All Data articles – Page 26
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FeaturesCost model: Data centres
Demand for data centres continues to reflect the growing and changing needs of a connected world. Aecom’s Luke Kubicki (engineering lead), Amy Daniell (strategy director) and Giles Scott (development director) examine the latest trends in low-energy data centre design
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FeaturesLead times: October - December 2014
Seven trades are reporting an increase in lead times this quarter, with several more anticipating increases over the next six months due to demand
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FeaturesTracker: December 2014
The construction activity index sees a one-point increase for the month to take it to 61 points, while the majority of regional indices saw a decrease in activity
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in December 2014
The number of private registrations takes a giant leap when compared with the same period the year before
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Speed shift
The recovery rolls on with expectations of tender price increases still firm. But a change of pace in activity is expected to emerge this year. Michael Hubbard and John O’Neill of Aecom report
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FeaturesMarket review: Slowly does it
Growth continues throughout the UK economy and construction sectors, but the gains being made are slowing down significantly. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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NewsBarbour ABI's January market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for January is now available to download
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FeaturesSustainability: Thinner insulation
High-performance insulation materials enable much thinner profiIes to be used than their counterpart products. Sweett Group investigates if the benefits from the use of these thinner insulation materials outweigh the costs
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NewsMajor road projects put Balfour Beatty top of contractors table
Aberdeen A90 Western Peripheral Route and M25 improvements form part of firm’s £203m haul
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CommentMoving into 2015
The latest ONS figures confirmed that growth in construction slowed towards the end of last year
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q3 2014
Experian Economics shows that construction activity increased 2% on the previous quarter, taking it 6% above the level taken for the same period in 2013
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FeaturesTracker: November 2014
The construction activity index holds its position at 60 points, while the regional composite indices show that the majority of regions saw a decrease in activity
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NewsConstruction output shrank in November
Latest ONS figures show construction output shrank 2% in November, compared to previous month
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FeaturesGlobal city focus: Doha
As the growth potential of countries becomes increasingly reliant on key cities, EC Harris looks at how Doha is driving Qatar’s vision of economic diversity
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NewsKier tops contractors' league with jobs worth £434m
Civils and public push contractor to top position but John Graham storms into second place on back of two jobs
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Comment2015’s pipeline looks strong
As 2014 draws to a close there are still plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the performance of the construction industry
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FeaturesMarket review: A slight dip
The value of construction contracts awarded in the UK dropped to £5.8bn in November, with residential accounting for the highest proportion of contracts awarded by value. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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NewsBarbour ABI's December market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for December is now available to download
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FeaturesInfrastructure: The water industry
With a challenging regulatory settlement due out this month, water companies are in the final stages of preparing for big changes in their markets. Simon Bimpson and Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris examine how these changes will affect project investment and delivery
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FeaturesTracker: October 2014
With the non-residential and civil engineering sectors bouncing back, the construction activity index made a seven-point month-on-month jump to 60 points