Opinion – Page 298
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CommentHas cavity wall got a future in low energy building projects?
One year on from the completion of the UK’s first cavity wall, the International Passivhaus conference takes place this Saturday (28 May 2011) in Innsbuck. Green Building Store’s Bill Butcher, project leader on the Denby Dale Passivhaus, will be speaking on the subject ’Passivhaus and cavity wall construction’. Here he ...
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CommentPlant hire prices sink back after a short-lived rally
Prices back to where they were in 2003
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CommentThe Financial Times, Barbour ABI and construction prospects
The data shows value of contracts awarded to 50 contractors - they don’t include a large slice of housebuilding work
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CommentGDP: Everything changes, everything stays the same
Construction GDP figures revised upwards but still don’t reflect true picture
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CommentDefective Premises Act: Mr and Mrs Jenson vs Spencer Roy Faux
This case explains why ’buyer beware’ should be the first rule of thumb when buying a house
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CommentWhy construction's making the headlines
The reasons behind the reported big drop in orders for Top 50 contractors
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CommentElectric Designs: Pylons & Architecture
A new competition seeks to redesign the iconic British electricity pylon. What impact will this have on rural landscapes and cultural stereotypes?
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CommentA quick guide to enforcing an adjudicator's decision
The steps you need to take to enforce an adjudicator’s decision ordering the payment of a sum of money
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CommentIndustry must rise to McNulty's collaboration challenge
T&T’s Anooj Oodit gives his first take on Mcnulty’s 175-page tome to reform the railways
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CommentDo the house building figures really show recovery? Well not really
Shapps trumpets new housing starts but numbers are still very flaccid
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CommentBuilding buys a pint ... Scott White and Hookins
This week, Building went to Covent Garden and found out how engineers do social media and DIY
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CommentHansom: is it safe?
You might as well stay indoors this week – it’s a dangerous world out there: London cyclists are doomed, pirates on jet-skis are moving in and international conspiracies abound
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CommentThe commercial sector: Tomorrow's world
The commercial sector is recovering but don’t expect to see lots more Shards and Walkie Talkies. The way we do business has changed and what we build has to reflect this
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Call in the experts
Readers offer their specialist knowledge on matters various: a QS stands up for QSs, a solicitor fills a gap in a legal piece and a commuter appreciates the view
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CommentAround the world in construction projects
Moscow’s in a hell of a hurry, New York is a devil for speed; while Geneva and Montana take the slow lane. On a whistle-stop tour around the world, Jack Pringle relishes the comparisons
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CommentWarehousing outlook is cautiously positive
With investment, development around ports and supermarket projects, things could be looking up for warehousing
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CommentThank God for the bankers
The RICS’ latest survey – and the current shortage of office space in London – shows that upcoming opportunities in construction will follow the money