All Comment articles – Page 304
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CommentLandmark projects: How to spot a flop from 100 yards
Projects likely to lose a contractor millions of pounds don’t always have ‘failure’ written all over them, but there are warning signs that should make anyone pause
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CommentBuilding on Flickr: Galerie Artem in Quimper, Brittany
This week’s Flickr picture is of the Galerie Artem in Quimper, Brittany. Photograph by Alexandre Prévot
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CommentSome lessons to learn from the downward revisions to construction forecasts
We should not be surprised by the downward revisions - of more interest is the impact of public sector cuts on private sector activity
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CommentPassivhaus blog: Stirley Community Farm
The Green Building Store are transforming a derelict barn into a Passivhaus-standard, all-purpose education centre
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CommentTime to think small
Infrastructure investment may be the key to economic recovery, but projects need to start now - and that means focusing on less showy but ‘oven ready’ local schemes
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CommentOperational risks on power station projects
Construction contracts on power projects contain a host of operational requirements, but the testing of the plant’s performance can cause sparks to fly
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CommentNow there's an idea
The Conservative Party conference was high on rhetoric but low on new ideas to drive recovery
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CommentWind farms and misleading photomontages
Concern is growing that some wind farm developers are using misleading photomontages to support their planning applications
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CommentMt digital life ... Seth Love-Jones
The partner at property and building consultant TFT on compulsive Googling, social netwoking and being an Apple tart
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CommentHansom: The past is a foreign country
This week, Jagerbombs all round at Gleeds Serpentine Pavilion Party, a HBF conference speaker fails to bow to (or perhaps comprehend) political correctness, and construction gets ready to rock
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CommentPitfalls of converting commercial to residential
In the current economic climate converting commercial premises into residential property may seem like a sensible option. But beware some of the pitfalls
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CommentWonders & blunders with Jerry Tate
Jerry Tate hails Renzo Piano’s skilful handling of an Italian car factory, but laments how a French ski resort ‘for the masses’ went rapidly off piste
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CommentContesting an arbitration award
If you are going to contest an arbitration award, it is important to be aware of the 28-day time limit - and when those 28 days begin …
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CommentStandardised school designs: It ain't what you do, it's the way you do it
There’s nothing intrinsically bad about standardised school designs - it’s whether they can be made to work
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CommentThe CIL needs urgently addressing
If two technical issues are not resolved, the Community Infrastructure Levy could actually hinder new development
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CommentBeware estate agents selling optimism – the housing market remains in a worrisome state
While the RICS may see a brighter end to the year, in relative terms it is still extremely gloomy
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CommentBuilding for Life 12: A smarter approach
HTA’s Ben Derbyshire explains how the newly launched Building for Life will open dialogue and help developers
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CommentExaggerated claims: Brit Inns Ltd & Another v BDW Trading Ltd (No 2)
In this case the defendant failed to adequately protect its position on costs with an effective Part 36 offer