Opinion – Page 179
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CommentTrue sustainability comes from the boardroom
The housebuilders that are performing on sustainability don’t wait for regulation to drive them
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CommentFree schools: Harsh lessons
This week’s National Audit Office review of the free schools programme shows that capital costs have varied widely
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CommentShould taxi drivers run the country?
My cabbie’s idea to lay a great water pipe under HS2 to transport water from north to south is not as daft as it seems
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CommentDigital Life … Karla Bennett
Bennington Green’s Karla Bennett on prank Facebook posts, following the TOWIE crew, and being an “Apple queen”
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CommentStandardisation is to be avoided
Debbie Aplin has raised some important issues about standardisation, which led to a recent landmark rejection by Eric Pickles
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CommentWonders and blunders with Stephen Melville
Stephen Melville goes to Moscow for a glimpse of the avant-avant-garde, but closer to home he finds a fine city marred by some retro pastiche
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CommentRe-educating the industry
The departure of the Education Funding Agency’s design chief is a good time to take stock of the state of education building, and assess what role construction is to play in the future of school design
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Hansom: Stocking fillers
You’ve sorted out a gift subscription to Building, so it’s time to think about the rest of your Xmas shopping: Lego, a moustache trimmer, a crime thriller and a bag of Haribo.Then you can get ready for Boxing Day …
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CommentThe Institutionalisation of Modernism
Code words favouring a certain architectural style are creeping into government policy and guidelines
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CommentChristmas comes early (for some) …
Salaries and bonuses for senior staff at housebuilders have risen sharply, which indicates we have a serious skills shortage
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CommentWhat does the Autumn Statement really mean for fuel bills?
Atkins’ Sean Lockie analyses last week’s changes to energy policy
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CommentWho has a sustainable vision in this government?
The Autumn Statement failed to tackle the key challenges we face
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CommentWhy is Crossrail cutting back on design reviews?
The new stations are unlikely to compare with the Victorians’ glorious rail achievements, but that shouldn’t mean cutting back on design scrutiny
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CommentHousing market picks up speed, but where's it heading?
More house price inflation seems inevitable in the immediate future, but the long term is much more uncertain
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CommentTrends in the domestic repair and maintenance sector
Results from the Family Spending Survey show that households spend less on contractors than they did 10 years ago
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CommentConstruction is £1.5bn bigger than we thought last month
The latest ONS output figures show that the industry is growing faster than predicted
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CommentHow the recession changed the pattern of spending on home improvements
Family spending data shows that growth in the home improvements market is being driven by retired people
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CommentWonders and blunders with Rob Russell
Rob Russell wonders at the world’s largest unreinforced concrete roof, on Rome’s Pantheon, but despairs at Victor Emmanuel’s overbearing altar to egotism
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CommentConstruction's dreaming of a white Christmas
Whisper it, but such is the demand for staff and materials, a heavy cold snap could actually help the industry cope with the recovery
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CommentReal retrofit requires real professionals
Retrofit is being dumbed down, and the results of ignorance can be disastrous