All Analysis articles – Page 14
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CommentWe’ve done it all before
Paul Morrell’s construction strategy? Looks familiar to our QS blogger
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CommentLord Sugar incurs the wrath of engineers
Engineers in uproar following Lord Sugar’s disparaging comment on The Apprentice
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CommentBIM disputes are inevitable
The recent US case didn’t go to court, but eventually we will see legal spats over BIM in the UK - so how will we go about resolving them?
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FeaturesCutting skyscraper costs by 50%: Shape of things to come
A crack team has been thinking up ways of cutting the costs of London skyscrapers by a whopping 50%. Emily Wright, who has been given an exclusive preview of the research, looks at how the proposals stack up
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NewsContractors in London: who is winning the most work?
Morgan Sindall in lead with most projects, but Carillion bag schemes with the biggest total value
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CommentThe Green Deal needs more incentives to work
The Green Deal has lots off potential, but more improvements need to made to Energy Bill before it will work
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CommentTesco and M&S go head-to-head over sustainability
At last week’s conference, delegates from major supermarkets discussed the challenges they faced going green
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FeaturesThe construction strategy: Together at last?
The government and the construction industry. It’s been a long, love-hate affair but the new construction strategy is an offer to try to work things out
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CommentWhat's missing from the Energy Bill
UK’s energy targets won’t be met if Ministers fail to provide more detail on energy targets and time scale
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CommentCala planning row: stalling is not option
Councils that delay plans to cut housing numbers until the localism bill is enacted do so at their own peril
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FeaturesSupermarket sweep: Construction opportunities
Supermarkets are bucking the retail downturn, and now they’re either going supersize or micro. Whichever option they choose, there’s going to be a ton of construction work
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NewsRegional development agencies: no man's land
When the government decided to axe regional development agencies, uncertainty over the future of their £446m portfolio of development sites nearly led to a disastrous fire sale. Having taken a u-turn on the issue, what are the coalition’s plans for the sites now?
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CommentMorrell starts cracking the whip
Paul Morrell will head up the government drive to make 20% cost savings on public sector building projects
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FeaturesHands up if you can cut 20%
We’re all more or less signed up to the government’s target of cutting 20% off costs in the next four years (or so we say). But how we do it is still the subject of fierce debate. Building asked three construction professionals what they would do
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CommentIndustry must rise to McNulty's collaboration challenge
T&T’s Anooj Oodit gives his first take on Mcnulty’s 175-page tome to reform the railways
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FeaturesLegal tax avoidance: No place to hide
Legal tax avoidance is practised widely, but with mounting pressure from protest groups and the chancellor, is it still worth it? Here we weigh the financial benefits against the reputational risk
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CommentApprentices: Training is good for business
Today’s challenges mean that a wealth of young talent is vital to the industry
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CommentThe value of education to construction
Education orders account for more than 20% of all new orders – cuts will hit construction hard
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CommentBreakneck planning changes won't lead to better quality homes
Recent changes to the planning system won’t necessarily deliver the high quality, low energy housing the UK desperately needs
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FeaturesConstruction statistics: Is it really that bad ?
Government statistics suggest construction contracted 5% last quarter, but it’s hard to find anyone who believes that is true. Joey Gardiner argues the reality is actually more positive and presents alternative data to back up his case