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CommentPoliticians need to take green drive up a gear
How much will the EU鈥檚 new targets for reducing carbon emissions fuel energy efficiency work in the near term?
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CommentAgenda 15: Time to build our future
精东影视鈥檚 new initiative, aimed at influencing the main political parties鈥� policies for the sector, kicks off with one of the biggest industry consultations ever undertaken.
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CommentFree schools: Harsh lessons
This week鈥檚 National Audit Office review of the free schools programme shows that capital costs have varied widely
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CommentEmbankment Place: True sustainability
PwC鈥檚 Charing Cross office has achieved the highest BREEAM rating ever. But the real merit of this project hasn鈥檛 been measured
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CommentConstruction and infrastructure pipelines: Put your money where your mouth is
The Treasury wants to look like it鈥檚 ready to throw itself behind green policies 鈥� but words need to be backed up by action
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CommentAirport capacity: No easy option
Increasing airport capacity is vital but both the Estuary and the Constellation airport ideas come with drawbacks
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CommentECO is the victim of political point-scoring
It鈥檚 fine to reform ECO but cutting it back would be an act of political vandalism
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CommentTransforming the Tate
Following a period of prosperity, culture funding is being cut. Tate Britain鈥檚 renovation in a time like this is particularly outstanding
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CommentWorkers find their worth
After a period of pay freezes and lack of opportunities, the recovery is set to benefit workers
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CommentLife in the labour camps
The working conditions in Qatar are becoming clearer as time goes on. Companies need to use their influence to improve standards
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CommentThere's a job to do
Thousands of people are out of work in the UK and yet construction has a skills shortage, surely this is one problem we can solve?
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CommentThe axeman cometh
Cameron has announced plans to roll back green charges on energy bills. These charges fund the only measures likely to lower bills in the future.
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CommentLet there be light
Hinkley shows promise, but a series of hiccups along the way means the project needs to go a lot smoother from here
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CommentCurb your enthusiasm
The construction industry has reason to be optimistic but now is not the time to sit back and celebrate
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CommentNew faces in government
Cameron鈥檚 reshuffle affects key positions for our sector and of most concern is the downgrading of the housing minister role to a junior ministerial position 聽
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CommentSupply chain finance: Simply too complex
There鈥檚 nothing inherently wrong with main contractors arranging finance for their subbies, but wouldn鈥檛 it just be easier to pay on time?
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CommentDon't be found wanting
The supply chain seems to have been caught out by construction鈥檚 recovery, it can鈥檛 afford to hesitate any longer
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CommentFive years on
We need to learn from the last half-decade of pain and have a long-term infrastructure pipeline to help prevent a return to boom and bust
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CommentThe schools we lack
There is a dramatic need to increase the number of school places, and that means opportunities for construction