Opinion – Page 241
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Get back on track
The coalition’s infrastructure announcements are welcome, but not enough
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Lost opportunities
The no marketing rules are impeding knowledge sharing as well as publicity opportunities
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Smoothing over the cracks
Here’s a case where homeowners took a builder to court for damages when cracks appeared in their homes. The question was how to calculate what compensation to pay
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My digital life … David Barrett
John Rowan & Partners’ head of retrofit on treasure hunting, the Temple Run app and the best groups on Linkedin
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Renewables subsidy review is a 'shot in the arm' for UK plc
But we need to be careful to maximise the economic benefits
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Day 2: Key Olympic moments
Three major events in the construction of the most extraordinary project the capital has seen
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Shocking yes, but we should have expected a sharp fall in construction output
Construction output is volatile and the figures are plausible - but uncomfortable reading
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV the Olympics: Key moments
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV looks back over the major events that helped to create the most extraordinary construction project the capital has ever seen
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Restraint not extravagance
This year’s Stirling prize nominees reflect the hard times but one leaves a powerful lasting impression
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Construction industry forecasters are of one mind: It’s worse than we thought
It also illustrates just why construction leaders have stepped up their campaign to get government to boost building
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Arbitration clauses: Merit Process Engineering Ltd vs Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Ltd
It is essential that parties agree on the price to be paid for works under a contract, or at least agree on a mechanism for determining the price subsequently
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Shovels at the ready
New government initiatives show plans to attract private investment to the industry have not worked out as hoped
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Architects get twitchy over prospects in private housing as industry optimism wanes
The RIBA future trends survey index took a hit in June falling from 13 to 2
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV buys a pint... for Formation Architects
Housing, London and the Shard are discussed at The Island Queen, Islingon, London
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My digital life … Borja Goyarrola
The director of ALL Design reveals the app he’s in awe of and how he keeps up with innovative digital trends
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The good in wood ...
LCA system should include sequestered carbon stored in the wood plus the inherent renewable nature of the material in question
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Pensions: Cleaning up our toxic legacy
Construction accounts for £34.4bn of the UK’s final salary pension deficit. How can the government restore confidence in workplace schemes?
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Hansom: A spot of mischief
This week, Labour’s shadow construction minister reveals his inner child, Tessa Jowell recalls Howard Shiplee’s feminist leanings, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV fails to cut it with a mallet and a saucy video for … paint
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Jam tomorrow but what about today?
This week’s announcement of £9.4bn of railway spending is great news. But we need to invest in housing to get out of the current slump