Digging into the archives – Page 6

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From the archive: 1934

2018-11-30T06:00:00Z

As we look at how the construction industry is preparing for Brexit – in as logical a way as possible but still with little clarity on what to expect – the phrase “on a wing and a prayer” came to mind.
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From the archive: 2002 – Sir Stuart on housing

2018-11-23T06:00:00Z

The then chairman of CABE had plenty of ideas about how to meet demands for living accomodation
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From the archive: 2008 – Blowing his own Trump-et

2018-11-16T07:00:00Z

We were delighted to discover an interview with somebody who has never considered himself anything but a winner
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From the archive: 2012 – fixing climate change

2018-11-09T07:00:00Z

Six years ago we reported on some imaginative – if costly – space age ideas for tackling climate change
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From the archive: 2011 - good employers

2018-11-02T06:00:00Z

As Building’s Good Employer Guide is published, we look back to the suggestions posed in 2011 advising on keeping your workforce happy
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From the archive: 2015 - Help to Buy

2018-10-26T06:00:00Z

The government’s Help to Buy programme, now believed to be under threat, got a warm welcome from the construction industry when it was introduced five years ago
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From the archive: 2015

2018-10-19T06:00:00Z

Theresa May’s apparent warming towards social housing is in sharp contract to the sector’s relationship with the government three years ago
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From the archive: 2012

2018-10-12T06:00:00Z

Six years ago we were worrying about the number of construction firms going bust…
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From the archive: 2013

2018-10-05T06:00:00Z

Five years ago, the phrase “cash is king” took on a new meaning
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From the archive: 2015

2018-09-28T06:00:00Z

Consultants were sprinting into a sunny, cloudless horizon in the last Top 150 before the Brexit vote
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From the archive: 2003

2018-09-21T06:00:00Z

The impressive new V&A Dundee could have been designed by Frank Gehry
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From the archive: 1852

2018-09-14T06:00:00Z

Back in the 1850s, readers were just as excited about developments in the railways as they are today – but for the right reasons
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From the archive: 2012

2018-09-07T06:00:00Z

Spending on schools, or lack of it, is once again making the headlines in Building
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From the archive: 2016

2018-08-31T06:00:00Z

Two years ago, considering any way to lessen the housing crisis, no matter how expensive and impractical, Building asked: does the Square Mile need more houses?
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From the archive: 2016

2018-08-24T06:00:00Z

We look back to reaction just after the EU referendum, when some were jubilant, some were shellshocked and some were downright miserable about the future.
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From the archive: 2001

2018-08-10T06:00:00Z

When Manchester began to prepare for 2002’s Commonwealth Games, it had to start from scratch
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From the archive: 2008

2018-08-03T06:00:00Z

Been moaning about the heat? We may have found the job for you. Back in 2008, an intrepid team of contractors experienced summer in the snow.
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From the archive: 2005

2018-07-27T06:00:00Z

Low margins, as highlighted in our Top 150 Contractors table this week, are nothing new. Back in 2005 we reported on how difficult things were in the sector.
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From the archive: 2012

2018-07-20T06:00:00Z

We look back at how Singapore does gardening. As you would expect from the city-state, it’s not on a small scale
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From the archive: 2005

2018-07-13T10:56:00Z

This week, we interviewed James Lidgate, chief executive of Legal & General Homes, who is on a mission to produce 15,000 homes a year with the help of modular design. However, long before the 2017 government white paper called for offsite strategies, and the current rallying cry for modular, there ...