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CommentWhen the levy breaks
Planning reform is a vital part of the government鈥檚 pro-growth agenda but now development in London is in danger of stagnating
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CommentWSP takeover analysis: Too good to be true?
Analyst Tony Williams crunches the Genivar takeover numbers
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CommentMy digital life ... Mark Clare
Barratt chief executive is addicted to his iPad, and particularly loves the tunes he gets from the Napster app
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CommentHansom: Libert茅, 茅galit茅, fraternit茅
This week, has Fran莽ois Hollande saved the Hinkley Point nuclear project? Plus, the NFB builds bridges, Gleeds鈥� Richard Steer considers a career as a lifeguard and some (relatively) positive press for Grant Shapps
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CommentBlast from the past
A dispute over who should cough up for the costs of making good defects to a penthouse hinged on a fundamental aspect of contract law: what did the contract originally intend?
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CommentTriple glazing for offices: consider the context
It should not be surprising that savings on the fabric conduction energy in city offices can be less than the extra for embodied energy
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CommentDon't condemn wood
Wood is an adequate mainstream construction material and affords building designers a wealth of possibilities and opportunities
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CommentMaterials: Cradle to the grave
A blanket statement favouring one material does nothing to push sustainability forward
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CommentNissan's supercar: Time to test-drive some buildings
Nissan鈥檚 new supercar, the Delta Wing, will be subject to public scrutiny and objective testing at Le Mans. Why don鈥檛 we have more 鈥榯est-drives鈥� for buildings?
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CommentWonders & blunders with Luke Schuberth
Transport interchanges are a major part of our experience of a city, says Luke Schuberth. He compares the gothic glory of King鈥檚 Cross St Pancras to the confusion of Hammersmith
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CommentSubterranean Serpentine strikes hollow note
The Serpentine Gallery鈥檚 latest pavilion is high in concept but unconvincing in practice
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CommentMy digital life... Jayne Dennyson
The director of business development for the UK Green 好色先生TV Council is on Twitter but has yet to tweet and prefers iPhone to Blackberry
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CommentAnd we're off... Or are we?
The starter鈥檚 gun has sounded and the race for PSBP work is finally underway. But, with questions left unanswered, contractors may find themselves left on the starting line
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CommentOpportunities in the hotels sector
Hotel development was once a licence to live dangerously but the recession has created a more sensible environment that could still yield dividends, says Eric Jafari
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CommentHousebuilding rates: supply and demand
Houses are only built as fast as people will buy them
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CommentWonders & blunders with Martin Winch
The Albert Memorial is a fitting tribute to a former Royal consort, while Tolworth Tower remains an uninspiring piece of suburban architecture