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CommentHansom:聽Naming and shaming
Shameless marketing tactics this week, plus, an engineer and an architect run out of gas, what people are calling Zaha Hadid, and the latest outbreak of acronymitis at the civil service
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CommentNow is the time to borrow
With 10-year bonds at their lowest level in recent times, the government must take the opportunity to channel much-needed investment into major infrastructure work
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CommentOpen mike: Rebuilding Christchurch
On 22 February 2011 an earthquake hit New Zealand鈥檚 Christchurch, killing 185 people in one of the nation鈥檚 deadliest disasters. Paul O鈥機onnor has been working on the rebuild
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CommentLand value: No row
This week features a clarification on land value in viability testing for local planning developments, some thoughts on standardised school design and a reaction to our interview with Mark Prisk
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CommentWonders & blunders with Mash Halai
The Olympic athletes鈥� village is a great development which will offer a valuable legacy, says Mash Halai. The British Library, however, is a missed opportunity
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CommentContractors left waiting for DIDO ...
Ministry of Defence estate arm鈥檚 鈥榯ransformation programme鈥� leaves contractors waiting for the long-promised intelligent client
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CommentSchool designs: CLASPing at straws
A reader鈥檚 solution to the challenges of standardised school design
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CommentThe Shard opening marks a new chapter for London's skyline
Renzo Piano鈥檚 breathtaking tower is sublime 鈥� but it could usher in an era of high-rise banality
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We need a bridge to stop insulation work collapse before Green Deal
There are worrying gaps opening up in the government鈥檚 flagship green scheme
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CommentInvest in aviation infrastructure
The government must consider Norman Foster鈥檚 Thames Estuary scheme
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CommentSupermarket forward funding: Pay it forward
Tesco鈥檚 chief architect clarifies the company鈥檚 position
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CommentSupermarket forward funding: Shop local
A reader says sustainable development is about using local, SME contractors
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CommentMake a change
One year on, has the public sector engaged with the government Construction Strategy?
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CommentTwo places at once
Tony Bingham discusses what happened when the same case came before the TCC and an adjudicator. Read the full article here
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Comment微密圈 buys a pint... for Broadway Malyan
Romance, abseiling and snow are discussed in the Swan at Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe, on London鈥檚 South Bank
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CommentHansom: Mixed metaphors
A leading proponent of free schools displays numeracy problems, there鈥檚 some creative re-engineering of history, and the column is enlivened by some creative wordplay as the industry waxes lyrical
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CommentTime for some joined-up thinking
Now could be a revolutionary time for the UK construction sector. We should become an efficent, techno-savvy industry. If only we could get procurement right
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CommentRenovation and green agenda support weak construction activity across Europe
The Euroconstruct conference held earlier this month in London provided lashings of gloom, but it also provided plenty of food for thought