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Features
Is China’s boom over?
With Olympic-driven development about to end and inflation rising, is growth going to slow?John Ward of the Centre for Economics and Business Research analyses the macroeconomic picture, and overleaf EC Harris looks at the recent past and likely future of construction in the People’s Republic
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FeaturesChina in detail
Rising inflation is forcing the Chinese government to restrict foreign investment in development, but strong – albeit slightly slower – economic growth is bound to continue. Investors who are patient and flexible will be rewarded, says Simon Baxter of EC Harris
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Comment
Fool's gold
If Michael Gove gets into government, he’ll have to learn pretty quick that we haven’t had a system based on land-use planning since 2004.
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Comment
A cynic writes …
The government claims it will make a £100bn investment in wind power over 12 years (26 June, www.building.co.uk).
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Comment
Discrimination is bad
Regarding Harriet Harman’s plans for positive discrimination (26 June, www.building.co.uk), many of these laws are reasonable but surely the government is allowing ethnic minorities the opportunity to claim racial discrimination if a white person with a similar set of skills and qualifications is selected for a position that they have ...
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Comment
Discrimination is good
There is currently a great deal of misinformation in the press about the review of the Association of British Insurers’ (ABI) guidance document, Fire Performance of Sandwich Panel Systems.
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NewsCyril Sweett acquisition paves way for Asian expansion
Cyril Sweett is planning to expand into south-east Asia after its £5m acquisition of Burn Bridge Holdings in April.
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Oakdene pay-outs
Carl Turpin, chief executive of Oakdene Homes, took home £1.15m in the year ended 31 December 2007.
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FeaturesThe man with the toughest job in construction
So what’s it like having most of the weight of the Beijing Olympics resting delicately on your shoulders? Stuart Macdonald asked Arup’s Michael Kwok, who ought to know
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FeaturesOne hot bird
More than just a stadium, the Bird’s Nest will be a permanent attraction, says Mark Whitby
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FeaturesRace to the finishing line
As Beijing rushes to complete its Olympic venues Graham Watts asks how impressive they are
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FeaturesHow we designed the water cube
The design process for this building was, in my experience, unparalleled.
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CommentMy digital life: Tim Broyd
Tim Broyd is an online shopaholic. The web is his clothes store, television, supermarket, noticeboard, travel agent and, most importantly, a refuge for the hopelessly car-obsessed.
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News
Morgan Sindall issues profit warning as market stays weak
Morgan Sindall has issued a profit warning for 2009 on the back of weak trading in the housing and fit-out markets.
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John Doyle performance down
John Doyle Group has posted a 6% drop in comparable turnover for the year ended 31 December 2007.
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Simons blames fall in turnover on project delays and downturn
Simons Group has posted a 33% fall in turnover for the year ended
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CommentHansom: Spooky
Lovesick phantoms, a paranormal ability to rewrite the past and a man who can talk to the animals (to the animals) – recently, construction has been getting decidedly weird
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NewsTower on the Thames
St George is taking reservations for this housing development on the Thames. No 1, The Tower, which will stand at 17 storeys high, was designed by architect Broadway Malyan and will be situated in Battersea Reach.
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Tory rejection casts further doubt over eco-town plans
Developers may lose appetite for new towns as local and political opposition mounts