All Comment articles – Page 80
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CommentEnergy saving in existing stock: Energy junkies
Government consultations on improving the performance of our existing stock are welcome. But it will mean nothing if the public can’t kick the carbon habit
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CommentRenegotiating tenders in Dubai
Has your UAE client asked you to take a pay cut? Here are some tips from lawyers on minimising the pain
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NewsDisquiet in the ranks
The data raid that discovered a construction worker blacklist has legal implications for the companies and individuals involved
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NewsGreen for go: sustainability in the JCT contract
Keeping an eye on sustainability during the credit crunch shouldn't be too hard, with the help of the JCT's new guidance note
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NewsBeat the blues with a green day at Ecobuild
There's little sign of recession at the sustainable construction show, with business booming and everybody in good cheer
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NewsFive tips on recruitment in a recession
The most obvious recruitment responses to a downturn may not be those that will help a firm most
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CommentThe sayings of Bernard Cribbins
We’re back in the seventies… the decade of endless teabreaks, sclerotic roads and paralysed government – as portrayed in the work of a certain popular actor
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FeaturesChilling and chilli in Mexico City
The relaxed attitude of Mexico's business community belies the huge opportunities here – and the dangers of the local delicacy
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NewsFive steps to a successful eco-assessment
Getting a good rating under sustainable building codes such as BREEAM needn't be a headache if you are foresighted and well organised
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FeaturesDubai bashers are just jealous
A construction consultant argues that the emirate is the best place to sit out the global downturn
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NewsInside the Olympic handball arena planning meeting
Make's Stuart Fraser describes how he battled through traffic to deliver the proposal for the 2012 handball arena
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NewsThe car in front is... a great way to find work in Dubai
Project manager who won fame by scrawling advert on Porsche gets a job – but his car gets impounded
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NewsPassivhaus: Cosy or costly?
Michael Willoughby questions whether a Frankfurt cottage industry will make it across the pond intact
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NewsThe answer to recession is to get Britain building
Trying to boost consumer spending won't bring economic recovery – constructive action is what the UK needs
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NewsRICS E-tendering champion defends underused system
System was a 'bold' move to make electronic tendering free and available to all QSs
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FeaturesIn defence of Dubai
That Dubai too has been hit by the slowdown has caused much glee among those envious of its dynamism, but in the long term the recession can only make it stronger
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NewsUK jobs for foreign workers
That's bound to happen if you hire an overseas subbie – so don't blame the Italian firm in the Lindsey dispute for using its own workers; Total should have thought this through
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NewsHeathrow's third runway won't prevent a crash landing
The promise of a wealth of new work at Heathrow is good news for construction – but it won't save the industry in the short term
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NewsHow to launch a business in a downturn
Ditching a steady job on the eve of recession: now there's a cunning plan! Why – and how – did he do it? Read the blog and find out…