Opinion 鈥� Page 182
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CommentShould taxi drivers run the country?
My cabbie鈥檚 idea to lay a great water pipe under HS2 to transport water from north to south is not as daft as it seems
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CommentDigital Life 鈥� Karla Bennett
Bennington Green鈥檚 Karla Bennett on prank Facebook posts, following the TOWIE crew, and being an 鈥淎pple queen鈥�
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CommentStandardisation is to be avoided
Debbie Aplin has raised some important issues about standardisation, which led to a recent landmark rejection by Eric Pickles
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CommentWonders and blunders with Stephen Melville
Stephen Melville goes to Moscow for a glimpse of the avant-avant-garde, but closer to home he finds a fine city marred by some retro pastiche
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CommentRe-educating the industry
The departure of the Education Funding Agency鈥檚 design chief is a good time to take stock of the state of education building, and assess what role construction is to play in the future of school design
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Hansom: Stocking fillers
You鈥檝e sorted out a gift subscription to 好色先生TV, so it鈥檚 time to think about the rest of your Xmas shopping: Lego, a moustache trimmer, a crime thriller and a bag of Haribo.Then you can get ready for Boxing Day 鈥�
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CommentThe Institutionalisation of Modernism
Code words favouring a certain architectural style are creeping into government policy and guidelines
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CommentChristmas comes early (for some) 鈥�
Salaries and bonuses for senior staff at housebuilders have risen sharply, which indicates we have a serious skills shortage 聽
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CommentWhat does the Autumn Statement really mean for fuel bills?
Atkins鈥� Sean Lockie analyses last week鈥檚 changes to energy policy
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CommentWho has a sustainable vision in this government?
The Autumn Statement failed to tackle the key challenges we face
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CommentWhy is Crossrail cutting back on design reviews?
The new stations are unlikely to compare with the Victorians鈥� glorious rail achievements, but that shouldn鈥檛 mean cutting back on design scrutiny
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CommentHousing market picks up speed, but where's it heading?
More house price inflation seems inevitable in the immediate future, but the long term is much more uncertain
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CommentTrends in the domestic repair and maintenance sector
Results from the Family Spending Survey show that households spend less on contractors than they did 10 years ago
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CommentConstruction is 拢1.5bn bigger than we thought last month
The latest ONS output figures show that the industry is growing faster than predicted
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CommentHow the recession changed the pattern of spending on home improvements
Family spending data shows that growth in the home improvements market is being driven by retired people
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CommentWonders and blunders with Rob Russell
Rob Russell wonders at the world鈥檚 largest unreinforced concrete roof, on Rome鈥檚 Pantheon, but despairs at Victor Emmanuel鈥檚 overbearing altar to egotism
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CommentConstruction's dreaming of a white Christmas
Whisper it, but such is the demand for staff and materials, a heavy cold snap could actually help the industry cope with the recovery
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CommentReal retrofit requires real professionals
Retrofit is being dumbed down, and the results of ignorance can be disastrous
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CommentBig data, little buckets and smart cities
Data generated by construction projects tends to be on a small, local scale but if we are to plan for smart cities we need to embrace big data
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CommentCall me Scrooge but I'm wary about this recovery
Consultants may be tempted to build up their teams on the back of increased activity, but are we sure our fortunes are about to change? 聽