All Comment articles – Page 71
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NewsDoes the GDP debate rest on dodgy figures?
Our expert blogger examines the construction industry's economic foundations
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NewsChristmas crackers: Gus Alexander
Building's architectural critic tells us what's on his festive wish list
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NewsResidential planning activity bounces back
Brickonomics: Planning decisions are on the rise but how much is due to housebuilders switching consents from flats to houses
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NewsGrim outlook for jobs in construction
Brickonomics: Another drop in workload will have a devasting affect on what is already a fragile jobs market
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FeaturesReview of the decade: 2000-2009
The past 10 years will be remembered for the long, long boom that turned into a deep, deep recession, but a lot of other things happened along the way … So here’s our guide to the people, the projects, the deals, the disasters, the feuds and the fights that made ...
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News2009 rewound: a review of the year
This was the year spent in the eye of the hurricane, between the collapse of private spending in 2008 and the collapse of public spending in 2010. Sarah Richardson remembers 12 months that many in the industry are trying to forget
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NewsVideo: Come Dine with Construction
Building’s contributors square up for a seasonal cooking showdown: who will be king of the kitchen?
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CommentWe’ve never had it so good
You can’t see much when you’re in a hole, but the truth is that the noughties were in many ways a wonderful decade
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NewsBuilding's Pub Quiz of the Decade
You may think you know construction - but do you? Find out by answering our killer questions …
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NewsThe decade's best projects
Here are what we selected as our favourite projects of the past 10 years … plus the results of our reader poll
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NewsWill Brits benefit from the Middle East's education boom?
The BSEC Mena conference revealed some interesting work on offer but it's a question of how to get a foot in the door
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NewsStarting up your own business, part five: Up and running
Now you have your own firm, how do you go about getting that first job?
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NewsHousing recovery is resting on happier family homes market
Another housing survey today suggests recovery, but activity seems to most evident within the well-to-do family home price bracket
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NewsOur man in Copenhagen: Anarchists, riot police and a bit of negotiating
Arup's blogger at the summit reports on rising tension over the weekend as world leaders arrive and the successful fringe events
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NewsAbu Dhabi to the rescue
Today's $10bn bail out of Dubai is no small sum, but what about protection from future financial scares?
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NewsOur man in Copenhagen: Knuckling down
Peter Head of Arup is blogging from the climate change conference, where he is preparing for the arrival of the world's leaders
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Comment
Cometh the hour: Nick Raynsford welcomes Paul Morrell
If anyone can pull off the new role of chief construction adviser, it’s Paul Morrell, says Nick Raynsford. But we need to give him time before we can reasonably expect to see results
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CommentAfter copenhagen
We still have little idea of how low-energy designs perform, which means we’re like scientists conducting endless experiments without ever seeing how they come out
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NewsPre-Budget report points to more money for construction … but a much bigger fall
Brickonomics: Assessing what the chancellor's plans may mean for the industry