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Comment黑洞社区 control costs: Money matters
The new building control charging system is intended to give councils a chance to compete in the marketplace. Steve Evans explains what the new system is all about and what it means for the industry
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CommentNew government, new regs?
As in previous years, the flow of green legislation seems unstoppable. There is, however, a new government, which begs the question: 鈥淲hat is it going to do with the zero-carbon agenda that was the brainchild of the Labour government?鈥�
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CommentHansom: Childminding
This week government officials babysit their ministers, architects make sure we mind our p鈥檚 and q鈥檚, multibillion-pound rail projects scream and shout - and 黑洞社区 practises its keepie-uppies
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CommentWhat if everything we did was wrong?
For example, we use much more material than we need to keep a building up, and we follow codes that make absurd demands on design. Fortunately, there鈥檚 a simple remedy
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CommentWonders & blunders with Maxwell Hutchinson
Maxwell Hutchinson dreads the decline of a health centre in Islington, but is sickened by a trip down Farringdon Road
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Oh, grow up
Paul Morrell鈥檚 article (28 May, page 28) suggests he will be saying sensible things to the ministers he is advising
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CommentPassivhaus: the power of shared ideas
A road trip to Dresden reinforces the Passivhaus ethos 鈥� and provides an ego boost
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APC extras: Letters of intent
In the first of a new series for APC candidates we look at letters of intent - their purpose, scope and limitations
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Buyers' index once again suggests growth in construction, but for how long?
However good the CIPS headline figures, they offer little hope until the effects of public sector spending cuts are clear
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What the coalition means for health and safety
The Tory and Lib Dem鈥檚 election pledges on H&S issues differ widely, so what should the industry expect now?
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CommentMaking fonts appear clearly on building.co.uk
If our new-look website isn鈥檛 looking too hot, here are a couple of computer tweaks that could help鈥�
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CommentThe HCA must survive
We鈥檙e living in anxious times. And if you鈥檙e in the social housing world, it鈥檚 as nerve-jangling as it gets
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CommentThe end of life as we know it
Waste in the building process makes us a costly place to build, but the deficit is a spur to act on this
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CommentQuentin Shears: The Americano takeover
鈥橶e need to talk about rebranding - you have a brunch meeting at three鈥�
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CommentHansom: Lessons in public speaking
Some speakers can witter on for hours, while others can barely fill two minutes. To avoid a poor score on the snore-o-meter, a thrilling encounter with global infrastructure can come in handy
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CommentIf you think this is bad 鈥�
I read with interest your leader and article about quantity surveyors鈥� frustration with the RICS (7 May, page 3 and 9). I, too, have concerns about how it is run
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To the barricades!
Your article 鈥淩ICS set for showdown with 鈥檅ig eight鈥� QSs鈥� (14 May, 2010), reinforces the opinion within the rank and file that the RICS is pursuing a number of policies that are to the detriment of ordinary members
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Carts and horses
Two cheers for Gerald Kaye鈥檚 column 鈥淲e can鈥檛 go on like this鈥� (14 May, page 34)
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The case for cutting VAT
Newly appointed Lib Dem ministers in the Cabinet need to honour their party鈥檚 manifesto commitment to cut VAT on repair and maintenance works