Opinion – Page 336
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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”
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CommentHansom: Sporting chances
The industry is getting in shape, with directors tackling the high jump, architects cycling through time, Boris jogging and islanders getting ready for a long swim. And some soccer tournament, apparently
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Architects for change
I found Building’s reporting of Paul Morrell’s comment piece (28 May, page 28) rather misleading
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CommentLeft in the lurch
Just when I thought that we had got over the Learning and Skills Council funding debacle, it appears that it is now the turn of the affordable housing sector to suffer the implications of having allocated or “promised” government funding withdrawn
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Permanent secretaries
Clearly, the government has already been mugged by Sir Humphrey and instead of sacking most of the 700,000 additional public sector workers hired under Labour they will be persuaded to slash vital infrastructure spending. No wonder Britain is a shambles.John Band
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It's grim up north
With news that construction workloads have turned positive in the UK for the first time in two years, it was disappointing to learn that in Scotland the net balance of workloads remained in the red at -6%
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Join the club
Further to last week’s Building Forum article from a specialist subcontractor who’s having trouble getting paid, can I suggest there’s a simple answer: join the Association of Interior Specialists, the federation for your sector
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CommentPressure drop
John Kees spotted this careless fellow inventing new ways to use a pressure washer