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    Cost update: November 2009

    2009-12-04T00:00:00Z

    The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows building costs falling year on year for the first time in four decades. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports

  • The Olympics site in east London was one of the largest contaminated sites in the South-east. It has been cleaned up by BAM Nuttall and Morrison using a variety of techniques including soil washing and bioremediation
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    Cost model: Land remediation

    2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Plenty of sites will need land remediation when the housing market recovers, and the slow market at the moment provides an opportunity to use innovative, sustainable techniques. Duncan Sanders and Derek Vernon of Davis Langdon take a look at the commercial drivers

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    Country focus: Russia

    2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Russia has been badly hit by recession, and there are not many signs of recovery, says Pavel Vishnaykov of EC Harris Still, the 2014 Winter Olympics provide a glimmer of hope 鈥�

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    The tracker recovery on hold

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    Signs of recovery over the summer have been tempered by a slowdown in activity and a pessimistic outlook on employment, according to the latest figures from Experian Business Strategies

  • Clay Field social housing in Suffolk, which was built using hemp and lime
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    Cost model update: Small projects

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon revisits affordable homes, extra-care homes and nursing homes to find out what effect changes in regulations and tender price deflation have had on the sums

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    Market forecast: Still a way to go

    2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

    Despite signs of recession abating in some quarters, 2010 will remain tough for the building industry, particularly with public sector work likely to shrink

  • Bovis Lend Lease was determined not to be exposed to the same risk at its MediaCity UK project in Salford so it went for an off-the-shelf system made by Sch眉co and got three cladding specialists to install it
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    Spotlight: on cladding

    2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

    With demand at a low ebb because of the recession, it鈥檚 no surprise that the trend for lead times across cladding systems is downward. Brian Moone looks at the risks of driving lead times too low

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    Lead times: April-June 2009

    2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Another quarter goes by without a single increase in any works package, and this time seven have fallen. There are also reports of a reduction in secured workloads, says Brian Moone of Mace

  • Not as green as it looks: DEFRA鈥檚 office near Alnwick is one of the greenest in the UK but most employees will probably drive to work as it isn't near a bus stop and the railway station is several miles away
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    Sustainability: The future of offices

    2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

    We鈥檙e going to have to make some important changes in the way we use offices in the future. Here Cyril Sweett director Hugh Mulcahey looks at what the options are 鈥� and which is better

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    The tracker: Blip or double dip?

    2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Just when we thought we could bask in a few rays of sunlight, an icy wind swept through August with most indicators showing the rate of decline speeding up again, says Experian Business Strategies

  • Future Systems鈥� revamp of 187-195 Oxford Street, central London, completed in November last year
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    Cost model: Office refurbishments

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    As more owner-occupiers look for cheaper, more efficient and sustainable offices, refurbishment may provide the answer. Simon Rawlinson and Ian Harrison of Davis Langdon report

  • This new building for BSkyB will be the world鈥檚 first naturally ventilated TV studio when completed. Designed by Arup Associates, it will use up to a third less energy than conventional studios
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    Specialist cost update

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    In the final part of our series, Sense Cost Consultancy explores the difficulties that M&E contractors and suppliers are facing, the effect that鈥檚 having on prices, and what the future may have in store

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    International costs 2009

    2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

    No country has been safe from the effects of the global recession and even China鈥檚 legendary growth is at its slowest rate for a decade

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    The tracker: Emerging markets

    2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Most indicators are finally recovering, with residential activity at 50, tender enquiries at an impressive 69 and all regions showing signs of improvement

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    Cost update: September 2009

    2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon makes his quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices. And, to cut a long story very short, tender prices are heading south in a hurry 鈥�

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    Procurement update

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    During the boom, clients turned to frameworks just to get firms to do their work. In the recession, many are asking if they鈥檙e still needed

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    The tracker: Vital signs

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    The rate of decline continues to slow, especially in the residential sector, but, with demand weak and jobs uncertain, the prognosis still isn鈥檛 great. Experian Business Strategies studies the charts

  • The Dublin 02 was designed by architect Populous and opened at the end of last year. It was created from an old warehouse on the quayside
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    Cost model: Indoor arenas

    2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Even in recessionary times, entertainment creates opportunities and in the live music business, promoters want new, purpose-built venues. Simon Rawlinson and Martin Jennings of Davis Langdon examine how gigs are changing the face of the indoor arena

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    Country focus: Hong Kong

    2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Despite government investment in public sector projects, the construction industry has been badly damaged by the slowdown in China and Macau

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    Market forecast: A history lesson

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon presents the latest news of the blues, and an illuminating comparison between this recession and the previous three