Opinion – Page 330
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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?
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CommentFalse economies
Experian is predicting a slight upturn for 2011 and 2012, but that’s predicated on continued recovery in the private sector and no more than £5bn cuts in public spending. That’s optimistic
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CommentUp for the cup
Goal celebrations are brilliant expressions of national identity (but not you, Clint Dempsey). How does architecture reflect where a nation has come from and where it’s going, asks Amanda Levete
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CommentJohn Nash joins the iPhone revolution
The London Festival of Architecture kicks off with an ingenious new iPhone application celebrating one of London's greatest urban spectacles.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Chandler KBS
The memory of Thierry Henry’s handball seems to still cause noel physical pain
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A technical glitch with the latest jobs figures...
There's a delay with data on construction jobs, but it's worth looking at the broader unemployement picture
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CommentBetter than expected but forecast won't spare construction's pain
Pre-budget forecast says UK debt is not as great as first feared but growth id revised downwards
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CommentAn interesting judgment on late payment provision
Employers imposing unfairly low interest on late payment could pay a penalty
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diaries, part 1: Stripping the house bare
The architect behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles takes us through the project’s first steps…
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CommentMoving to the UAE despite the downturn
The global credit crisis has hit this region hard, but there are still job opportunities out there
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CommentThe Small Builders Housing Revolution
The government has a lot to learn from the experience of small builders
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CommentWhy local authorities would be mad to grant planning permissions right now
The government has created an atmosphere of doubt by pulling apart the planning system before coming up with a new one
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CommentBudget responsibility and all that
The latest forecast from the Office of Budget Responsibility makes grim reading, particularly for construction…
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CommentHousebuilding gets all shook up
With regional spatial strategies binned, is the recent housebuilding revival in jeopardy? And what about density targets?
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CommentSchools out
Michael Gove’s attack on BSF has angered the construction industry, but might he have a point?
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CommentArchitects – meet the real world
Many architects have evolved into service providers for giant PFI contractor consortiums. Which means that, if they lose their jobs, they can’t fend for themselves
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CommentQuentin Shears: The wages of synergy
“Usually, rebranding takes months, but the stationer’s on Potter Street had a half-price offer on business cards”