Opinion 鈥� Page 52
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Comment5 minutes with鈥� Andrew Henderson, executive director, UK buildings, Ramboll
Andrew Henderson 聽tells 微密圈 about聽film-making, decompressing, and robots
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CommentScrutinising Crossrail
In April this year, the former chief executive of Crossrail, Andrew Wolstenholme, said this: 鈥淭he programme we put together [for Crossrail] in March 2018 still found a way through to opening in December 2018.鈥� Last week, one of his successors, Mark Wild, said this: 鈥淥ur latest ...
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CommentThe government should lead by example on prompt payment
Is it fair for the government to criticise tier 1s on poor payment practices when as a client it is guilty of the same?
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CommentLet鈥檚 be honest about private finance in infrastructure
Private investment in infrastructure has been criticised 鈥� wrongly 鈥� in the past few years.聽The government supports it abroad but has refused to promote it at home
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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聽foot on a series of nerve-wracking bridges
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Comment5 minutes with鈥� Angus Bruce, principal and head of landscape architecture, Hassell Studio
Angus Bruce 聽tells 微密圈 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鈥檚 demise last week sent shockwaves through an industry that has become used to this kind of thing
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CommentAnother general election 鈥� 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 鈥� 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聽鈥� they increase construction costs, and often 鈥榠mprovements鈥� are unnecessary
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Comment5 minutes with鈥� Francesca Sharkey, development manager, Qatari Diar
Francesca Sharkey 聽tells 微密圈 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 鈥� I forget his name 鈥� struggles to convince the industry he鈥檒l be around聽long enough to be taken seriously
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CommentEverything but a beach: Manchester鈥檚 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 鈥� but it leaves no doubt the principal reason for the fire
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Comment5 minutes with鈥� Gavin Hale-Brown, founder of Henley Halebrown Architects
Gavin Hale-Brown 聽tells 微密圈 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聽does 聽rain in聽the Antipodes
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CommentThe NHS is making people sick 鈥� 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聽out on top in emerging areas such as asset operation 鈥� if they take action