector under scrutiny
Figures which show the impact the EU referendum has had on the industry are starting to be released, but the picture still isn’t clear
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CommentTackling discrimination in construction
Diversity in our industry needs to be a concrete target, not a nice thing to have
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CommentGetting the best from lean techniques
Lean production techniques work for manufacturing and the principles for applying them to construction are essentially the same
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CommentInfrastructure should lead post-Brexit revival
Every day lost in pondering whether to push ahead with big infrastructure projects is a day that costs the country dear
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CommentUltimate road trip: The end?
Ridge’s Mat Kier on the Mongolian Rally Challenge sends an update from Uzebekistan
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CommentChronic over optimism in the NHS
If we want to avoid more healthcare projects doomed to failure we need a healthy dose of realism and pragmatism
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CommentCompanies don’t build houses, people do
With the EU referendum, starter homes initiative and various other policies throwing more uncertainty into the labour market, construction businesses can still increase skills
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CommentBIM's answer to Brexit
If Brexit is going to make it harder to win European contracts, BIM Level 3 could be a vital selling point
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CommentHansom: Dishing the dirt
It’s not that we’ve got it in for the Rio Olympics but things didn’t get off to a glitch-free start. At least there’s good news from the world of cement, a harebrained transport idea could just fly, and Northerners come clean
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CommentMcAlpine: Like one of the family
The decision of the intensely private, family-run business to hand control to an outsider by appointing the first chief executive in its 147-year history was a momentous shift in strategy