All Comment articles – Page 84
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FeaturesA year in the life of the borrowers: the credit crunch one year on
Twelve months on from Northern Rock, Tom Bill looks back at how an unprecedented series of events unfolded, leaving most construction firms residing in the pockets of their clients and bank managers …
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NewsTooth fairy visits freerunner after bloody night out
Freefrunning, the art of Jumping off buildings, sounds dangerous and often is. Just ask the competitor who landed headfirst at last night's World Freerun Championships
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NewsBoom and bust in Birmingham
Not long ago people were queuing to buy city centre appartments, now you can pick up a ‘luxury’ flat for a fraction of the price
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NewsTo hell with the cost of 2012
Maybe bidding to host the Games was a little rash, but all we can do now is stop penny-pinching and give it our best shot
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FeaturesWho guards the guards?: Arson and intimidation in Glasgow
Some security firms in Scotland don’t bother with tenders when they bid for work. Instead they make an offer you find difficult to refuse, and if you do, they apply a bit of muscle. But why do the authorities let it happen?
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CommentBlood out of every stone
There are grim times ahead for specialist contractors and savings will have to made. Greg Verhoef explains why value engineering alone will not be enough
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Cornhill construction
It’s still summer in London, just about, but it goes without saying that it’s raining. As the team from Cornhill trudge into All Bar One on New Oxford Street sporting skin tones ranging from subtly bronzed to lobster chic, it’s clear they’ve not spent all of the past three months ...
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CommentThe mandarin and the tsar
Once upon a time, says Chris Addison, there was a simple man who was given a simple job to do. Little did he know what lay in store for him …
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NewsThe Mongol Rally: to the death
Our charity rallyist from EC Harris finally reaches the finish line in Ulan Bator - although not quite in the manner he had hoped
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NewsBeijing's 'green Games'?
The 2008 Olympics may not have scored a perfect 10 on sustainability, but it has achieved some impressive green innovations - and will be a hard act to follow
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NewsFarewell to Beijing – next stop, London
Reminiscing over the highlights of the Beijing Games, what stand out most are the smiles of young Chinese people and the fantastic buildings – especially lit up at night
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NewsThe cuckoo in Beijing's nest
The bird’s nest is breathtaking but the steel framework will have produced about 90,000 tonnes of CO2 in its manufacture
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NewsFrom 2008 to 2012: a legacy of goodwill
London must follow Beijing in making the most of the Olympic opportunity to shine in the world's gaze
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NewsOlympic gold: a measure of success
The milliseconds and millimetres that decide Olympic sporting victories put into perspective our own struggles to construct the London 2012 venues
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NewsThese Games are China's serious chance to shine
For Beijing, the 2008 Olympics are simply a colossal and consummate marketing exercise, unparalleled in scale, spectacle, cost - and control
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NewsThe Mongol Rally: all shook up
Our intrepid rallyist from EC Harris meets a chilly reception in Russia after just about making it out of Kazakhstan in one piece
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NewsBeijing volunteers raise the bar for London 2012
The London organising committee will have a hard job emulating Beijing if everything is scrutinised to the nth degree
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NewsShould northerners move South?
A report from think tank Policy Exchange said some northern cities cannot be regenerated and people should move South for work. But the Centre for Cities says don't write off the North just yet
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News2012 sites will benefit from green lessons learnt at T5
Sustainability measures at T5 will form benchmark for London Olympic venues says 2012 sustainability chief
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NewsBig breakfast fuels support for diving Tom
Kevin Selvester puts building contracts on hold to direct support for nephew and superstar diver Tom Daley