All Comment articles – Page 49
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UK guarantees: a boost for the industry?
The UK Guarantees scheme was supposed to provide a much needed boost for the industry, but it will not benefit the small-scale projects that need funding the most
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PFI: Road to nowhere
The coalition’s attempts to attract private finance to infrastructure projects merely postpones the inevitable return to PFI
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Renewables subsidy review is a 'shot in the arm' for UK plc
But we need to be careful to maximise the economic benefits
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Restraint not extravagance
This year’s Stirling prize nominees reflect the hard times but one leaves a powerful lasting impression
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Pensions: Cleaning up our toxic legacy
Construction accounts for £34.4bn of the UK’s final salary pension deficit. How can the government restore confidence in workplace schemes?
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Deepest green credentials
The Living ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Challenge provides the opportunity to hit the highest conceivable sustainability targets
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Sustainable materials: Wood first?
Design teams need the freedom to decide which material will give the best sustainability outcome
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The Shard: Overcoming height and heritage
How did Sellar’s tower reach its height in the face of financial and practical challenges?
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Contractors left waiting for DIDO ...
Ministry of Defence estate arm’s ‘transformation programme’ leaves contractors waiting for the long-promised intelligent client
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The Shard opening marks a new chapter for London's skyline
Renzo Piano’s breathtaking tower is sublime – but it could usher in an era of high-rise banality
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Time 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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The Olympics: Setting the standard
The delivery of the London 2012 Games could provide a blueprint for the future of UK infrastructure projects
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Drinks on the house: ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV's annual terrace reception
Once again, the movers and shakers of the UK construction industry gathered at the Houses of Parliament for ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s annual terrace reception
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How should green building labelling work?
The success of the newly launched BREEAM for Domestic Refurnishment scheme depends on finding a balance between admin costs and a large enough market
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WSP-Genivar merger: A new opportunity
Is the acquisition of WSP by Canada’s Genivar the end of another independent UK consultant?
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A single voice for the industry
We speak fine words of collaboration, but all attempts to set up a representative industry-wide voice are torn apart by factionalism and confrontation, says Nick Raynsford
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Nissan's supercar: Time to test-drive some buildings
Nissan’s new supercar, the Delta Wing, will be subject to public scrutiny and objective testing at Le Mans. Why don’t we have more ‘test-drives’ for buildings?
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And we're off... Or are we?
The starter’s gun has sounded and the race for PSBP work is finally underway. But, with questions left unanswered, contractors may find themselves left on the starting line
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Unlocking the commercial market
The commercial office industry meets in gloomy mood this week, but if occupiers, developers and financiers work in partnership, they could open up the sector
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Where the opportunities for architects lie
Simon Rawlinson discusses where the greenest shoots can be found in architecture