Opinion – Page 249
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CommentThe secret schools report: Learning from the past
The government wouldn’t reveal its post-occupancy review of schools - so Building will
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CommentWhy last week's rise in inflation should not have been a surprise
Brian Green argues that the latest Office for National Statistics figures were entirely predictable and underline the challenges ahead
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CommentA quick guide to the Party Wall Act 1996: what it is and what work it covers
A quick guide to the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996), explaining what the Act does and what works the Act covers.
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CommentWhy all the outrage over the 'conservatory tax'?
Misunderstanding, emotion over taxes and a lack of knowledge about the Green Deal have contributed to a bad public image for consequential improvements
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CommentBrian Green on ... recession
Continuing hard times will see others follow Balfour Beatty’s lead
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CommentSchool places: Making a virtue out of necessity
A skint government needs to find new ways of meeting demand for school places. So it should ease up on regulation and allow the industry’s creativity to come to the rescue, says Peter Buchan
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CommentWonders & blunders with Bridget Sawyers
Bridget Sawyers thinks the elegant simplicty of the Olympic velodome deserves a lap of victory, but St George Wharf on the Thames should be disqualified
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On the wrong track
Comparing the features of present day buildings with those of 45 years ago isn’t fair
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Green light
To get consumers excited about the Green Deal we need to have the right incentives in place
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CommentThe antique road show
Nothing moves as slowly as the law - a dispute dating from 1991 is back in court and the arguments haven’t moved on an inch. Unlike the costs!
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CommentHansom: In it to win it
This week, Crossrail has some fighting talk for Bam Nuttall, West Ham’s owners get excited about their Olympic stadium bid and Foster’s team battles more opposition in its quest for a South-east airport
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CommentMy digital life … John McRae
For the director of this architecture practice, Linkedin and Twitter are useful tools for staying up-to-date while you can’t beat face to face communication for explaining design
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CommentPositive possibilities emerging from some very negative probabilities for construction
Brian Green explores the bad-news-would-be-good-news conundrum ahead of the next quarterly GDP figures
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CommentA summit to remember
Building is proud to join forces with BIS and the Cabinet Office to host an event that brings together industry leaders and policy-makers
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CommentCareful who you trust
Your dealings with a consultant are only secret if that consultant is a solicitor or barrister - whether you like it or not