All Data articles – Page 53
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FeaturesCost model: Land remediation
Plenty of sites will need land remediation when the housing market recovers, and the slow market at the moment provides an opportunity to use innovative, sustainable techniques. Duncan Sanders and Derek Vernon of Davis Langdon take a look at the commercial drivers
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FeaturesCountry focus: Russia
Russia has been badly hit by recession, and there are not many signs of recovery, says Pavel Vishnaykov of EC Harris Still, the 2014 Winter Olympics provide a glimmer of hope …
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Housing Stats: New build sales and completions in October 2009
This month’s data reveals private registrations were up by more than 80% from last year.
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The tracker recovery on hold
Signs of recovery over the summer have been tempered by a slowdown in activity and a pessimistic outlook on employment, according to the latest figures from Experian Business Strategies
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Construction purchasing falls further
The decline in construction purchasing increased in October, according to figures from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
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Market forecast: Still a way to go
Despite signs of recession abating in some quarters, 2010 will remain tough for the building industry, particularly with public sector work likely to shrink
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Housing Stats: New build sales and completions in September 2009
Private registrations were up from last year, while the South-east topped the regional poll
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FeaturesSpotlight: on cladding
With demand at a low ebb because of the recession, it’s no surprise that the trend for lead times across cladding systems is downward. Brian Moone looks at the risks of driving lead times too low
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Lead times: April-June 2009
Another quarter goes by without a single increase in any works package, and this time seven have fallen. There are also reports of a reduction in secured workloads, says Brian Moone of Mace
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FeaturesSustainability: The future of offices
We’re going to have to make some important changes in the way we use offices in the future. Here Cyril Sweett director Hugh Mulcahey looks at what the options are – and which is better
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Planning applications in September
Affordable homes firm Newlon Housing Trust tops the clients list as work picks up
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The tracker: Blip or double dip?
Just when we thought we could bask in a few rays of sunlight, an icy wind swept through August with most indicators showing the rate of decline speeding up again, says Experian Business Strategies
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NewsExperian: 2010 will be even worse than feared
Economic forecaster Experian Business Strategies has again revised downwards its estimates for construction output for the next two years
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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2009: 'As bad as it gets'
That was one consultant’s view of the year when new orders fell 25% and 20,000 QSs, engineers, architects and surveyors received P45s. Roxane McMeeken looks at what went wrong, and what hope there is for the year to come, while Martin Hewes presents this year’s tables
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NewsConstruction purchasing drops at fastest rate for three months
Rate of job losses in September was also worst in three months, but housing sector showed first rise in 22 months
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FeaturesCost model: Office refurbishments
As more owner-occupiers look for cheaper, more efficient and sustainable offices, refurbishment may provide the answer. Simon Rawlinson and Ian Harrison of Davis Langdon report
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update
In the final part of our series, Sense Cost Consultancy explores the difficulties that M&E contractors and suppliers are facing, the effect that’s having on prices, and what the future may have in store
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International costs 2009
No country has been safe from the effects of the global recession and even China’s legendary growth is at its slowest rate for a decade
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The tracker: Emerging markets
Most indicators are finally recovering, with residential activity at 50, tender enquiries at an impressive 69 and all regions showing signs of improvement
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Cost update: September 2009
Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon makes his quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices. And, to cut a long story very short, tender prices are heading south in a hurry …