All Comment articles – Page 53
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CommentSix tests for the Green Deal
If you put the Green Deal through six tests for a policy’s success, it fails on all counts
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CommentBrownfield tax relief: The £1bn U-turn
Ben de Waal, of Aecom company Davis Langdon, looks at the implications for developers of this week’s decision to retain tax relief for brownfield regeneration
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CommentAutumn statement response: A step forward but where to?
Quite a package of interventions but an overall infrastructure vision is still missing, says Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s UK head of infrastructure
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CommentAutumn statement response: New ways of raising the readies
Of real interest is what the chancellor said about funding, says Simon Rawlinson, head of strategic research & insight at EC Harris
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CommentThe economy: Bleak midwinter
Christmas is approaching, and not in a good way. In fact, says Richard Steer, it just reminds us of the wretched state of Europe’s finances and how we need China to come to our rescue
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CommentGovernment housing strategy: Falling short
This week’s government housing strategy offers some hope to first-time buyers but it is an inadequate response to the fact that we are not building enough homes
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CommentWe need to look beyond the government's quick-fix housing strategy
Careful implementation of the government’s housing initiatives is vital - otherwise, there could be real problems in the long term
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CommentConstruction and the eurozone: Make it happen
The eurozone is in a mess, but then again so is the UK economy. What we need is to invest in design-led manufacturing so we earn a reputation for excellence
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CommentConstruction and the eurozone: It’s 2008 all over again
It’s already difficult enough securing finance for UK construction projects, but the eurozone crisis threatens to do away with long-term project lending altogether
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CommentHow can we make the most of the public estate?
New structures for property management and ways of working can lead to leaner and greener public assets
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Speechly Bircham
If you had to escape from a burning building with either no arms or no legs, which would it be? See what the lawyers advise…
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CommentCost insight: feeding the beast
For 50 years QSs have relied on the BCIS as a vital data source, but their hunger for insights into costs just keeps growing. Who can capture all that information?
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CommentAre customers loyal or just too lazy to go elsewhere?
Our marketing expert explains how earn loyalty from your customers
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FITs: Time for a rational response
Feed-in tariffs should have been brought down gradually over a period of time instead of the knee-jerk reaction we’ve seen
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CommentSafety in numbers
Nobody is safe from the acquiring arms of foreign firms (apart from architects), but is this the grisly end of UK independence or just small companies fighting for survival?
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CommentArchitectual competitions: Judgement day
Those judging architectural competitions need to be wise, ethical and very well informed. That’s why the tittle-tattle of public opinion should be ignored
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CommentBIM and the QS: Better late than never
Why are the majority of QSs reluctant to use BIM? It’s time to get on board before early adopters in the contracting market get too far ahead
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CommentHealthcare: Get well soon
When we think of healthcare, we think of patients, but at the moment it’s the estate that’s sick. It needs leadership, innovative development ideas - and a good bedside manner
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CommentSocial housing: Locked out
Families living in social housing rely on subsidies to make ends meet, but with higher rents and reduced benefits affordable homes are becoming anything but
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CommentTory conference Q&A: the construction minister
Emily Wright cornered the construction minister Mark Prisk, at the Tory party conference this week…