All Building articles in 3 April 2009 – Page 4
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CommentYour solution is the problem
A good way to enrage someone who’s in trouble is to offer to help, then stamp on their foot … which is what the government has done to those working on education schemes
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NewsAre we nearly there yet?
In the week of building’s survival issue, six industry experts tell Tom Bill how to spot signs of recovery – and when we should start looking
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CommentReady money
There are still chances out there to make big bucks, it seems, from trillion-dollar salaries to a sure thing on the racetrack. But if nothing works out, you can always drown your sorrows in a roomful of gin
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Manufacturer of the Year
This year's nominees are a sign that innovation knows no downturn, and the winner shows that a recession doesn't mean that you have to stop investing
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FeaturesPeter Mandelson: survival specialist
Few politicians know more about making it through tough times than Peter Mandelson. Now it’s his job to help Britain’s businesses do the same
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NewsNorthern lights
National Grid Property Holdings and the London Development Agency have jointly submitted a planning application for the Clarendon Square scheme in Haringey, north London
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NewsNew lease of Liffey
These are the latest designs for the proposed North Quay Tower development in Dublin by Zaha Hadid Architects for Treasury Holdings
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CommentIt's a jungle out there: How to survive the recession
What with battling the birds of prey and the ravenous alligators – not to mention the swine with the money – you may have picked up more survival skills than you realise
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Housing Project of the Year
Housing is not so dead after all, as is demonstrated by this range of impressive nominees - and the even more impressive winner
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Major Housebuilder of the Year
Bellway Homes is tackling the storm in the housing sector while still keeping a good deal of canvas spread - and without losing too many of its crew
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Housebuilder of the Year
The winner in this category demonstrated that it is perfectly possible to sell houses even in the worst slump in living memory - all you have to do is build good ones
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CommentA horror story
But what really infuriated the colleges and their teams is that the organisation continued to push them to spend their own money on projects that were effectively doomed
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Can you help?
In December 2003, my son Sebastian launched a campaign to fundraise for a purpose-built facility that would provide much-needed respite for families with seriously ill children
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NewsThe Tate is great
Herzog & de Meuron’s extension to the Tate Modern has been given the green light by Southwark council
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FeaturesGive it a whirl: IT technology to save time and money
Heard about the man who ran everywhere with his bike because he was in too much of a hurry to get on it? Well, we seem to have the same approach to IT. Stephen Kennett looks at five technologies that could save you both time and money – if only ...
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NewsThree more QS giants slash staff salaries
Three of the industry’s most high-profile consultants, Davis Langdon, Cyril Sweett and Gardiner & Theobald, are making plans to cut salaries as the sector continues to battle the recession
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NewsSchool games
An education campus planned for the 2012 Olympic village has been given the go-ahead
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Project/Construction Management Firm of the Year
It is rare that a month goes by without Turner & Townsend being mentioned in connection to a major project, so we just had to mention it in the winner's box here
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Derelict London
London mayor Boris Johnson has announced plans to spend £22m turning derelict buildings into family homes