Opinion – Page 46
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Baby steps
A young housing secretary is questioned for the first time and thrill seekers are prevented from setting foot on a series of nerve-wracking bridges
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Comment5 minutes with… Angus Bruce, principal and head of landscape architecture, Hassell Studio
Angus Bruce tells Building about tech literacy, watching your projects mature, and wishful thinking
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CommentCrossrail: Blind optimism of previous management laid bare once again
Latest delay shines spotlight (again) on who knew what and when
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CommentSimons Group: Lessons not learned
News of Simons Group’s demise last week sent shockwaves through an industry that has become used to this kind of thing
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CommentAnother general election – would you believe it?
Construction will be hoping that more homes, schools, hospitals and infrastructure represent more than just key battleground on 12 December
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CommentHow do we implement social value?
Delivering social value requires involvement of the whole supply chain — it is our collective responsibility
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CommentTime to rein back enhancements to office buildings
Enhancing the specification of office buildings has become unsustainable – they increase construction costs, and often ‘improvements’ are unnecessary
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Comment5 minutes with… Francesca Sharkey, development manager, Qatari Diar
Francesca Sharkey tells Building about Swiss spas, a love of creating beautiful things, and a capacity for listening
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Thank U, next
The latest housing secretary – I forget his name – struggles to convince the industry he’ll be around long enough to be taken seriously
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CommentEverything but a beach: Manchester’s great offer
Recent events demonstrate that Manchester has the clout to match the economic pull of London
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CommentGrenfell fire inquiry: Failure of command
The report into the events on the night of the fire focus on systemic failures within the fire brigade — but it leaves no doubt the principal reason for the fire
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Comment5 minutes with… Gavin Hale-Brown, founder of Henley Halebrown Architects
Gavin Hale-Brown tells Building about a cemetery in Italy, getting dirty to make buildings work, and being a secret artist
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Bish-bash-bosh
Climate-change protesters get aggressive, Esther McVey opens a portal to more criticism, it does rain in the Antipodes
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CommentThe NHS is making people sick – we need five-year rolling capital programmes
We need politicians to give the NHS estate their full attention, then perhaps they can use the construction industry more effectively to ease the pain
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CommentRewriting the rules: Will the Future of Consultancy initiative change the way consultants work?
The Future of Consultancy could help consultants create new strategies to come out on top in emerging areas such as asset operation – if they take action
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CommentPicking up the tab – the importance of commissioning
Why do most standard form contracts fail to describe commissioning as an activity that defines completion?
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CommentHousing is more than a numbers game
The main political parties should stop with the soundbites and base housing plans on solid data, not random figures
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Comment5 minutes with… Lilla Smith, director of architecture and design at Macklowe Properties
Lilla Smith tells Building about the New York property industry, loving Lego and the challenges of apartment design
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CommentBRE – straight-talking leadership will help the organisation to modernise
BRE chief executive Gillian Charlesworth is determined to bring a more commercial focus to the institution