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CommentBoom time for housebuilders
The question is: how long will conditions allow these results to continue?
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CommentAfter the floods
The impact of this winter’s floods can be seen in the CPA/Barbour ABI construction activity index
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CommentHansom: Along for the ride
This year Mipim gave us Boris, Baroness Jo Valentine (who?), a pulsating dance palace with more Russian occupiers than the Crimea, a dapper looking French waiter, big wheels, cyclists and … er … Boris again
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CommentStop-start on non-domestic zero carbon is a non-starter
The industry needs clarity from the government on green commitments – and fast
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CommentIt’s no full house, George
In a mixed Budget for the construction sector, the chancellor left some conspicuous gaps
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CommentTransparency will come at a cost
The MoJ’s plan to consider opening up contract details to FOI requests is to be applauded, but may hit the bottom line
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CommentAdjudication: Silence is not an option
A few weeks ago Tony Bingham wrote on challenges to an adjudication in the case of Twintec vs VolkerFitzpatrick. Here Hamish Lal questions some of his conclusions
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CommentIs commissioning the key to successful building performance?
Fine-tuning a building’s performance is not easy and more work needs to be done to help facilities managers and building owners
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CommentPeter Rees' City legacy
The City’s head of planning has undoubtedly done some good for London, but he has failed to come up with a strategic vision for London’s skyline
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CommentOsborne should beware lure of stamp duty cash
Osborne’s swayed by mushrooming stamp duty receipts to deliver “housebuilding budget” despite needs of the rest of the industry
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CommentPickles' hypocrisy in scrapping local energy standards
The communities secretary is a poodle of the big housing developers
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CommentConstruction is now on the front foot
Tomorrow’s Budget is likely to be positive for construction, but in any case things are looking up
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CommentWhy Higgins' HS2 gamble may just pay off
By refusing to back cost-cutting, Higgins has confidently raised the stakes over the high-speed link
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CommentWe can do more for unemployed youngsters
Construction needs to think seriously about how to get more of the UK’s huge number of unemployed young people into the industry. A recent report has some simple suggestions
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CommentHas homebuying suddenly trumped private rent?
Construction inflation, Help to Buy and customer sentiment all restrict growth of new build rented homes
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CommentWill Sir David Higgins' HS2 report mark a turning point?
Even if the government accepts this report’s recommendations, the Hybrid Bill’s passage through parliament will be a long one
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CommentGaming can inspire construction's next generation
Computer games like Minecraft could be harnessed to help the sector
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CommentWhat is the 'office of the future'?
A lot is changing in office development but then much remains the same as it always was
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CommentSafety first
A series of serious accidents in the past week has highlighted the need to maintain focus on site safety