More Comment – Page 315
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CommentOutlook for construction is bleak
A flurry of trading statements downplaying the gloominess of the market can’t disguise the ominous outlook for the year ahead
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CommentHansom: Thinking of a job swap?
Circus and animal filming skills are transferable to the construction industry, it seems, but the same cannot be said of building skills to the arena of competitive sport
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CommentReasonable endeavours: So very obliged
How far does a party need to go to show it has used its best endeavours to do something - not, surely, to the point of ruining itself?
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CommentBritain's lost talent
We need a focused strategy to get young talent into the industry in order to achieve a sustainable resurgence
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CommentWrong target
Measures are needed to help the smaller housebuilders rather than those at the top who are recovering well
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CommentCourting trade bodies
The myth of the industry ‘single voice’ is behind us - but now how will smaller contractors get their message across?
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CommentHigh Speed 2: No consultation
We were presented with plans not choices, and propaganda not neutrality
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CommentThe energy reforms are progress – but now we need action
Without a decision on long-term decarbonisation, the cost of capital will rise and building more plants will be more expensive
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CommentBlacklisting revelations: Spying and ruined lives
Blacklist chief officer serves up bombshells in front of room full of workers
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CommentBuilding on Flickr: The Condominio 'P' scheme in Cagliari, Italy
The Condominio ‘P’ scheme in Cagliari, Italy, designed by C+C04 Studio. Photograph by Simone Utzeri
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CommentCollapsing construction workloads push plant hire prices down to nine-year low
Worsening construction activity and a darkening outlook appear to have pressured many hire firms into once again accepting lower prices
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CommentWonders & blunders with Paul Stallan
Paul Stallan is enlivened by Glasgow’s necropolis, whose 50,000 inhabitants enjoy a fine view of the city. But the same town’s Royal Infirmary leaves him cold
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Portal for government construction pipeline
As announced in September 2012 , the government has teamed up with Building’s sister company Barbour ABI to collect, collate and publish the government construction and infrastructure pipeline. Building on previous publications of the pipeline, it will help implement the government’s policy to improve the visibility of its forward work ...
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CommentBeyond eco-bling
The Co-op’s rigorous approach to sustainability on its HQ in Manchester sets it apart as a client - so are others less willing or just less able to make such a commitment?
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CommentRecovery? Don't hold your breath
If Mervyn King is to be believed, we shouldn’t get too excited about signs of recovery in the housing market. Construction still has a long way to go
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CommentHousing: Simply, the best
Despite a desperate need for new ideas, the complexity of products and innovations can too often stifle entrepreneurship and creativity in the housing sector. It’s time we stopped being so risk averse, says Richard McCarthy
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CommentThe last word in adjudication
How many submissions should each party be allowed in an adjudication - and which side should be given the final say? It depends which rules of natural justice you follow
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CommentPC Harrington vs Systech: Fair game
Disputants and learned judges please note: adjudication is a rough and ready process that isn’t always fair. That might seem tough but it’s just what parliament intended
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CommentPC Harrington vs Systech: Something for nothing?
The potential consequences of the PC Harrington vs Systech International judgment