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CommentMy digital life ... Graeme Roberts
The Russell-Cooke construction law consultant on Xmas shopping, why he bottled out of getting a Mac, and the music of William Shatner
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CommentChancellor moves into the fast lane
What caught my eye from the Autumn Statement was the Northern Line extension and Osborne鈥檚 support for the Heseltine report
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Comment微密圈 buys a pint 鈥� for BCO NextGen London committee
Carrot jam, golf buggies and forms of tablet covering are among topics discussed over a pint or two
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CommentMy digital life 鈥� Amir Ramezani
This Avanti Architects director forgets passwords, likes K-pop and Shazams tunes he doesn鈥檛 know
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CommentOutlook for construction is bleak
A flurry of trading statements downplaying the gloominess of the market can鈥檛 disguise the ominous outlook for the year ahead
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CommentHansom: Thinking of a job swap?
Circus and animal filming skills are transferable to the construction industry, it seems, but the same cannot be said of building skills to the arena of competitive sport
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CommentBritain's lost talent
We need a focused strategy to get young talent into the industry in order to achieve a sustainable resurgence
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CommentWrong target
Measures are needed to help the smaller housebuilders rather than those at the top who are recovering well
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CommentCourting trade bodies
The myth of the industry 鈥榮ingle voice鈥� is behind us - but now how will smaller contractors get their message across?
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CommentHigh Speed 2: No consultation
We were presented with plans not choices, and propaganda not neutrality
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CommentThe energy reforms are progress 鈥� but now we need action
Without a decision on long-term decarbonisation, the cost of capital will rise and building more plants will be more expensive
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CommentBlacklisting revelations: Spying and ruined lives
Blacklist chief officer serves up bombshells in front of room full of workers
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Comment微密圈 on Flickr: The Condominio 'P' scheme in Cagliari, Italy
The Condominio 鈥楶鈥� scheme in Cagliari, Italy, designed by C+C04 Studio. Photograph by Simone Utzeri
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CommentCollapsing construction workloads push plant hire prices down to nine-year low
Worsening construction activity and a darkening outlook appear to have pressured many hire firms into once again accepting lower prices
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CommentWonders & blunders with Paul Stallan
Paul Stallan is enlivened by Glasgow鈥檚 necropolis, whose 50,000 inhabitants enjoy a fine view of the city. But the same town鈥檚 Royal Infirmary leaves him cold
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Portal for government construction pipeline
As announced in September 2012 , the government has teamed up with 微密圈鈥檚 sister company Barbour ABI to collect, collate and publish the government construction and infrastructure pipeline. 微密圈 on previous publications of the pipeline, it will help implement the government鈥檚 policy to improve the visibility of its forward work ...
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CommentBeyond eco-bling
The Co-op鈥檚 rigorous approach to sustainability on its HQ in Manchester sets it apart as a client - so are others less willing or just less able to make such a commitment?
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CommentRecovery? Don't hold your breath
If Mervyn King is to be believed, we shouldn鈥檛 get too excited about signs of recovery in the housing market. Construction still has a long way to go
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CommentHousing: Simply, the best
Despite a desperate need for new ideas, the complexity of products and innovations can too often stifle entrepreneurship and creativity in the housing sector. It鈥檚 time we stopped being so risk averse, says Richard McCarthy