Opinion – Page 106
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The rise and fall of the mega-city
Mega-cities are no longer sustainable and the bigger they become, the less likely are they to function efficiently
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Delivering a healthy digital railway
The European Train Control System will go a long way to improve the efficiency of our railways, but it is only part of the solution
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Ecobuild blog: Here’s one we made earlier
The offsite sector is still in its infancy but a future in which robots manufacture complete building elements does not have to remain a pipe dream – we need to commit ourselves to further investment
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Ecobuild blog: Check out the competition
Responsible retail is essential for a sustainable future, and Ecobuild’s Big Innovation Pitch with M S will give ambitious innovators the opportunity to fast track engineering products across the retail sector
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How green space can pay its way in garden villages
Cost-benefit analysis of the impact of the natural environment on people could be used to plan the proposed wave of garden villages
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Make Brexit work for us
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV is starting 2017 by launching a campaign to secure a fair deal for construction from Brexit
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Hansom: Yule never walk alone
Christmas pud all eaten up, life returns to what we like to call normal – a world of football rivalries, eye-catching press releases, new year’s honours and Brexit. What’s left of the season of goodwill is restricted to dogs
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2017 – the fear of the unknown
After what we went through last year, who would feel confident predicting what will happen this year to the property industry? But hell, why not try?
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Online poll: Brexit deal
Are you confident the government will negotiate a good Brexit deal for construction? Vote here
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Start the clock…
The government wants to standardise 30-day payment terms throughout the supply chain in public contracts. Usefully, it has now clarified when the payment period starts
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What’s in store for the commercial sector in 2017?
The current climate of uncertainty may lead to some unexpected opportunities within the UK offices market
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Why is productivity better in the US?
To build our ambitious infrastructure and housing programmes the UK needs to improve its productivity levels, and the Americans can show us how
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Prefabrication can have a positive impact on architecture
Let’s remain open-minded about the architectural quality modular construction can deliver
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Predictions 2017: Philip Watson
Philip Watson, design director at Atkins, looks at what 2017 has in store for off site construction
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Predictions 2017: Mark Farmer
Mark Farmer, consultant and author of industry report Modernise or die