Opinion – Page 286
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CommentTory conference Q&A: the construction minister
Emily Wright cornered the construction minister Mark Prisk, at the Tory party conference this week…
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CommentBuilding buys a pint ... for Hilson Moran
If this lot are anything to go by, engineers are a thrill-seeking bunch
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CommentMr Cameron, here’s how to build 500,000 homes and net £10bn for the Treasury – well maybe
Is David Cameron’s call for a ‘housing revolution’ too good to be true?
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CommentHadid's Evelyn Grace Academy: Gove won’t like it
Zaha Hadid’s school runs counter to today’s politically austere mood, but this inspiring piece of design is a worthy winner of this year’s Stirling prize
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CommentDon't let the National Trust derail essential planning change
Planning must be streamlined if UK plc is going to succeed in growing its economy - heritage organisations must not be allowed to interfere
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CommentHow will the Government spend the money it raises from boosting council house sales?
Why would you sell a property at a huge discount to raise money to build another property? The conundrum lies in basic financial engineering – the use of leverage
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CommentThe health system needs surgery not sticking plasters
Andrew Lansley cheers the party faithful but fails to say how government will deliver healthcare reform
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CommentStirling Effort
The surprise winner of this year’s Stirling Prize shows continuing strained relations between architecture and politics
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CommentIs the urgency there to fix the housing crisis Shapps says we're in?
Underlying concerns were prevalent at the Conservative Party Conference that the government’s planning proposals may be watered down
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CommentWill Tory plans to sell council houses to fund new affordable rented homes work?
How will the government stimulate 100,000 extra buyers of council homes?
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CommentMultiple disputes in adjudiation: Witney council vs Beam Construction Ltd
Can more than one dispute be referred to an adjudicator?
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CommentThe next big thing
CH2M’s acquisiton of Halcrow is a prime contender for the deal of 2011 – who’s going to be next?
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Inbox: What's missing?
Readers discuss what’s needed to make the industry more eco-friendly, and have a name to add to the credits list for Colchester’s Arts Centre
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CommentUncertainty will only hurt the NHS
The coalition has made a mess of its restructuring of the NHS, creating confusion and waste when what it needs is steady, incremental modernisation
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CommentHansom: That's what i want
Women refuse to settle for second best this week: Zaha Hadid requests the perfect employee, Angela Brady takes charge at the Lib Dem conference and Mrs Stefanou - sorry: Debbie - takes us to task
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CommentEconomic crisis: The battle for Britain
The business secretary reckons we face a crisis that is the economic equivalent of war. Shame then that politicians have all but surrendered our future to the pluck of bankers
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CommentBuilding goes back stage at ... Construction Rocks 2011
The industry’s battle of the bands takes place on 20 October, and Building met some of the stars as they prepared for the big event
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CommentWho's to blame for our lack of zero-carbon homes?
Are housebuilders failing to build to zero-carbon standards - as suggested by minister Andrew Stunell - or is the failure to build due to a flaw in the targets?
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CommentFirst of autumn forecasts downgrades construction prospects
Message from first autumn forecasts to emerge is to prepare for slower recovery than expected