All 黑洞社区 articles in 05 October 2012 鈥� Page 5
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NewsG&T scores with Qatar 2022 World Cup consultant role
Exclusive: UK firm appointed as cost consultant on project that promises to be 鈥榝irst carbon neutral World Cup鈥�
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NewsPrisk opposes 10,000-home scheme in his backyard
Housing minister Mark Prisk says campaign against Harlow North is principled opposition
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CommentSave your scorn
Since the recession simple maths dictated we need to deliver more for less, but as with any equation, there is a tipping point
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CommentPublic money for shovel-ready projects
Central and local government need to focus on getting funded projects moving as quickly as possible through procurement.
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FeaturesKevin Taylor and Phil Pringle: We like winning
Kevin Taylor and Phil Pringle, the two men who built McLaren, on how they created a 拢400m-turnover contractor in the teeth of an economic crisis 鈥� and why they鈥檝e got no plans to sell up
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CommentHansom: Visions and revisions
This week, the ONS struggles with statistical correctness, Crispin Odey plans to put some birds up in a stately home, and the first post-Olympic neighbourhood is ready, ahead of time and under budget
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FeaturesSurvival of the fittest
The new Energy Act will make it unlawful for landlords to let inefficient buildings by 2018. Andrew Brister looks at how the property industry is responding and how the M&E sector can come to its aid
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FeaturesThe human factor
With the rise of more intelligent building control systems, offices are beginning to know their occupants鈥� needs almost before they do
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NewsExternal wall insulation
Saint-Gobain Weber鈥檚 external wall insulation specified for Hale Village regeneration project
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CommentLitigation: Winning isn鈥檛 everything
The successful party in litigation used to nearly always get their costs paid by the loser. How things have changed鈥�
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Archive TitlesMovers and makers: Education
A round-up of news from manufacturers involved in education
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CommentMy digital life ... Noble Francis
The CPA economics director and 黑洞社区 columnist on why he prefers PCs to Mac, listening to Roxette, and trying to remember how he got by before iPads
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CommentDespair at education sector
The government is failing to cut red-tape, bureaucracy and money
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FeaturesSustainability: PV Costs
Adam Mactavish of Sweett Group looks at why the cost of residential photovoltaic systems has fallen, assesses their cost effectiveness and considers the potential for future cost reductions
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CommentFragmented construction industry
If we just look after our own interests we鈥檒l never get the government to listen to us
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FeaturesTrading places: Commercial to residential
Commercial developers are entering the market and giving their residential counterparts a run for their money
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Wood ceiling panels
Armstrong Ceilings has launched a range of wood ceiling panels called Atelier