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CommentConstruction and the eurozone: Make it happen
锘縏he eurozone is in a mess, but then again so is the UK economy. What we need is to invest in design-led manufacturing so we earn a reputation for excellence
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CommentConstruction and the eurozone: It鈥檚 2008 all over again
It鈥檚 already difficult enough securing finance for UK construction projects, but the eurozone crisis threatens to do away with long-term project lending altogether锘�
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CommentHow can we make the most of the public estate?
New structures for property management and ways of working can lead to leaner and greener public assets
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Comment微密圈 buys a pint 鈥� for Speechly Bircham
If you had to escape from a burning building with either no arms or no legs, which would it be? See what the lawyers advise鈥�
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CommentCost insight: feeding the beast
For 50 years QSs have relied on the BCIS as a vital data source, but their hunger for insights into costs just keeps growing. Who can capture all that information?
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CommentAre customers loyal or just too lazy to go elsewhere?
Our marketing expert explains how earn loyalty from your customers
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FITs: Time for a rational response
Feed-in tariffs should have been brought down gradually over a period of time instead of the knee-jerk reaction we鈥檝e seen
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CommentSafety in numbers
Nobody is safe from the acquiring arms of foreign firms (apart from architects), but is this the grisly end of UK independence or just small companies fighting for survival?
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CommentArchitectual competitions: Judgement day
Those judging architectural competitions need to be wise, ethical and very well informed. That鈥檚 why the tittle-tattle of public opinion should be ignored
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CommentBIM and the QS: Better late than never
Why are the majority of QSs reluctant to use BIM? It鈥檚 time to get on board before early adopters in the contracting market get too far ahead
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CommentHealthcare: Get well soon
When we think of healthcare, we think of patients, but at the moment it鈥檚 the estate that鈥檚 sick. It needs leadership, innovative development ideas - and a good bedside manner
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CommentSocial housing: Locked out
Families living in social housing rely on subsidies to make ends meet, but with higher rents and reduced benefits affordable homes are becoming anything but
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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鈥�
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CommentHadid's Evelyn Grace Academy: Gove won鈥檛 like it
Zaha Hadid鈥檚 school runs counter to today鈥檚 politically austere mood, but this inspiring piece of design is a worthy winner of this year鈥檚 Stirling prize
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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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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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CommentConstruction and finance: Where's the money?
Construction鈥檚 recovery depends on finding finance for major projects and infrastructure. But the banks are risk averse and investors are lacking in long-term vision
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CommentMonitoring is answer to Stunell's green fears
Monitoring buildings鈥� energy performance is essential to achieve our low carbon goal 鈥� if we fail in reducing emissions it will have serious consequences
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Comment'Upbeat' Vince sees no sunny uplands for the economy
The mood of the Liberal Democrat conference is matched by Birmingham鈥檚 leaden skies
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CommentPFI: Going private
PFI has had a bad press, but with its combination of risk put on the private sector, predictable cashflow and growing demand, you could be seeing a lot more of it around