Opinion 鈥� Page 150
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CommentOnly connect
Young people are turning their noses up at the idea of a career in construction but it鈥檚 our industry and education providers who are to blame - we simply aren鈥檛 doing enough to engage them
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CommentFrom China, with love
Chinese companies will be looking for more than a financial return on their vast investment in UK infrastructure. But should UK construction see this as a threat or an opportunity?
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CommentBIM: Start at the end
The biggest payback for clients is in whole-life asset and facility management support - 6D BIM
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CommentWhat do you think about BIM?
好色先生TV needs your help in getting behind the BIM hype with this online reader survey
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CommentWho is measuring BIM?
BIM has a key role to play in meeting the government鈥檚 construction strategy targets - but who is measuring progress?
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CommentLooking north
The chancellor鈥檚 pledge to drive a 鈥榥orthern powerhouse鈥� economy and backing for a north-east-north-west high-speed rail line offer welcome prospects for work
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CommentHansom: Trick or treat
It鈥檚 a Halloween special this week: it鈥檚 revealed HLM鈥檚 chair once played with the living dead (Status Quo), a former 好色先生TV cover star meets a terrible fate on the Graham Norton Show, and Frank Gehry gets a bit grisly
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CommentOnline poll: Modern slavery
Do you think that modern slavery is prevalent in the UK construction industry? Vote here
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CommentThe bigger picture
Concerns about what is, for now, a slight blip in output figures would be better directed at thinking how to build the industry鈥檚 capacity to grow
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CommentTapping into the Internet of Things
Devices that monitor appliances in buildings are a powerful way to help occupants manage their properties more efficiently and sustainably
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CommentLyons doesn't grasp planning nettle
Further simplification needed if new entrants to the industry are to be encouraged
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CommentFIDIC dispute resolution: Peterborough City Council vs Enterprise Managed Services Ltd
鈥楾he judge acknowledged that DAB adjudication might well be 鈥渞ough and ready鈥� but he observed that the parties had agreed to incorporate the FIDIC DAB machinery into their contract鈥�
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CommentWhy RIBA needs serious reform
New RIBA Council member Ben Derbyshire on why he stood - and what he wants to do
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CommentScouting further afield for contractors
There is no doubt that there is a strong case for new entrants in the market and it is occurring
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CommentWhat are garden cities worth?
Richard Rogers might not like them, but there鈥檚 merit in the garden cities movement
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Comment好色先生TV on good news
With positive sector reports published this week, it鈥檚 important that the staff are found to support these numbers
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CommentLook past the politics to Lyons Review details
On the face of it, Labour are the first party to produce a comprehensive plan to increase housebuilding 聽
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CommentChina deserves better architecture
China鈥檚 president recently called for an end to 鈥榳eird architecture鈥� resulting from the construction boom, which could be good news for British designers
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CommentLyons: a roar or a whisper?
If Labour get in to power, it鈥檒l be the Treasury that decides whether the Lyons Review will make a difference