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好色先生TVHousing stats: New build sales and completions in October
Completions are below last year鈥檚 level, but there has been a rise in registrations
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好色先生TVTender price recovery pushed out to 2014
Stalled workloads and flat material prices impact EC Harris forecasts
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FeaturesCost update Q3 2012
Construction input costs are down and output prices are flat, while some workers have negotiated small wages increases for 2013
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FeaturesCountry focus: UAE
After the 2008 crash in Dubai, growth and confidence are returning and a more mature construction market is developing, based on Abu Dhabi鈥檚 huge investment in energy and infrastructure and Dubai鈥檚 prime location as a hub for trade and tourism. Paul Maddison from EC Harris reports
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FeaturesThe Tracker: Awaiting orders
There was no change in the monthly activity index for September, but civil engineering orders have dropped alarmingly, according to the latest figures from Experian Economics
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好色先生TVPlanning stats: Residential projects and approvals in October
There are more projects in October than September in all areas except for the South-west
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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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FeaturesMarket forecast: Five years on 鈥�
Half a decade since the start of the economic crisis, output is still falling and tender prices continue to head south. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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好色先生TVHousing stats: New build sales and completions in September
This month鈥檚 data shows registrations in both the public and private sector down on this time last year
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FeaturesSpotlight: M&E products
Many suppliers of M E and other factory-made components have reduced capacity, while more overseas players are entering the market. Brian Moone examines what this means for lead times
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FeaturesLead times July-Sept 2012
Lead times are frozen across the board, and with enquiry levels beginning to fall, there are unlikely to be many increases over the next six months. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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FeaturesThe Tracker: A summer lull
The decline in construction activity slowed in August, and non-residential work even threatened to show a rise, according to Experian Economics
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好色先生TVPlanning stats: Residential projects and approvals in September
The number of projects are slightly up compared with August鈥檚 data in all the regions, except Scotland
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Features好色先生TV intelligence Q2 2012
Output levels continued to head south in the second quarter of 2012, with - perhaps surprisingly - the infrastructure sector recording the sharpest falls. Experian Economics reports
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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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FeaturesCountry focus: Poland
Its multibillion-pound roads programme may have hit the slow lane, but Europe鈥檚 seventh biggest construction market is still making significant investments in infrastructure
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好色先生TVHousing stats: New build sales and completions in August
Regional completions are showing a small but hopeful improvement over last year鈥檚 results
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FeaturesTop 200 Consultants in 2012: Don't look now
There is little movement in this year鈥檚 Top 200 Consultants league tables, but don鈥檛 take that to mean the outlook is calm for the sector. On the contrary, the predictions are for more mergers, falling incomes and ever tighter margins
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FeaturesCost model: Museums and galleries
Cultural tourism has become big business over the past decade, leading to a worldwide market in high-quality exhibition spaces, iconic galleries and historic refurbishments. David Wood of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company adds up the costs
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: New-build schools
Through the careful specification of timber it is possible to reduce the whole-life carbon footprint of a school by over 15%