Opinion – Page 217
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CommentWhy GDP growth is the most likely salvation for construction
Construction is procyclical, and when there has been little GDP growth over three years, construction has dived into recession
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CommentMy Digital Life ... Tim Whitcombe
Tim Whitcombe, an architectural assistant with NBBJ’s London studio, on pets with bad habits, getting around London and making lists.
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CommentPF2 - Where are we now?
Are we about to see a successful come-back for PFI? There are five questions to answer first, says Jon Hart
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CommentPrevious adjudicator’s reasoning: Arcadis UK vs May and Baker
This case raised questions about the extent to which it is legitimate or unfair for an adjudicator to take into account or adopt the reasoning of a previous adjudicator’s decision
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CommentCarillion's cash flow: Cold comfort
As the contractor announces 120-day payment terms, it feels like winter has set in for construction
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CommentReality check
Rick Wheal, consultant at Arup, on why our approach to sustainable building has to change
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CommentMy digital life … Guy Scilly
The Multitech Site Services managing director on keeping up to date with boxing news, listening to The Jam, and learning to love his Kindle
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CommentHansom: Dining out
On this week’s menu, an architect’s in the back of Burger King, Next is on the warpath, a Hansom hack is all at sea, and Boris smells something fishy. Plus, rappers and runners are here to inspire us
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CommentAn exemplary office building
British Land’s Ropemaker Place is a green scheme to be proud of
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CommentMy beef with the Budget
Richard Steer laments a speech that offers no real nourishment to the industry and, what is worse, shows the chancellor to be deaf to the demands of construction
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CommentWonders & blunders with ... Angus Morrogh-Ryan
Angus Morrogh-Ryan is stunned by Oscar Niemeyer’s Niterói Contemporary Art Museum but the same architect’s Museum of Cinema is just a sad, unused shell
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CommentAudio clip: Building's editor on Help to Buy
Building’s editor Sarah Richardson speaking on the BBC’s Today programme about the effect of the housing measures announced this week
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CommentMy digital life … Tim Garratt
The Innes England director on blogging at all hours, communicating with his squash team via Facebook, and late Xmas presents
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CommentDodgy suspension
An ingenious solution to finding a parking space in an inner city shopping precinct
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CommentMiddle-aged folks homes
Finding a model of retirement living that appeals to 60-something baby boomers is the key to solving the housing shortage, argues Richard Morton
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CommentHansom: ‘Cannes do’ attitude
We reflect on last week’s Mipim where BoJo bashed the French, the weather threatened to flood the place, a Turner Townsend employee reminisced about bath time, and we got our hands on some boules
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CommentBIM: Method in modelling
The new BIM protocol and standard should finally put an end to the industry’s ad-hoc approach to managing information, says Simon Rawlinson
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CommentWould retention trust funds work?
Should trust funds be set up to ensure subcontractors get retentions?