All Data articles – Page 53
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FeaturesSustainability: Zeroing In
Cyril Sweett reviews the recommendations from the Zero Carbon Hub’s Carbon Compliance Task Group and considers the implications for the definition of a zero-carbon home from 2016
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NewsHousing stats: News builds, sales and completions in November 2010
This month’s data reveals completions tailing off in both the private and public sectors
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FeaturesCountry focus: Poland
EU funding and infrastructure projects cushioned Poland from the downturn, but the public sector culture of always accepting lowest price tenders needs to change
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NewsConstruction activity falls for first time in nine months
Housing sector shows steepest decline in 20 months according to CIPS data for December
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NewsConstruction sheds 17,000 jobs
There are now only 2.1m employed in the UK construction industry according to new data
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The sharks gather around Mouchel
For all the turmoil surrounding consultant Mouchel over the past fortnight, the City has dumped its share price just a touch above where it was before it heard that Deloitte had been called in to conduct a “limited business review” on 2 December
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Housing stats: Residential, projects and approvals
Wales limps on while Taylor Wimpey pips ING Real Estate to the top spot
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FeaturesThe tracker: Late harvest
Activity rose for the first time in half a year in October, but winter is already extending its icy grip around the industry. Experian Marketing Information Services reports
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NewsConstruction output to fall for two years
Private recovery won’t be enough to offset public spending squeeze
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FeaturesHousing stats: New build sales and completions in October
This month’s data reveals that the South-east has the highest number of completions
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NewsConstruction insolvencies fall 19%
Lower insolvency rates reflect broad trend across all sectors
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FeaturesThe tracker: Pause for breath
September saw a brief halt in the downward trend of construction activity, but continued small declines are expected between now and Christmas, says Experian Marketing Information Services
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NewsConstruction redundancies fall again
Latest ONS figures show redundancy rate fell from 21,000 to 18,000 over the quarter to September
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FeaturesCountry focus: France
Investors remain prudent, but France is weathering the economic storm pretty well - and offering opportunities that need to be acted on now. Patrick Leniston of EC Harris reports
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NewsConstruction firms falling into administration drop 21%
Sixty eight companies when into administration between July and September compared to 86 in Q2
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Housing stats in October: Residential projects and approvals
A £400m project took Tottenham Hotspur to the top of at least one league this month
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FeaturesCost model update: small projects
The recent changes to Part L could add up to 8% to the capital cost of building, says David Holmes of Davis Langdon. This is what that will mean for primary schools, social housing and small industrial units
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NewsWhy the construction output figures don't add up
Brickonomics blogger Brian Green explains the reasons behind the government’s eyebrow-raising growth figures
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FeaturesMarket forecast the depths of winter
After the uplift in activity in the first half of this year and the swingeing cuts in the spending review, a long and difficult winter lies ahead, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
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NewsDecline in tender prices as material costs rise
Tender prices are expected to remain flat over next six months according to BCIS index