Opinion – Page 300
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CommentHouse prices lower in 2016 than today - City traders are putting money on it
Homes will be worth nearly £2500 less in 2016 than today according to future gazers in the Square Mile
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CommentLocalism in Walthamstow: Down at the local
For an unsettling preview of where the localism agenda may be heading, take a look at our piece on the battle of Walthamstow Stadium. It’s a familiar story of an ambitious developer expertly jumping through all the regulatory hoops to overhaul a popular local landmark.On paper the plan looked a ...
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CommentPublic sector job cuts and the housing market
The new wave of cuts will hit better off homeowners
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CommentHow planning can save you money
We can save costs by advanced organisation and getting those involved in a project to work together, says Greg Verhoef. But alas, we’re missing opportunities to get the best out of each other
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CommentHansom: Intriguing
We’re a bit cloak and daggers this week (apologies to the faint-hearted), what with bloodied carpets, scribbled warnings and mysterious fires. Thank goodness some people are keeping a cool head
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CommentQuentin Shears: Working women
Quentin Shears, 48, is a quantity surveyor at Newt UK, the Hertfordshire outpost of US multinational Gator Corp. Quentin rarely watches Sky Sports
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Back to clients sharing risk
Soaring commodity prices mean contractors must either play safe and miss out or take a dangerous gamble. Is it time for clients to share some of the risk again?
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Building buys a pint for…Trowers & Hamlins
This week it’s lady’s night at Building buys a pint, and conversation turns to potato ricers, un-attentive boyfriends and furry hats
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Protect our assets
There is much comment and debate at present about the actions and spending of state-owned banks but should our attention now turn to the councils who are selling off their property assets to balance their books?
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Do the maths
Regarding the suggestion that schools should have a longer day to save space (28 January, page 9), most secondary schools already have to offer sessional lunch breaks in order to accommodate all pupils into the hall
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CommentBack on track
I don’t think that Building gives enough weight to the personal commitment of Lord Coe to provide an athletics venue at the heart of the East End (Building blog, 25 January)
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CommentThe Markit/CIPS survey provides cheer for construction – but take it with a pinch of salt
How much of the increase in activity is carried over from a snow-bound December?
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CommentBribery Act unlikely to be watered down despite delay
Construction firms should put anti-bribery policies in place as soon as they can
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Public Procurement: Mears vs Leeds city council
This case illustrates the full meaning of the term, “the date when grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose”, and serves as a warning to parties within a public tendering process who wish to bring infringmement proceedings.
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CommentHold your nerve
When appearance is everything, taking work at any price becomes a tempting but risky solution. But signs of recovery suggest there’s no need to panic, says Richard Steer
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CommentOpen mike: How to draw our way out of jail
Prison design is not something most people think of as a tool to prevent reoffending. But, says Chris Liddle, it can play a crucial role in education and rehabilitation
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CommentNakheel creditors bite their tongues
UK consultants are loathe to criticise the Dubai developer despite being owed $250m
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CommentQatar's World Cup will be a logistical nightmare
Qatar spend millions on PR to secure the 2022 World Cup, now it needs to spend billions on construction to make it happen