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FeaturesCost model: London prime residential
The top end of the capital’s residential market is booming. Joseph Blythe of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, with contributions from CBRE and Darling Associates, looks at the factors that are driving the market and the key financial considerations for future developments
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FeaturesTop Specialists 2012
Are things getting better for specialists or are there just fewer firms around to compete? Our tables reveal who’s won what this year
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NewsNo private sector roll-out of DECs, says minister
Exclusive: Government has abandoned any intention of rolling out display energy certificates to private sector buildings
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NewsGovernment unveils energy efficiency incentives
Government proposals published alongside the Energy Bill could stimulate market for energy efficiency retrofits in buildings
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NewsWYG optimistic despite £700k loss
Consultant posts £745,000 pre-tax loss in six months to the end of September, but hails operating profit as ‘milestone in turnaround’
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NewsEnergy market reforms fail to impress major investors
Energy firms call for greater clarity and certainty in order to drive investment in energy projects
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CommentThe energy reforms are progress – but now we need action
Without a decision on long-term decarbonisation, the cost of capital will rise and building more plants will be more expensive
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NewsCenter Parcs white water adventure ride opens
Holder Mathias-designed £4m ride at Center Parcs Elvden Forest takes riders on a water adventure
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NewsClutch of directors go in fresh Davis Langdon cull
Exclusive: Consultant makes new round of redundancies, with a host of directors leaving
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FeaturesStanton Williams: There’s nothing wrong with buildings that just do their jobs
Fresh from their victory, the Stirling prize winners talk us through 27 years of non-shouty architecture
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CommentBlacklisting revelations: Spying and ruined lives
Blacklist chief officer serves up bombshells in front of room full of workers
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News‘I took the flak for McAlpine’, says blacklist chief officer
Ian Kerr’s allegation to MPs that contractor paid to cover up blacklist involvement strongly denied
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NewsLend Lease buoyant after change in bidding strategy
Contractor reports 50% rise in profit, but a drop in revenue and fewer staff working in construction
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CommentBuilding on Flickr: The Condominio 'P' scheme in Cagliari, Italy
The Condominio ‘P’ scheme in Cagliari, Italy, designed by C+C04 Studio. Photograph by Simone Utzeri
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NewsGovernment construction tsar seeks expert adviser
The Cabinet Office is seeking a new deputy director of construction, who will report into the government’s new chief construction adviser Peter Hansford
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CommentCollapsing construction workloads push plant hire prices down to nine-year low
Worsening construction activity and a darkening outlook appear to have pressured many hire firms into once again accepting lower prices
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NewsGreen Investment Bank opens for business
Bank’s first investments go to energy from waste and retrofit projects
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NewsHCA confirms it will drive through government land disposals
Homes and Communities Agency director says quango will take lead role in disposing of surplus government land for development
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CommentWonders & blunders with Paul Stallan
Paul Stallan is enlivened by Glasgow’s necropolis, whose 50,000 inhabitants enjoy a fine view of the city. But the same town’s Royal Infirmary leaves him cold