Roxane McMeeken

Recent blog posts

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  Qatar's World Cup will be a logistical nightmare

  Qatar spend millions on PR to secure the 2022 World Cup, now it needs to spend billions on construction to make it happen

  Building Blog | 27 Jan 11

  qatar, World Cup construction

• Dubai's expats adjust to life in the slow lane

  Visiting Dubai last week, one of the most noticeable differences from previous trips was that I managed to reach all my meetings on time.

  Building Blog | 30 Mar 10

  dubai, Dubai construction, Dubai expats, Dubai World, Mace, Nakheel, WSP

• Government burglars

  As Brian Green points out in his column on drumming up work, the government has pretty much kept the industry in business during the recession. About 40% of construction work undertaken in Britain is bought by the taxpayer, compared with 31% in the days when Northern Rock was just a bank with an innovative business model.

  Building Blog | 5 Feb 10

  construction output, national federation of builders
• Stop kicking Dubai

  Building Blog | 22 Jul 09 Comments (3)

• Education is flourishing

  Building Blog | 30 Jun 09