Opinion – Page 185
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CommentWonders and blunders with Mark Leeson
Le Corbusier’s Marseille masterpiece is enough to make Mark Leeson believe in time-travel, but the VisitPlymouth building just makes him want to stay at home …
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CommentAirports of the future
We cannot ignore the impact of airports on the UK’s carbon reduction targets
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CommentLooking beyond the horizon
Zoologists, scientists and chemists could provide construction with a fresh perspective on cutting carbon emissions from buildings
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CommentCycle deaths are preventable
Heavy construction vehicles should be banned from using minor roads
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CommentA sluggish rise in construction job creation
The latest employment figures do not show a surge in construction jobs
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CommentSo you thought the accuracy of EPCs was improving?
Recent experience demonstrates that the accuracy of energy performance certificates varies. And that poses serious problems for the efficacy of forthcoming regulations
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CommentSurveys suggest house price inflation is accelerating - that's not good
The RICS survey out today shows that over the past few months there has been a sustained increase in all the main indicators
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CommentAre skyscrapers really the way forward?
They add drama to the city but are generally energy-intensive vanity projects
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CommentAMP6: Damp squib or big splash
Changes to the regulatory environment could lead to big savings in the water industry. But are companies ready to take advantage of the new regime?
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CommentThailand: Not all smiles
Infrastructure projects are thriving in Thailand but how easy it is for UK firms to do business there?
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CommentIs BREEAM's credit on target for construction site impacts?
BREEAM’s targets for construction waste are a good idea in principle, but how achievable are they in practice?
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CommentBuilding performance is the sum of many parts
The relationship between detailing and materials is lost if members of the team don’t have the right skills
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CommentThere's a job to do
Thousands of people are out of work in the UK and yet construction has a skills shortage, surely this is one problem we can solve?
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CommentThe very model of a modern major housing politician
We need a new generation of pro-housing politicians. What should they look like?
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CommentGame-changing ideas in construction
Innovation, lean construction and BIM are making a big difference in how we work
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CommentHansom: Fun and Frivolities
You thought the silly season was in August? Well, this week, a Formula One racing driver performs donuts on top of the Burj Al Arab, Mace’s buildings grow moustaches and one architect creates a cyborg pumpkin
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CommentGreen energy? The power is in our feet ...
The UK’s commitment to cutting CO 2 emissions means every renewable source of energy needs to be examined - including floor tiles that convert footsteps into kinetic energy