Opinion – Page 300
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It's even tougher out there
The world is about to get nastier for construction. Having endured months of uncertainty and finger-in-the-air budgeting, you’ll no doubt want to wrap your 2010 numbers up and dump them in the bin, along with those of 2009 and 2008
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Latest output data suggests the stimulus-generated surge in construction might be over
Harsh winter could push output into negative territory in the fourth quarter
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Hansom: ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø with the stars
It’s all glitz and glamour for construction this week, as it takes a whirl on Strictly, scores celebrity autographs at an awards event, and - stop press! - creates its very own Christmas single
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Morrell's first year: How to be popular
Paul Morrell’s first year at Westminster has confirmed that construction is not the most well-liked boy in the class. But to win friends, he says, it just takes confidence and conversation
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Wonders & blunders with Gilbert Gerber
Gilbert Gerber’s heart soars in the free forms of Richard Rogers’ Barajas airport, but a visit to the labyrinthine Washington Dulles leaves him looking for the emergency exit
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Centuries-old news
Your recent article on the Irish coming to Britain to work in the UK construction industry is about 250 years too late (3 December, page 32).
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Grey opinion is worth having
In Pascale Scheurer’s rant (19 November, page 31) about just about everything, it is sad to see that she has a narrow-minded and muddled attitude to public participation.
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Improving our energy grades
Despite our being well on the way to achieving zero-carbon for new build, the WWF and Ecofys Climate Policy Tracker report for the EU has awarded the UK an E grade for its carbon policies, given the lack of support for improving the performance of our existing building stock
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Where should I start?
My dad gets ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø and recently I used it as an information source on my GCSE project (19 March)
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Guess who came for dinner?
Richard Steer was tired of shouting at the business secretary every time he appeared on his TV screen, so instead he invited him over for a bit of a chat …
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Halifax shows continued slide in house prices…but the real market test comes in the New Year
VAT rises, unemployment and stiff lending requirements point to further decreases in house prices
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Forecasters foresee a long road to recovery for construction
CPA forecast predicts no real construction growth for at least two years
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Attack of the clones
Atkins this week becomes the latest British firm to reveal it has fallen victim to Chinese fraudsters
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New orders point to coming dip in construction output
The fiscal stimulus did have a positive effect, but that could be wiped out by the public spending cuts
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How to spot the next Rok
Rok’s spectacular collapse seemed like a bolt from the blue, but in fact it followed in the footsteps of other once admired but now failed big names. What are the warning signs?
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Hansom: That’s entertainment
On show this week: posh parties at the Lord Mayor’s pad, political theatrics in Westminster and unexpected revelations about the Olympics; plus rural folk revive the ’keep off my land’ routine
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Too many targets
As we have reached the time of year for the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Sustainability Awards, I thought it would be appropriate to air my frustration with the current level of environmental energy policy.
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Pester power
Just in case it has been missed by everybody in the industry, the Health and Safety Executive has published an amendment to HSG168. In layman’s terms that’s the amendment to the guidance for managing fire strategy on building sites. This is a very thought-provoking document.