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FeaturesA cracking Christmas
Activity was up across the board in December, according to the Experian Business Strategies survey - which also offers a short-term forecast, a regional breakdown and a quarterly look at work in hand
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FeaturesHot topic: The pre-Budget report
In his pre-Budget report, the chancellor outlined proposals for housing supply and property investment. Davis Langdon examines the impact on UK construction
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Market forecast: Cause for caution
In its quarterly look at market trends, Davis Langdon reports on a fall in output that has led to cautious forecasts for 2006. Plus how the pre-Budget report affects the industry and the latest materials prices overleaf
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FeaturesPositive thinking
This month's new-look Tracker finds the industry optimistic, according to Experian Business Strategies' construction activity survey. Plus overleaf, Experian's quarterly analysis of orders and output
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Structural steelwork
The Chinese construction market and the Eurocrats in Brussels are having an effect on the steelwork sector, reports David Cane
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Structures
In the first of our specialist updates, the expert team at Gardiner & Theobald take a look at current trends and costs in the piling, concrete frame and structural steelwork markets
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Concrete frames
Ian Purton reports on the impact of the new Eurocodes, the increase in post-tensioned flooring and recent cost changes in the sector
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Spotlight on lifts
There has been a surge in growth in the elevator and escalator sector in recent years and it now has a market value of £1bn.
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International costs: 2005
Gardiner & Theobald’s 13th annual survey looks at how much it’ll cost you to build various buildings around the world, along with labour and inflation rates – plus why China is still the main cost driver
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Lifetime costs: educational buildings
School-building is booming, thanks to the PFI – and firms now have to build with best value rather than lowest price in mind. Peter Mayer of Building Performance demonstrates how to cost a school's whole life
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International costs: 2003
Gardiner & Theobald’s 11th annual survey of global construction costs takes a look at labour rates, building costs, material prices and inflation from Norway to New Zealand
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Cost Model: Structured Cabling
In this latest cost model, the Cost Research and Engineering Services Departments of Davis Langdon & Everest and Mott Green & Wall examine the capital costs of structured cabling installations. A number of recent commercial projects have been examined to establish benchmark costs for IT installations.
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Cost model - Urban Commercial Offices
Background to the model Capital costs for services installations were previously examined in a cost model published in the September 1995 edition of Building Services Journal. The sample of projects the original model was based on were mostly designed prior to the issue of the British Council for Offices (BCO) ...
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Cost model: Town-centre housing
Planning policy for housing is being revised to encourage residential development on urban brownfield sites. As a result, more housebuilding is likely to be directed towards existing urban centres. In this cost review of high-density residential, Davis Langdon & Everest provides an overview of development issues and costs for both ...
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FeaturesPrivate Health Clubs - Cost model, September 1998
As thee emphasis of health and fitness clubs changes from hard physical excercise to leisure and wellbeing, more people are becoming members - and several large national operators are taking advantage of this expanding market. In this cost model, Davis Langdon & Everest examines design and cost issues relating to ...
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FeaturesSchools & Colleges - Cost model, March 1998
Construction in the education sector is complex, with clients and funding taking a variety of forms. But the extra education spending promised by the government is materialising, and the sector promises strong growth. In this latest cost model, cost consultant Davis Langdon & Everest examines school building costs and tackles ...
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FeaturesShopping Centre Refurbishment - Cost model, October 1998
The opening of mega-malls such as the Trafford Centre in Manchester and The Mall at Cribb’s Causeway, Bristol, has set new standards for high-quality retail environments. This has increased the pressure on existing shopping centres to upgrade their facilities or lose market share. Davis Langdon & Everest examines design and ...
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FeaturesHigh-Rise Office Towers - Cost model, May 1997
Tall buildings are back in vogue. This month sees the completion of Europe’s tallest office building, the Commerzbank in Frankfurt. In Shanghai and Melbourned, towers of more than 100 storeys are planned. In this cost model, Davis Langdon & Everest gives the results of an international survey of tall building ...
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FeaturesHigh Quality Residential Apartments - Cost model, March 1997
1996 saw the long-awaited return of activity in the housebuilding market. Housing starts and land prices rose in response to demand. In this model, cost consultant Davis Langdon & Everest examines the specification and costs of high-quality apartment developments