Opinion 鈥� Page 224
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CommentThe price to pay
Firms that engaged in buying work are seeing the impact of their failed gamble
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CommentEcobuild: A great deal to talk about
Ecobuild 2013 will tackle a range of urgent issues, but the Green Deal will take centre stage
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CommentStrategy needed for apprenticeships
The director of the National Association of Shopfitters calls on government to develop a coherent apprenticeships policy
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CommentSevern Barrage has the power
The Severn Barrage is tipped to supply a substantial chunk of the UK鈥檚 energy needs
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CommentGet BIM right for facilities management
A reader provides some thoughts about applying BIM to make sure that buildings operate as they should
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CommentMy digital life 鈥� Femi Oresanya
The HOK architect on his favourite Twitter feeds, reading in bed and balancing iPhone with Android
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CommentHansom: A time for action
Will Ed Davey show bold leadership by getting himself retrofitted? Can Sir Stuart Lipton succeed in un-demolishing the Euston Arch? And do we need to act now to stop the newts from taking over?
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Comment好色先生TV an army of 'adaptive copers'
Most people evade the emotional reality of climate change, says psychologist Oliver James. It鈥檚 time that we all faced the facts
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CommentNuclear: Delayed reaction
With fresh problems besetting EDF鈥檚 Hinkley Point project and rival Horizon鈥檚 scheme being reworked from scratch, should construction firms fear that the long-awaited nuclear bonanza may never happen at all?
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CommentTwo ideas that might shake the world
Inventions such as the steam engine have always driven economic revival, says Leo Johnson. Could a similar revolution save us this time?
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CommentSustainability is for sharing
Establishing a new educational model for sustainable building design could be a smart idea, but only if the whole industry works on it together, says Chris Wise
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Comment好色先生TV buys a pint 鈥� for Artelia UK
Dinosaurs, foreign languages and having friends in pharmacy are among the topics discussed over a few pints and glasses of wine in Holborn
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CommentPositive signs in the RICS housing survey 鈥� but nothing to get too excited about
Improvement is encouraging but only because we are in such a big hole
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CommentDare we hope?
The return of Crest Nicholson to the stock exchange could mark the start of recovery 鈥� for both housebuilding and the wider industry
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CommentUpskill for a new world
SMEs should put themselves in the frame for low-carbon building work through the Green Deal, says Mark Farrar. But that is just the first step towards a new, green-focused industry
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CommentIs there a place for Passivhaus in the UK?
NHBC director and Zero Carbon Hub chief executive Neil Jefferson questions whether the UK is as suitable for Passivhaus homes as its continental neighbours
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CommentHansom: Cultural tourism
This week, Germany decides Britannia is cool, the place of Osama bin Laden鈥檚 violent death toys with the idea of a theme park and a client goes ballistic in Bulgaria
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CommentMy digital life 鈥� Edward Jones
The PMB Holdings CEO on classic cars, his lack of interest in Twitter, and annoying his kids by listening to Pink Floyd
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CommentRetrofit is way forward
A leaner office is not necessarily less sophisticated - it just needs to be smarter
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CommentSpotlight on underbidding
It should be the bankers, auditors and shareholders speaking out against underbidding