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CommentSimplicity is the key to BIM FM
Clients have many reasons not to use BIM, but mainly it鈥檚 because we as an industry are making it unnecessarily complex for them
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CommentWhat's allowable under allowable solutions?
The government鈥檚 consultation on the next steps to zero carbon homes is a chance to argue for the inclusion of embodied carbon
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CommentDon't treat housing ministers like premiership managers
Alastair Stewart on why getting rid of the first housing minister in years who knew anything about the industry is a mistake
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CommentColombia is hungry for growth
The US government may be shutting up shop, but another country in the americas is open for business
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CommentBring back the SME housebuilders
Housing was centre stage over the party conference season, but we will not build the new homes the country needs unless SMEs are brought back into the market
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CommentAll frame and no work
We need to overhaul EU procurement processes which are slow, inefficient and expensive
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CommentABB Limited vs BAM Nuttall Limited: Material breach of the rules of natural justice
It may be obvious that the adjudicator had gone on a 鈥榝rolic of his own鈥� and committed a material breach of natural justice. Here the position was more opaque
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CommentDistinctive exports are key to industry鈥檚 future
Construction 2025 aspires to increase UK exports 50%, which looks ambitious but I see big opportunities for UK firms abroad
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CommentDoes the Green Deal have too much consumer protection?
The scheme has a lot to offer the homeowner, but the government is holding it back
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CommentModernism has lost its way
Modern architecture has abandoned functionality for the sake of the creation of shapes
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CommentA riff on the luxury of time
The Royal Designers Summer School inspires Chris Wise to reflect on the civilising quality of time and buy a flamenco guitar
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CommentNew Homes: Addressing the performance gap
So far the research into the energy performance of new homes has been piecemeal, now the government is funding a new project 聽
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CommentHansom: Once upon a time...
This week鈥檚 unlikely fables include bringing the house down, a fantastic (unbuilt) tower, and a world of fun and laughter (in a bank). But will it be a fairy tale ending for young Nick Boles?
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CommentRecruitment consultants: A welcome menace
You may think having your staff tapped up by recruitment consultants is annoying but it鈥檚 actually doing the industry a lot of good
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CommentMy digital life 鈥� Kevin Louch
The Standford Industrial Flooring MD on playing at LinkedIn, buying shirts and swearing like a marine
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