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CommentHansom: I dare you
This week, contractors go the full monty for a charity calendar, a boss is not amused by the 鈥楲unch Atop Heron Tower鈥� photo and the hot seat at Mouchel proves too much for two chairmen
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CommentHealthcare: Get well soon
When we think of healthcare, we think of patients, but at the moment it鈥檚 the estate that鈥檚 sick. It needs leadership, innovative development ideas - and a good bedside manner
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CommentPlanning and biodiversity: An inconspicuous truth
When the planning system leaves sites empty, it also blocks money that is urgently needed to enhance local biodiversity, says Jaquelin Fisher
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Inbox: Good cheer
The October sunshine lifts the mood as readers toast a straight-talking lawyer and a pier in need of a revamp, while QSs insist they have befriended BIM - or would do if the software could be standardised
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CommentAny more for any more?
In light of the Arcadis/EC Harris deal, independent consultants have a choice to make 鈥� and they better choose fast
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CommentWonders & blunders with Marta Nowicka
Marta Nowicka finds herself transported by the introspective spaces of a private house in Notting Hill - but London Met鈥檚 Graduate Centre does her head in
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CommentBIM: 'Adoption could be slower than people hope'
BIM is a breakthrough, says the outspoken boss of H+H, but how do you avoid backing the equivalent of Betamax
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CommentWhat Brad Bitt can teach Obama about US infrastructure
The moribund state of American infratructure could be transformed if the President followed lessons learnt in the actor鈥檚 new film Moneyball
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CommentEC Harris: Bigger is not always better
Richard Steer, chairman of EC Harris rival Gleeds, says why the latest takeover is bad news for clients and the industry
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CommentReasons to be cheerful as the official construction figures show output dropping
In an industry as changeable as ours you shouldn鈥檛 read too much into monthly figures
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CommentHansom: Make your mind up!
This week, indecision prevails as the RIBA swaps cool for sophistication, politicians disagree on numbers and the communities department isn鈥檛 sure whether it鈥檚 setting up a committee or not
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CommentSocial housing: Locked out
Families living in social housing rely on subsidies to make ends meet, but with higher rents and reduced benefits affordable homes are becoming anything but
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Wonders and Blunders with Phil Hutchinson
Phil Hutchinson casts his critical eye over offices in west London, enjoying the charms of Chiswick Park but lamenting how the Ark in Hammersmith has changed over time
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CommentImproving energy efficiency: the hole truth
The Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation could transform the UK鈥檚 housing stock, says John Sinfield. But only if they come with powerful incentives to insulate our homes
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CommentExperian shades up its construction forecast as public investment holds up better than expected
Optimism for 2013 remains, with growth predicted in commercial and private housing
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CommentThe dials are set for a long period of flatlining but it's high house prices that bode ill for building
If we can鈥檛 shift houses that are already built, how can we build more?
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CommentVariations of a guarantee: Hackney Empire Ltd vs Aviva Insurance UK Ltd
This case highlights what can happen when employers enter into side agreements with contractors, as these agreements may not be covered by the bond