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CommentPreparing for your APC final assessment
Top tips on how to prepare for you final assessment for RICS APC candidates
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CommentHousing: Time to get serious
If the government is serious about tackling the housing crisis more needs to be done
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CommentHansom: The malcontents
If you thought the grouse season was almost over, think again - there鈥檚 all manner of bellyaching this week - luckily, we have Titanic-inspired apartments, a tale of love pursued and a nice ski holiday to look forward to
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CommentHomes for humans
As we scramble to address the housing crisis and rapidly changing demographics, we must not overlook the positive difference good design can make
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CommentAre you maximising your R&D tax credits?
Factoring in R D at the tendering stage may be new to some but it can give a contractor significant advantages
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CommentA chance to rehabilitate our prisons
The Autumn Statement recognised the importance of safety in our prisons, but we need a bigger commitment to overhauling the spaces for prisoners and prison officers
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Comment好色先生TV a university in the mountains
The harsh winter and remote mountain location of the University of Central Asia in the Kyrgyz Republic created some unique challenges
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CommentWhy are so many homes empty when we have a housing crisis?
National Empty Homes Week is a time to reflect on the dual scandal of homelessness rates among the young and England鈥檚 220,000 empty properties
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CommentWill we ever change?
Despite any number of reports admonishing our industry for its poor productivity, waste and lack of innovation, it remains structurally dysfunctional
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CommentGood Employer Guide 2016: Keeping the wheels turning
This year鈥檚 guide shows the active steps construction鈥檚 top employers are taking to increase the appeal of the industry to new recruits
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CommentHansom: It鈥檚 the real thing
Those who feel the reality show that is life has just taken a surreal turn for the worse in having a game show host elected as the next president of the United States, will find nothing to reassure them on this page
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CommentOnline poll: Autumn Statement
Was the Autumn Statement as positive as you had hoped for construction? Vote here
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CommentWhat鈥檚 stopping us building schools using off-site techniques?
Modular schools can be bespoke and beautiful, but to build at the volumes needed to keep up with demand we need to think carefully about our delivery model
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CommentAutumn Statement: Gently does it
The chancellor鈥檚 abandonment of the deficit target does not herald an era of public spending largesse, but clearly housing and infrastructure will benefit from an investment boost
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CommentIt's a positive Autumn Statement but not a radical one
Infrastructure spending, despite the announced increase, is still low compared with international levels, while the housing announcements are a drop in the ocean
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CommentHammond's spending plans should boost output
In contrast to the previous chancellor, Philip Hammond has ditched grandiose announcements and made some specific investment proposals that could make a real difference
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CommentThe secret to a great design brief from a client
Suprisingly councils tend to be better at discussing ideas with architects at the briefing stage than commercial developers, why is that?
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CommentEcobuild blog: The new world of sustainability
The definition of sustainability has evolved considerably to address many issues. Ecobuild's Redefining Sustainability campaign provides a platform for all to share thoughts, ideas and best practice
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CommentWill the Autumn Statement take a strategic approach to infrastructure?
Politicians on both side of the pond are hailing infrastructure investment as the key to boosting the economy and improving the lot of disaffected voters, but for that to happen we need to be better at selecting projects that deliver the greatest benefit