All Comment articles – Page 76
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CommentOur predicament
Both parties admit that the axe will have to fall on public spending soon, although politicians have been too squeamish to describe this in detail
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FeaturesWhat we lose if we lose Crossrail?
With the government rumoured to be looking to cut £30bn of transport investment, Crossrail is looking increasingly vulnerable. Sarah Richardson looks at what would happen if the project were scrapped now
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Soapbox: CDM coordinator fees are too low to deliver a good job
Construction risk management problems will hit clients who submit to the lowest fee
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NewsFive things that irritate me about school
Building's work experience student Eloise Sweeney gives us the inside track on the end-user experience of school and school buildings
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NewsHopes of recovery on shaky ground
Why June's gloomy CIPs data is stoking fears of a 'w-shaped' recession
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NewsNo respite from the worst recession on record
Think you see green shoots? Have a look at these forecasts...
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NewsWhat can you get for £1.5bn?
What will the prime minister's housing contribution mean for the industry
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NewsStirring up apathy: construction standards for affordable housing grants
Those bidding for funds from the National Affordable Housing Programme are being asked to sign up to new construction standards. Chris Moquet wonders why so few have done so
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NewsThe looming black cloud of government debt
Although global forecasts are less dreary, Maren Baldauf-Cunnington warn that not all is rosy on the horizon
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NewsEven if they wanted to
Robin Hardy explains why mortgage lending will not, and cannot, return to anything close to 2007 levels
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CommentIs partnering dead?
“It took 12 years to put together and 12 weeks to dismantle.” That was one of the more wry comments on BAA’s decision to turn its back on framework agreements for a good chunk of its work
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NewsPart L: a comprehensive guide to the major changes
Exploring the implications of alternations proposed in the government’s consultation on energy use rules
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NewsPart L: 'Has the department been taken over by UKIP supporters?'
Navigating the confusing twists and turns of the Part L consultations
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CommentPower without responsibility
“This meddling member of the royal family is a black stain on our democracy,” wrote one reader of Building’s website
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NewsOnly Charles has kept his dignity on Chelsea Barracks
While Lord Rogers attacked Britain's constitutional monarchy this week Charles maintained a regal silence
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NewsGoing into space
Never mind MPs' expenses, taxpayers should be alarmed about a £43bn bill they could be avoiding
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NewsReport from Cityscape Saudi Arabia
Neil Morris reveals how the event is going and why the Saudi market is like a 500lb gorilla in the corner
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NewsFrameworks: will they stay or will they go?
With cost-cutting at the forefront of all clients' minds, what will become of partnering?
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CommentToo much monkey business
It seems that clients are reverting to the primitive practice of lowest cost single-stage tendering. Trouble is, lowest cost means guaranteed minimum quality
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CommentOne last big push
Pat McFadden, Lord Mandelson’s deputy in the Commons and a Cabinet attendee, has acknowledged that construction’s representation in Whitehall is a joke, and that a chief construction officer is needed