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Is everyone being too positive?
Apparently, slowing negative is now the new positive. Contraction is passé. The only problem is, that the evidence doesn't appear to suggest that.Just two examples, of many recently, spring to mind.The latest Key Purchasing Managers Index for construction from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) rose from 30.9 ...
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Report shows 10-fold increase in 2008 in unsold new homes in London
The more you scratch the available data on residential development the more astounding seems the transformation in market conditions over 2008.I was invited to be the editor of The Red Book for this year's edition. For those not familiar with the book it is produced annually and provides analysis and ...
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NewsThe Passivhaus diaries, part one: Green for go
The man leading the construction of the Denby Dale ultra green home gives us an 'insite' into the process
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NewsA new way of life: Creating a built to let market
Owning your own home is considered the ultimate goal in Britain, but now is an opportunity to create a private rental sector to boost the housing sector and encourage social mobility
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FeaturesIn XS: Highlights from from XS Extreme
Some highlights from XS Extreme, a book showcasing perception-defying architecture, from the wilds of Chile to, er, Lincolnshire
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FeaturesThe big swoop: Impact of US consultants on UK firms
US consultants are huge, they’re rich and they’re looking to cut themselves a big slice of the UK market, but what does that mean for UK firms …
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NewsHill plans to buy big-name QS
US consultant to buy a top 20 British QS firm as part of its European expansion plan
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Latest construction appointments - 15 May 2009
NG Bailey has named Stuart Linington managing director of its maintenance division
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NewsEnergy regs crackdown on homeowners
Government could force all extension projects to include green improvements to rest of property & Conservatories to be regulated for first time
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NewsDounreay site to get two radioactive waste facilities
Construction at defunct power station site will begin in 2011, with first phase completing in 2014
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NewsMJ Gleeson warns of further writedowns in 2009
Housebuilders says there is no sign of improvement in the market and does not expect revenue of second half of year to exceed first half
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NewsBuilding launches Passivhaus diary
Over the following months Bill Butcher will be writing a regular diary on the construction of the Denby Dale Passivhaus in West Yorkshire
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NewsArchitects more optimistic over future workloads
The number of architects expecting future workloads to fall dropped from 44% to 34% in April
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NewsWork starts on Crossrail
Piling work on the £15.9bn London rail link started at Canary Wharf this morning
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NewsPrince Charles ruffles few feathers at RIBA
After the proposed boycott by chest-thumping starchitects and a media onslaught that challenged Peter and Jordan for column inches, the Prince of Wales’ speech at the RIBA turned out to be something of an anti-climax
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NewsMcLaren to cherrypick Verry Construction’s best jobs
Main contender for takeover rejects wholesale purchase as Leadbitter picks up £80m college contract
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NewsRevealed: behind the scenes of the Taylor Wimpey debt deal
The housebuilder concluded its marathon refinancing deal at the end of last month. Here, a senior banker tells Tom Bill the inside story of nearly a year of late-night meetings, increasingly fraying nerves and, finally, an agreement
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NewsCabe given veto over all new school designs
Cabe is to be given the power to stop badly designed schools from starting construction, the government announced this week
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NewsBalfour ends April fighting fit after £170m Fife hospital deal
Business barometer Contractor tops monthly table, but overall work is 24% down on last year