All QS articles – Page 82
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FeaturesThe RICS' new rules of measurement
Next month, the RICS launches a suite of guidance and standards that is set to transform the way that costs are managed through the life-cycle of a building. Stuart Earl explains how it works
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NewsFrench firm Artelia buys QS Appleyards
Company looks to expand into hospitality, retail and rail sectors
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NewsF+G completes £51m Northumberland academy
QS is consultant on the Northumberland Church of England Academy
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NewsGleeds tops QS barometer for year ending 29 February
T&T and Davis Langdon/Aecom runners up on the number of projects in Building’s top 40
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NewsZero carbon targets for 2019 ‘won’t be met’
Developers tell Ecobuild session that CRC scheme will not incentivise energy efficiency improvements
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NewsExclusive: Capita Symonds snaps up Northcroft
Capita Symonds buys construction consultant out of administration
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Biomass energy
The biomass sector is gaining momentum and should prove easier for construction firms to break into than either off-shore wind or nuclear energy. Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris and John Busby of Arcadis examine this emerging market
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NewsMorrell: No government u-turn on green agenda
Paul Morrell says, despite appearances, government not abandoning commitment to sustainability
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NewsClimate change could render modern buildings 'obsolete'
RICS calls for resilience to climate change to be factored into building valuations
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NewsAecom poaches RLB’s head of Europe
Mike Staples joins Aecom to focus on “work with signature architects”
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NewsArup wins £10m HS2 contract
Engineer partners with Grimshaw and Costain on job to design new Euston station
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NewsCapita Symonds checks out with Mulberry
Consultant will programme manage 90 store global roll-out, working with Gensler and UDS
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NewsHill wins two Saudi contracts
Consultant expands on its project management contract for Jabal Omar development in Makkah
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CommentSustainability: Nothing but 'faddy ideology' for the government?
Verbal faux pas are just one symptom of the coalition’s growing apathy towards the promotion of the green agenda in construction, says Richard Steer
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FeaturesArcadis' Neil McArthur: This is just the start
When Arcadis bought EC Harris last year, it became the 10th largest design consultant in the UK and gained leverage in Asia and the Middle East. Now it’s brought in Neil McArthur to spend a further £100m on acquisitions and turn it into an even bigger global player. Building asked ...
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NewsNew orders fall 14% in 2011
ONS data for fourth quarter of 2011 adds up to bad year for builders
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News£550m Qatar win boosts EC Harris
Project will ‘benefit the firm in targeting more health work’, says global account leader
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NewsArcadis has £100m acquisitions war chest
Parent company of EC Harris has fund to support expansion in the Middle East and Asia
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FeaturesMy working day: RLF QS Kat Hurworth
The young QS on a placement at RLF took on the nickname ‘the golfer’ even before she began work