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CommentOnline poll: Flood defence
Will the 拢400m a year investment for flood defence promised by the government be enough to prevent future flooding in the UK? Vote here
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CommentTown and gown
If universities and the cities they鈥檙e in talked to each other more about their individual goals, they鈥檇 find plenty of overlap and opportunities to enhance their shared spaces
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CommentHelping Nepal
What working as an engineer in Nepal鈥檚 rebuilding programme following April鈥檚 earthquake taught me
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CommentWho turned up the heat?
Meeting carbon budgets outlined at the Paris Climate Conference is a regulation the UK might actually feel the effects of
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CommentModern slavery: UK firms must act
Under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 UK firms must take responsibility
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CommentKeeping up with the building services boom
Tactics for high quality delivery now the industry is working full throttle
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CommentMajor programmes, major opportunities
The UK must learn from its infrastructure successes to avoid another Davies Commission debacle
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CommentHansom: Oh, bring us a figgy pudding
This week, a little boy waits 60 years for Santa to turn up, there are Christmas logs aplenty, plus some DIY advice for the holiday period - and if even cement delivery tankers can get into the festive spirit, anyone can
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CommentNew year, new challenges
The industry remains on course to pass 2007 pre-recession levels next year, but it鈥檚 no time to put your feet up
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CommentHere we go again
The government鈥檚 resolve - yet again - to postpone the decision on airport expansion shows that planning remains subservient to politics, and sets off alarm bells for the National Infrastructure Commission - which must act now to protect its authority
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CommentNext year鈥檚 outlook
The Autumn Statement provided a bit of unexpected Christmas cheer. Or did it?
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CommentOnline poll: A good construction year?
Does the construction industry find itself in a stronger position at the end of 2015 than it was at the beginning? Vote here
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CommentMindfulness will change the way we work
There is a compelling case for promoting wellbeing and mindfulness in the workplace
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CommentHow green is high-rise?
Might the most sustainable skyscraper not be a skyscraper at all? Philip Steadman of UCL asks how green is high-rise based on his new essay with Create Streets
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CommentFlood reaction: Tim Young, John Rowan and Partners
It鈥檚 time to think differently on how we protect people and property from flooding.
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CommentHansom: A touch of class
This week, the case against Heathrow is nailed, a beer is launched specially for architects, a ballet school is a pas de deux or two away from expansion, and the burghers of Mayfair get sniffy about affordable housing
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CommentReady, action
World leaders at the Paris summit entered the final stages of negotiation over an agreement to limit carbon emissions this week
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CommentAbout time
Just 10 years from Construction 2025鈥檚 deadline, the industry has little idea of how it will reach the government target of cutting build time by 50%. It鈥檚 time to put 鈥榯ime鈥� back on the agenda
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CommentOnline poll: Flood defences
Should the government be spending more on flood defences? Vote here
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CommentFloods reaction: Simon Rawlinson, Arcadis UK
Given the events following Storm Desmond the need to reassess flood risk assumptions is clear 鈥� so that the right investments are made in the future and so the public better understands the problem