All 好色先生TV articles in 02 November 2012 鈥� Page 4
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FeaturesMiddle East: A new day dawns
The 2008 liquidity crisis in the Middle East and then the Arab Spring did much to scare off UK firms. Now, a faster than expected recovery is drawing them back to Abu Dhabi, Qatar and particularly Dubai - which is seen as the business hub for the region
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CommentHow structural engineers contribute to sustainability
What contribution can a structural engineer make to designing and delivering a sustainable building? The answer depends on who is marking the paper
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CommentStandard form contracts: What the papers say
Time was there were just two standard form contracts 鈥� now there are umpteen of them. It makes no difference because they all get amended beyond recognition
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Water companies
Water companies are changing their business models and the way in which they work with their construction partners. Simon Rawlinson and Mike Nugent of EC Harris examine the water industry鈥檚 growing focus on whole life performance
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FeaturesGlasgow Commonwealth Games
Glasgow鈥檚 2014 Commonwealth Games is being hosted at a fraction of the cost of the London Olympics, but it still has ambitions to leave a legacy for the public. 好色先生TV assesses the success of the new sporting venues. Photos by Alan McAteer
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FeaturesFITs cuts: Come rain or come shine
When the energy minister said he was cutting solar subsidies the government was told it would destroy a 25,000-strong industry. Vern Pitt finds out if the actual impact has matched the dire forecasts
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FeaturesInside Vinci's technology centre
High impact: Discover a place where building materials are tested to their absolute limit
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CommentConstruction Rocks... at the Camden Centre
The venue: The Camden Centre聽The winners: Best Performance - Zero Charm; New Band - Mr Meaner; Best Fundraiser - Zero Charm
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CommentMy digital life ... Bruce Cockburn
The Berman Guedes Stretton Architects director on why he never looks at Twitter, the benefits of communicating face to face, and why the BBC is his favourite website (it just is)
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FeaturesBenchmarking risk with EcoPAS
Will a new data bank provide commercial developers with the proof that sustainability makes financial sense?
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CommentFITs: Happy Anniversary, Mr Barker
A year after the energy minister slashed the feed-in tariff for solar power the legal ramifications are still emerging, with the latest challenge coming in the form of a class action
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FeaturesNew sky thinking: The airport debate
With the debate over airport expansion in the South-east threatening to tear apart not just the coalition, but the Conservative Party as well, four leading thinkers make the case for their preferred option
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CommentConstruction Act: One year on
It is one year since the amended Construction Act came into effect - a landmark that has gone almost unnoticed. This might be because the amendments have had such little impact
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CommentWhat's on at Ecobuild 2013
Here鈥檚 a sneak preview of the conference programme and seminar highlights at next year鈥檚 Ecobuild
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好色先生TVMorgan Sindall culls more offices in ongoing restructure
Exclusive: Sixty more staff under consultation as contractor continues to shift focus from construction to infrastructure
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好色先生TVEarls Court developer in joint venture talks
Capco looks for housebuilder or contractor for Earls Court redevelopment project
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好色先生TVUrban Splash forced to make job cuts as workload falls
Regeneration specialists prepare to make redundancies as flow of projects dry up
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好色先生TVEC Harris and Arup win roles on 鈥楽calpel鈥� tower
Firms win QS and structural engineer roles on skyscraper for insurance company WR Berkley
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好色先生TVTaxman chases architect RMJM for 拢70,000
HMRC issues winding-up petition against subsidiary company of troubled firm
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好色先生TVFour bidders chosen for 拢1bn carbon capture competition
Bidders chosen for next stage of government鈥檚 Carbon Capture Storage competition