All QS articles – Page 98
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FeaturesCost model: City of London offices
With uncertain prospects for finance, recovery in office development is likely to remain cautious. Refurbishment and reuse will remain alternatives but the low-carbon agenda will transform both these and new build, say Iain Parker and Graham Jones of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company
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NewsEC Harris in major global expansion after Saudi win
Consultant’s nuclear project to boost staff in Saudi Arabia, while acquisition kickstarts growth in China
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NewsRob Smith retires from Davis Langdon after 36 years
Former senior partner left the firm on 30 April
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NewsTender prices 'have passed lowest point'
Yet slight increase in prices in Q4 2010 offset by spike in materials costs
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NewsCapita Symonds to help Corrie move to Salford
Consultant to work with Mace to build new studio for Coronation Street on 7.7 acre site
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CommentMeasurement, is it necessary anymore?
What is really important in the process of construction quantification?
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NewsCapita Symonds targets MoD property manager role
Move would see the firm chase soldiers for rent, and comes as part of acquisition-led growth strategy
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FeaturesCountry focus: India
Strong demand for construction activity in India continues, partly due to infrastructure needs and rising expectations of improved living standards
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NewsRICS jockeys for position as Green Deal accreditor
Public interest role makes it more independent than trade bodies, says institution
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NewsCyril Sweett reveals order book is now mainly international
Majority of QS’s booked work comes from outside Europe following acquisiton of Asian surveyor
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CommentWinning at Building Awards
The Gleeds chair says the firm has survived and strengthened through the recession
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CommentA lesson in subeconomics
Cost consultants whisper in their client’s ear, ’take the lowest bid’. But by the time they’ve paid for poor quality products and claims and variations, it just doesn’t stack up
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Uncertainty rules
Tender prices are still falling while material prices and wages are rising, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. All these bank holidays aren’t helping either
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NewsSixty per cent of consultants plan job change
Hays’ salary guide shows many consultants looking to leave their jobs within a year
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NewsTurner & Townsend redeploys staff abroad
Consultant looks to more buoyant markets and reshapes business
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FeaturesThe 2011 consultants’ salary guide
The Building/Hays Construction pay guide reveals a disturbing trend of pay rises for those at the top, but salary cuts and recruitment freezes for those at the bottom. Are we in danger of losing a generation of young talent?
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NewsF+G announces new chief executive
Former UK boss Donald Lawson replaces Richard Hall following retirement