All articles by Stuart Macdonald
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NewsLaing O'Rourke in legal row with Irish tycoon
Division at heart of £22m dispute with John Magnier may be wound up
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NewsHow recession can give construction a boost
The industry's image at least is set to gain if inconsiderate firms are the first to go in the downturn
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FeaturesDear Alistair: Building's spending plan for the chancellor
The chancellor might be getting that sinking feeling, but there’s no reason to despair. In fact, his plan to bring forward 2011 spending might just work. Here Sarah Richardson and Stuart Macdonald offer him a few suggestions on how it would make all the difference
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CommentDo the right thing
It’s just a coincidence, of course, but the opaque sky over Britain this week accurately reflects the overcast mood in much of the construction industry.
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NewsWill Gordon Brown save housebuilders, Nantwich and his own skin?
The £200m the government is spending on buying private homes for social tenants may be a drop in the ocean but it could give voters a boost
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FeaturesEating concrete for breakfast
Colin ‘Dano’ Daniel was a fearsome site manager who used to have ‘a lot of outbursts’. But that was before he worked for his new boss – his son Julian, head of Bovis’ south division.Now they live, eat and breathe construction together, pausing only to watch their beloved Hull City. ...
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NewsSkanska profit falls £2.6m
Contractor blames £2.6m profit drop in UK business on problems with three unnamed schemes
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NewsAudit office to probe Hips fiasco
News of spending watchdog's examination comes a week before Hips are finally introduced to all homes
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NewsPhase One visits Glasgow
Glasgow had two reasons to celebrate last week: winning the Commonwealth Games and hosting Building's event for new professionals
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Shard demolition work falls six weeks behind
Further delays to London Bridge tower as Mace fights to keep its role on the £350m scheme
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NewsOlympic aquatics centre scaled back for third time
Distinctive roof of Zaha Hadid-designed pool could be timber rather than steel to cut costs
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NewsGordon Brown pledges to double eco towns
The Prime Minister has stated his aim to build ten sustainable townships in his first speech as Labour party leader today.
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Councils plan for 3 million homes target
Local authorities across England have spent the summer thrashing out plans for a new wave of council housebuilding.Councils such as the London boroughs of Croydon, Islington and Barnet, as well as Norwich and Newcastle, are understood to be leading the way in responding to July’s housing green paper.In it, housing ...
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NewsHousebuilders slam new space and energy standards
HBF warns government that proposed housing standards will lower the value of public land
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Housebuilders slam new space and energy standards
HBF warns government that proposed housing standards will lower the value of public land
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CommentLet’s stop ignoring all this talent
The news that the industry has cut the number of apprenticeships by over a quarter this year should make every one of us hang our heads in shame (news, page 13).
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NewsHousing starts fall by 8%
Government’s 3 million homes target suffers blow as starts look set to fall behind completions
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CommentYou do the sums
Hands up if this sounds like a silly argument to you: spend millions of pounds to cut x tonnes of carbon or spend a fraction of that to save the same x tonnes of carbon?