All Comment articles – Page 77
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CommentLife after debt
Before you know it, UK plc is going to be staggering under a real debt burden of £2 trillion. Here’s Kevin Cammack’s simple survival guide
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NewsHousing activity rises but prices set for further falls
Buyers may be rushing to the estate agents but, with prices still falling, sellers aren't following suit
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NewsJim Knight: just a minute
Speaking before his recent reshuffle to the Department for Work and Pensions, Sarah Richardson spoke to the then schools minister Jim Knight about exactly why Building Schools for the Future is safe
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NewsWorst fall in output on record
Total construction output was an unprecedented 16% lower in the first quarter of this year than the same time last year
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CommentHuman sacrifice won't help us
Kicking out apprentices and slashing training is not going to cure the recession, but it will kill the recovery. What firms need to do is keep their nerve – and their staff
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FeaturesReed out loud: the RIBA's first woman president
Ruth Reed wants to change people’s views of the RIBA – and becoming the institute’s first woman president isn’t a bad place to start. She talks to Dan Stewart about her priorities for her two-year stint, the recession and how she hopes to make the RIBA less London-centric
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FeaturesCouncil houses: return to a golden age?
It’s not a lot, but the government has made £100m available for councils to start building homes again. So is this the start of a glorious return to a golden age?
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NewsTake talk of green shoots with a pinch of weedkiller
The latest data from purchasing managers confirms that construction has been one of the worst affected economy areas
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NewsFinding a home for micro renewables
The negative opinions of one housebuilder should not obscure the potential benefits of fitting micro renewables in housing
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NewsFollow that Cabe - how many quangos do we need?
If you've lost count of all the government's myriad design bodies, here's a handy guide
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NewsThat past is gone
The collapse of Ronan Point 40 years ago silenced all talk of cities in the sky. But that happened in a different world, and the one we’re in now needs the tower block
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CommentThe general purpose specialist
If we want to make it through the recession with our highly trained staff intact, we have to carry on doing what we do well, and start doing a lot of things that we don’t
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CommentThe bridge on the river Tees
Its parents were Eric Fletcher and Margaret Thatcher. Assisting at the birth were 500 midwives. It is now being cared for by the 187,000 people of Stockton-on-Tees
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NewsProcurement: the price is tight
Developers should think twice before putting the squeeze on contractors
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NewsBCO specification: the incredible shrinking office
The latest British Council for Offices specification is the leanest and greenest yet
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NewsRegulation trends: Hard cash and plenty of change
The regulatory landscape is shifting in all directions, but some patterns can be picked out. Nick Jones identifies the major landmarks from our regulations round-up... and wonders how we’re going to pay for it all
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CommentDesign and builders
So Cabe is going to vet public projects to make sure they don’t look completely awful. Well, that’s a good thing of course, but we should ask ourselves why it’s become necessary
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NewsFive things you missed at the BCO conference
This year's British Council for Offices event was in Edinburgh, where attitudes were far more upbeat than you'd expect
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News10 ways that SAP 2009 will affect you
The new SAP 2009 methodology was published in draft for consultation last week – which changes will most affect builders and designers?
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NewsIs everyone being too positive?
After months of contraction, people are getting excited about slowing negative. But where's the evidence?