All Comment articles – Page 75
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And the slump goes on ...
Optimists beware: the economy is still shrinking at a sharper rate than expected
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The government's greenprint
The government has spent far too long cooking up ever more ambitious carbon targets without doing anything much to meet them
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Finally, some good news: the Stirling prize is back
After months of mostly bad news in architecture, it’s good to have something positive to discuss even if it is a strange shortlist
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Can public sector capital projects really stimulate the economy?
With spending cuts all round, whoever is in power, can infrastructure projects escape the axe?
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Turning navvies into staff
Will we look back at the summer of 2009 as a defining moment in construction?
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The eco-towns saga: how not to win friends
Just how did the clever idea of a showcase for building green communities turn into a policy exercise of such embarrassment?
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Our predicament
Both parties admit that the axe will have to fall on public spending soon, although politicians have been too squeamish to describe this in detail
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What we lose if we lose Crossrail?
With the government rumoured to be looking to cut £30bn of transport investment, Crossrail is looking increasingly vulnerable. Sarah Richardson looks at what would happen if the project were scrapped now
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Soapbox: CDM coordinator fees are too low to deliver a good job
Construction risk management problems will hit clients who submit to the lowest fee
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Five things that irritate me about school
ɫTV's work experience student Eloise Sweeney gives us the inside track on the end-user experience of school and school buildings
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Hopes of recovery on shaky ground
Why June's gloomy CIPs data is stoking fears of a 'w-shaped' recession
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No respite from the worst recession on record
Think you see green shoots? Have a look at these forecasts...
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What can you get for £1.5bn?
What will the prime minister's housing contribution mean for the industry
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Stirring up apathy: construction standards for affordable housing grants
Those bidding for funds from the National Affordable Housing Programme are being asked to sign up to new construction standards. Chris Moquet wonders why so few have done so
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The looming black cloud of government debt
Although global forecasts are less dreary, Maren Baldauf-Cunnington warn that not all is rosy on the horizon
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Even if they wanted to
Robin Hardy explains why mortgage lending will not, and cannot, return to anything close to 2007 levels
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Is partnering dead?
“It took 12 years to put together and 12 weeks to dismantle.” That was one of the more wry comments on BAA’s decision to turn its back on framework agreements for a good chunk of its work
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Part L: a comprehensive guide to the major changes
Exploring the implications of alternations proposed in the government’s consultation on energy use rules