Opinion – Page 144
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The privileged few
It’s imperative that architecture doesn’t become an occupation only available to the wealthy elite
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Online poll: The cost of an architecture career
Do you have to come from a wealthy background to choose a career in architecture? Vote here
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Hansom: Going underground
Good news for fans of transport infrastructure - this week’s tattle has plenty to get your motor running, including tube line cycleways, haunted rail stations, and a bid to bring beauty to Britain’s roads. Yes, roads
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The quiet revolution
It may not be grabbing headlines, but technological developments in asset management have the potential to transform construction and the country
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Construction industry must step up on sustainability
Does your business know enough about efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change?
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Final certificate: The Trustees of the Marc Gilbard 2009 Settlement Trust vs OD Developments and Projects Ltd
Key issues are raised regarding final certificates and adjudication in this case
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It's crunch time in social housing
In just over a month we’ll know if the government and GLA have hit their targets - and housing associations will know who their friends are
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You can't do BIM without buy-in
Both the project team and management need to be fully sold if the benefits of BIM are to be realised
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Mixed messages
Agenda 15 is starting to make its mark in Westminster, but there is still plenty to be done
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What do falling oil prices really mean for the UK?
With regulation driving investment, low prices need not jeopardise progress on green energy and retrofit
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The BBC: Behind the headlines
The National Audit Office has criticised the BBC for the £273m annual cost to run its estate. Here, the corporation responds
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Hansom: The wheat from the chaff
Baking infiltrates ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV this week as a former Great British Bake Off contestant quizzes the Federation of Master Builders construction panel, and a Buckinghamshire brickmaker wins over a Japanese bakery
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Letter: Best use of space
A reader responds to James Maddock’s article with a personal recollection
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Online poll: Consultants' salaries
Will consultants’ salaries continue to rise rapidly in 2015? Vote here
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Tuition fees and the risk to university projects
Uncertainty over universities’ income amid the political debate about fees could put up to £1bn of schemes in jeopardy
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The rise of the first-time buyers
The number of newcomers on the property ladder may be at its highest point since 2007, but the market’s reliance on government initiatives should give housebuilders pause for thought in an election year
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Hands up who likes frameworks?
First of a three part series on frameworks: Love them or loathe them, more and more public construction spend is going through frameworks
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10 Steps to accelerate BIM
For BIM to be truly an industry-wide platform it cannot be developed in isolation, we need the participation of as many of us as possible
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Trevor Miles
Trevor Miles is the smarter buildings, real estate and facilities management consulting lead at IBM Global Business Services, UK and Ireland
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Hansom: No double-speak here
No (more) news at Balfour Beatty, no one dislikes Boris, and buying yourself a railway line to run around your mansion isn’t an insane overindulgence. Plus, the Scottish health secretary sets a bad example