All Data articles – Page 12
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CommentTop 150 contractors and housebuilders – a game of two halves
Does this year’s contractor league table reflect the turmoil experienced by the bigger players in the market?
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2019: Treading a tightrope
How will the current top players ensure they survive to earn a place on next year’s table?
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q1 2019
Uncertainty continued to subdue growth across most sectors, although large infrastructure projects provided a bright spot
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FeaturesTracker: May 2019
Total activity decreased for the third consecutive month, though orders remained in positive territory
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FeaturesGrowth market: Serviced apartments
The blurring of the lines between residential and hospitality in the emerging serviced apartments segment and examine the design considerations and cost factors that developers should take into account
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FeaturesResearch: Cladding costs
Massimo Chies of Aecom looks at how building regulation alterations are affecting commercial models by looking at different facade scenarios
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FeaturesTracker: April 2019
Overall activity kept falling but more slowly this month, with residential the only sector to see an actual rise
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FeaturesSmart buildings – the case for smart enablement
Smart, intelligent, or integrated buildings have been a topic of conversation in the construction industry for at least the last 30 years. They have often been considered prohibitively expensive, with questionable return on investment due to perceived complexities, brittleness and high ongoing maintenance costs. This article aims to show ...
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FeaturesCost model: Manchester residential
The city is proving resilient to the UK’s political uncertainty, with a development scene that continues to expand in response to growing demand for housing
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FeaturesMarket forecast Q1 2019: Slowing down
Tender prices are likely to rise at a slower rate over the next couple of years, as output wavers and business confidence stays low
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FeaturesLead times: January - March 2019
Lead times have remained static, but widespread reports of labour shortages mean firms are starting to predict increases soon
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FeaturesTracker: March 2019
Overall activity slipped to its lowest point in almost three years, with contraction in every sector, while tenders continued to fall
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FeaturesCost model: Mental health facilities
With mental ill health rising and models of care evolving, we need new facilities that fulfil modern mental healthcare requirements
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q4 2018
Output is slowing as the uncertainty around Brexit continues, especially in the commercial sector, but private and public housing are holding up well
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FeaturesTracker: February 2019
Tenders and employment prospects both fell for the first time in almost two years, but activity is still rising, if more slowly
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FeaturesDevelopment update: residential
Changes to the planning system are designed to accelerate housebuilding by bringing new entrants into the market
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FeaturesTracker: January 2019
Activity and new orders are losing momentum overall although the non-residential sector is holding up well
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FeaturesCost model: Life sciences buildings
Research methods in the life sciences are developing at an unprecedented rate, so how can our buildings keep up with these developments?
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FeaturesMarket forecast Q4 2018: Losing confidence
Tender prices in the year to Q4 kept climbing in the wake of rising building costs, as construction output rebounded in Q3 – but new orders dropped
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FeaturesLead times: October - December 2018
The past quarter has again shown little movement, however, growing uncertainty over Brexit means this steadiness could soon change