Opinion – Page 257
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Is large scale development really a panacea for developers?
Encouraging noises from government means urban extensions, new settlements and, yes, even eco-towns are back on the agenda. But don’t expect them to arrive any time soon
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CommentNatural justice: Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd vs Shetland Island Council
An adjudicator who sought advice on a legal point but didn’t declare it found himself under the spotlight for breaching the rules of natural justice
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CommentWhy bigger is better when it comes to housing
Ian Tant asks if it is right for the government to promote its ambitions for large scale developments?
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CommentGreen Growth
The government wants to fuel business growth and force a green revolution – can it have it both ways?
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CommentHansom: Bothered & bewildered
It’s been a confusing week with a Twitter campaign being hijacked by teenagers, a secretive networking club publishing the names of its own members and listening to Kirstie Allsopp’s deep thoughts
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Inbox: Where's that CV?
Green Deal skills[In his article, “The Green Deal: We’re not getting insulation pre-assessments right” page 31, 20 January], Neil May is right to highlight the knowledge and skills issues around insulation that will become critical to the success of the Green Deal. Without the right training and qualifications framework in ...
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CommentThe Thames estuary airport could propel us out of recession
Britain must stop dithering about a Thames estuary airport - it could be the infrastructure project that gives us the neccessary fire power to defeat the economic downturn
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Jestico + Whiles
It’s a Guinness-filled night and conversation turns Sherlock Holmes, stag dos and the lesser-known victims of the High Speed 2 rail line
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CommentEco-towns: Back to the garden city
Strategically planned large-scale development is back on the government agenda, but this time it’s less eco-town, more leafy suburb. Building reports
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CommentMy digital life … Reg Honeybul
This managing director is on the verge of becoming an iPhone convert and makes most of his purchases online
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CommentWhy is confidence rising in the construction industry when it appears set for recession?
There seems to be a surprisingly level of optimism at the moment – it could be well founded, but the chances appear slim
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CommentClosing the energy performance gap
The government’s proposal to accredit housebuilders as part of its Part L consultation should raise standards
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CommentWe can deliver cost-effective schools while keeping BREEAM
The subtext to the debate over scrapping the BREEAM standard for school buildings is that it costs too much, but, says Sean Lockie, that ignores our ability to deliver schools efficiently
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CommentMy digital life: Neil Dower
The iPhone, Spooks and Meat Loaf tick all the boxes for this managing director
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CommentA quick guide to administration
A quick guide to the process of company administration under the Insolvency Act 1986
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CommentAdjudicator's fees and failure of consideration: Systech vs Harrington
If an adjudicator’s decision is unenforceable by reasons of failing to comply with natural justice, he is still entitled to payment
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CommentShapps needs to bring out the big guns
If the housing minister is to deliver the ‘gold standard’ number of new homes a year he’ll need to ask the Bank of England for help
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CommentRip up the rule book
BIM is a radical way of ‘rethinking construction’ - don’t get left behind
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CommentBuilding memories: British school design in 1948
As Willmott Dixon starts work on ‘off the shelf’ schools, we go back in time to see how Building reported on standardised school design in 1948