Opinion – Page 51
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CommentClimate change is not going away and we must learn to adapt
Floods are a menace, but one that affected industries and communities must learn to accept as a reality
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CommentHow we can create a collaborative delivery environment
The UK’s current track record of delivering major construction projects leaves something to be desired
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CommentOffsite housing? There’s an app for that
An open-source app to facilitate early planning for using offsite systems should help drive a modern way of working
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Happy days
Summer sizzles to the sound of ribs on the grill, willow on leather and the zip of the Serpentine pavilion being cordoned off
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CommentInfrastructure is in the waiting room - will it be given the chance?
We are all too used to unrealistic promises from politicians before a vote – what they are actually able to deliver inevitably disappoints
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CommentHow to reach net zero emissions
With the built environment making up half of carbon emissions, says Siân Berry, there are plenty of ways to make construction more green
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CommentCould a BIM company become a tier 1 contractor?
It’s only a matter of time, says Robert Bird Group’s Paulo Silva
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CommentThe Augar review is likely to lead to worse facilities and poorer mental health
The most significant impact of the review into post-18 education will be its potential to exacerbate uncertainty in funding and poor student mental health
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5 minutes with… Tamsie Thomson, director, London Festival of Architecture
Tamsie Thomson tells Building about Egyptian temples, whippets and becoming a spy
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CommentIn my experience: The inventor
If you can access the right funding, collaborate with others and truly engage with clients, you can bring cutting-edge technology to market
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CommentMake it simple, stupid
Collecting information has never been easier, but it’s all a bit pointless unless we have clever and effective ways to turn it into insights
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Comfort zone
While British Land’s workers get to feel fabulous on a special sofa, the poor old design team have Heathrow sandwiches inflicted on them
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CommentHeathrow – learning from Crossrail’s woes
A massive collaboration of 800 people is proving an effective approach for this complex infrastructure scheme
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CommentDigital transformation - how can construction get ‘digital’ right?
At this time of technological transformation, we take stock of best practice, future trends and how to ‘do digital’ right
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CommentWhy construction should embrace the commitment to zero carbon by 2050
Engineers love to solve complex problems, they just need the right environment
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CommentTory leadership contest: what construction needs from the next Prime Minister
Investing in infrastructure, zero emissions, dealing with Brexit - everything is on the table
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CommentHow do we make young people happy at work? Treat them like adults
Maybe we’d be better off without the term ‘millennial’, or at least forget the stereotypes associated with it
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CommentA deeply weird day out - when Will Ing went to Chernobyl
Our intrepid reporter Will Ing recounts his day at the site of the worst-ever nuclear disaster
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Subversive elements
So-called troublemakers speak shocking words at a contractor’s breakfast event
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CommentInternational Women in Engineering Day: let’s get the message right
Construction industry engineers should consider retraining as teachers to stop girls getting the message that engineering is for boys