All Industry comments articles – Page 15
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The three Rs: retrofitting, ratings and renewables
The key themes emerge at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi
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Brickonomics: December's higher that expected inflation
Consumer Price Inflation at 2.9% in December and up from 1.9% a month earlier… mmm… that’s not what the experts expected. Not by a long way.
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Energy summit in Abu Dhabi kicks off
Our correspondent from Ramboll Middle East is wowed by the optimism and enthusiasm at the sustainability event
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Haiti and its neighbours
Working as a QS in the Caribbean Andrew Hemsley is well placed to observe the reaction in the region to Haiti's plight since the earthquake
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Starting up your own business, part nine: Is the time right to grow the business?
At first you won work through your original contacts list, but as your ambitions increase you need to find ways to up your profile to reach more potential clients
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What's 'normal' in 2010?
Davis Langdon makes some bold predictions about the year ahead and pinpoints 10 factors that will shape the economy and decide the fate of construction
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Snow day protocol: handling employee absence in bad weather
With arctic conditions still ruling the UK, an adverse weather policy is essential for employers
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Starting up your own business, part eight: Satisfying the customer
So, the first job's in the bag (pretty much), but how's the best way to begin?
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Why the forecast of a shallower recession is bad news
The latest forecast from the Construction Products Association suggests the drop in future workload will not be as large as the forecasters had previously thought
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Are UK houses really worth 6% more than a year ago?
According to the Halifax index just out they are, but then we need to look carefully at the raw data to understand the true situation
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV interviews the structural engineer who worked on the Burj Dubai in the week it officially opened
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Workload drops as snow falls
Construction output figures show us the huge impact a cold snap like this can have on projects and losses construction suffers
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Ending in a whimper
Figures from buyers' body CIPS showed the industry continued to decline in December
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Starting up your own business, part seven: A job at last?
Just as you run out of ideas and even the dog's in a sulk, a promising email arrives
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Starting up your own business, part six: The elusive first commission
Time flies at the speed of a jet aircraft when the money is running out…
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Pundits point to flat house prices in 2010
It’s the time of the year for reflections, resolutions and prognostications. And what can be more fun than guessing the likely path of house prices?
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Fitzroy Robinson vs Mentmore Towers and others: Application to adjourn a trial
Examining adjournment on the grounds of failure to comply with directions of the court
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Top 10 blunders of 2009
It's been a bumper year for safety stupidity - here are some of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV's favourites
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Nirah Holdings vs British Agricultural Services and Hanson ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Products: Section 106
Our Fenwick Elliott expert mulls over a Section 106 agreement dispute
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Christmas crackers: Rupert Choat
What does a construction lawyer want for the industry this Christmas?