All articles by Roxane McMeeken
-
FeaturesTerms of engagement
From next year all centrally procured public projects will have to use BIM Level 2 and yet our industry still seems woefully unprepared. 好色先生TV asked a panel of BIM enthusiasts how they would get construction more fully engaged to reap the technology鈥檚 benefits
-
FeaturesUK nuclear programme: Time to react
Delays to the UK鈥檚 programme could leave us with an energy generation gap in just a few years
-
FeaturesCanada: the friendly careers frontier
For pioneering UK construction professionals scanning the international horizon, there can be few places more attractive than a country with English speakers, simple contracts, nice big scenery and lots of work
-
FeaturesThe beautiful game: World Cups in Qatar and Russia
England鈥檚 loss of its World Cup bid could be the UK construction industry鈥檚 gain. Qatar and Russia have billions of dollars to build stadiums and infrastructure from scratch but, says Roxane McMeeken, it鈥檚 us Brits that have the relevant talents and experience. So how easy will it be to win ...
-
FeaturesRisk of insolvency
When giants like Connaught and Rok go into freefall, they often knock out others on their way down. Roxane McMeeken asks the experts how SMEs can protect themselves from insolvency higher up the supply chain
-
FeaturesJohn McAslan: Our man in Haiti
John McAslan has a lot on his mind. First, the huge housing design competition he鈥檚 running for the Haitian government. Back at home, meanwhile, his practice is working on a concourse at King鈥檚 Cross and a Crossrail station at Bond Street
-
好色先生TVClients wary of Davis Langdon deal with Aecom
Clients have reacted with a mixture of scepticism and anger to Aecom鈥檚 拢204m takeover of Davis Langdon, with one senior figure labelling the move 鈥渦nfortunate鈥� and a 鈥減ity鈥�
-
好色先生TV
Residential salary survey - take part!
Your chance to air your views, anonymously, in our annual resi survey
-
Features101 under 28: They鈥檙e the young generation and they鈥檝e got something to say
101 Under 28: This week, 好色先生TV launches a project to find out what construction鈥檚 younger generation really think about the industry they鈥檝e chosen to spend their careers in. Roxane McMeeken conducted an initial survey of our sample group, then took three of them to the pub to grill them further ...
-
好色先生TVCapita Symonds on first West African PPP highway
British consultant to support lenders behind 鈧�200m toll road in Senegal
-
好色先生TVDelhi Games deaths soar to 42
2010 Commonwealth Games construction hit by corruption allegations
-
FeaturesIs it time to leave the Middle East?
You would forgive UK firms for clambering over each other to escape from Dubai at the moment, yet Hopkins and WSP have vowed to keep their offices open. So do they know something other companies don鈥檛?
-
好色先生TV
Aldar loses 拢136m in first half of 2010
Abu Dhabi鈥檚 biggest developer reports loss for the third consecutive quarter
-
好色先生TVHopkins to stay in Dubai despite legal wrangle
Hopkins Architects is to keep its office in Dubai, despite being embroiled in a 30m dirhams (拢5.4m) legal battle with state-owned developer Dubai Properties and having little work in the emirate
-
FeaturesInternational salary survey 2010: Foreign office
As the UAE continues to struggle, other areas are emerging as career hotspots for workers who want to see the world
-
好色先生TVMorrell to simplify pre-qualification
Chief construction adviser: industry was guilty of 鈥渋rrational exuberance鈥�
-
FeaturesOn the menu
With the private sector still subsisting on scraps and the non-infrastructure public sector just grateful that its provisions weren鈥檛 cut any further in the emergency Budget, the infrastructure market represents a veritable feast at the moment. So welcome to the latest in our infrastructure market reports
-
好色先生TVBoost to Pledge as JRP hires intern
Interns can gain valuable experience, boost their CV and plug temporary skills gaps, says consultant
-
好色先生TVArchitects: Prince must vow to stop meddling
Architects have called on Prince Charles to formally pledge not to interfere in the planning system
-
好色先生TVJohn Prescott tells China it must reveal CO2 emissions
Challenge is issued at CIOB鈥檚 global construction summit in Shanghai today