Opinion – Page 319
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CommentConstruction will not come out unscathed from Osborne's Budget, but it could've been worse
Construction hasn’t done as badly as some had feared as additional capital spending cuts are put in hold
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New KPIs show construction is getting more dangerous
Why do the latest construction safety Key Performance Indicators show construction has become more dangerous as the recession has bitten?
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Comment28 degrees but Budget leaves construction feeling cold
The Chancellor said there would be ‘no further falls in capital expenditure’, the key area for construction. That sounds good but the falls are very harsh
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CommentAldgate vs Unibar: Damage caused by fire
This case concerns the extent to which different types of loss are recoverable
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CommentEmergency Budget: impact on built assets
The new Budget’s efficiency measures and tax rises aim to address the deficit, but what does it mean for built assets?
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CommentExisting contracts are next coalition target
Government says it will renegotiate key contracts by 2011
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CommentNew look output data show sharp pain in repair and maintenance sector
New figures for output show that the construction industry taking a beating in the first quarter
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CommentTy Goddard: Improving our education infrastructure
Money may be tighter than a camel in a sandstorm, but we still have to improve our education infrastructure somehow. Ty Goddard gives a few pointers as to what we might do
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CommentCroydon vs the Coliseum
I read with interest former RIBA president Maxwell Hutchinson’s Wonders & Blunders (4 June, page 24)
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A fraud-free Games
In response to your recent piece, “The Salami Olympics” (28 May, page 54), the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has, since the very start of the project, been aware of the potential exposure to fraud of large construction projects
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Not in anyone's back yard ...
It is great to see that something is finally being done about “garden grabbing”
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So where then?
It seems to me that only Brian Berry can see further than the end of his nose (Government plans to stop developers building homes on gardens, 9 June, Building.co.uk)
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Storing up trouble
We need to reduce carbon emissions now, not in 10, 20 or 50 years’ time if we are to have an impact on global warming
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The door had already closed
I am writing regarding the article entitled “As one door closes …” (4 June, page 30)
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What twerps we are ...
Having only now found time to read the 21 May issue of Building, and sat here in my Antwerp office, I feel compelled to point out that the man “living the high life” up an aerial mast in Antwerp is in Belgium and not Holland as your caption states!
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Hansom: All or nothing
While Prince Charles bemoans Western society and the HCA brings back prohibition, one architectural practice is virtually bathing in booze and the World Cup is, frankly, getting out of hand
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CommentWhat brought Banner down
Why did a well-regarded medium-sized contractor, which began the boom with £9m in the bank, lose £65m in turnover over eight years, and enter administration this month?