All Comment articles – Page 79
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NewsProcurement: the price is tight
Developers should think twice before putting the squeeze on contractors
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NewsBCO specification: the incredible shrinking office
The latest British Council for Offices specification is the leanest and greenest yet
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CommentDesign and builders
So Cabe is going to vet public projects to make sure they don’t look completely awful. Well, that’s a good thing of course, but we should ask ourselves why it’s become necessary
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NewsRegulation trends: Hard cash and plenty of change
The regulatory landscape is shifting in all directions, but some patterns can be picked out. Nick Jones identifies the major landmarks from our regulations round-up... and wonders how we’re going to pay for it all
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NewsFive things you missed at the BCO conference
This year's British Council for Offices event was in Edinburgh, where attitudes were far more upbeat than you'd expect
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News10 ways that SAP 2009 will affect you
The new SAP 2009 methodology was published in draft for consultation last week – which changes will most affect builders and designers?
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NewsIs everyone being too positive?
After months of contraction, people are getting excited about slowing negative. But where's the evidence?
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NewsA new way of life: Creating a built to let market
Owning your own home is considered the ultimate goal in Britain, but now is an opportunity to create a private rental sector to boost the housing sector and encourage social mobility
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CommentWe can't afford cheap and nasty
The recession is turning us, and our politicians, into mean, short-sighted people. And this is exactly the right way to make sure it lasts a long, long time
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NewsPrince Charles at the RIBA: first thoughts
The only real argument the prince made at the RIBA last night was that, basically, old things are better than new things
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NewsBovis restructure: The recession's wake-up call
The downturn does have a silver lining, even for the construction industry
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NewsPrince Charles' RIBA speech in full
The prince makes a plea for consonance with nature and the adoption of a holistic approach
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NewsRefinancing Styles & Wood: the chief executive's story
Midnight pizzas and runaway sheep – the inside story on managing a tricky financial move
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NewsSustainability legislation: A green path to recovery?
Sustainability seems to have dropped off the agenda somewhat since the recession, but research has revealed that there is still an appetite in the industry for green solutions
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NewsUAE tender prices expected to plummet 10-15%
Latest forecasts predict outlook for the emirate even gloomier than the UK's 6-9% drop
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NewsThe trouble with house prices
We know house prices have been falling but why does nobody agree on how much?
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NewsConstruction orders reveal industry’s pain
Overall order volumes in the first quarter of this year were the worst since records began in 1983
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NewsConstruction deflation forecasts... not a surprise
Our economics expert discusses Davis Langdon's grim price forecasts
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FeaturesGain and pain: the sting in the tail of Darling's Budget
Public spending on construction is about the only thing keeping the industry going, but the Budget made it clear that this will slow down, and another £1.5bn a year will have to be made in ‘efficiency savings’. The question is: how?
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FeaturesBanking, but not as we know it: 3XN's Saxo Bank
3XN’s Saxo Bank shows a softer side of a beleaguered industry, says Dan Stewart – just stand clear of the lightning bolts…