All QS articles – Page 84
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Features
Lead times: January-March 2012
Lead times remain extremely low across all trades, with any bottlenecks being absorbed by the pre-construction programmes of contractors eager to win work. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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NewsArup and EC Harris make Qatar World Cup team
Building learns firms are part of CH2M Hill-led consortium for 2022 World Cup
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NewsSweett Group wins £81m Hong Kong retirement home
Consultant will provide cost management services on 1,500-home scheme
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FeaturesMy working day: RLF surveyor James Fozzard
The building surveyor’s work is fun and varied, and includes treasure hunts around Covent Garden
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NewsCouncils seek judicial review to derail HS2
Camden adds concerns about Euston station work in joint challenge to £32bn high-speed line
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NewsMcBains Cooper’s Greece gamble ‘could pay off next year’
Chief claims firm’s perseverance is reputational boon
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NewsRICS concludes conflict of interest probe
Institution gives dispute service clean bill of health but makes further claims against former staffer Wajid Khan
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NewsThree consultants bag school survey job
Capita Symonds, Davis Langdon and EC Harris win contract to carry out national school building survey
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FeaturesThe RICS' new rules of measurement
Next month, the RICS launches a suite of guidance and standards that is set to transform the way that costs are managed through the life-cycle of a building. Stuart Earl explains how it works
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NewsFrench firm Artelia buys QS Appleyards
Company looks to expand into hospitality, retail and rail sectors
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NewsF+G completes £51m Northumberland academy
QS is consultant on the Northumberland Church of England Academy
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NewsGleeds tops QS barometer for year ending 29 February
T&T and Davis Langdon/Aecom runners up on the number of projects in Building’s top 40
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NewsZero carbon targets for 2019 ‘won’t be met’
Developers tell Ecobuild session that CRC scheme will not incentivise energy efficiency improvements
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NewsExclusive: Capita Symonds snaps up Northcroft
Capita Symonds buys construction consultant out of administration
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Biomass energy
The biomass sector is gaining momentum and should prove easier for construction firms to break into than either off-shore wind or nuclear energy. Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris and John Busby of Arcadis examine this emerging market
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NewsMorrell: No government u-turn on green agenda
Paul Morrell says, despite appearances, government not abandoning commitment to sustainability
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NewsClimate change could render modern buildings 'obsolete'
RICS calls for resilience to climate change to be factored into building valuations
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NewsAecom poaches RLB’s head of Europe
Mike Staples joins Aecom to focus on “work with signature architects”
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NewsArup wins £10m HS2 contract
Engineer partners with Grimshaw and Costain on job to design new Euston station