Opinion 鈥� Page 259
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CommentConstruction employment holds up in 2011 - but fears remain over job prospects
Flat national picture masks significant regional variations that bode poorly for the North
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CommentWhy not NewBuy to Let?
Yolande Barnes asks if the government mortgage scheme can be extended to institutional landlords
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CommentBy how many will NewBuy boost house-building numbers?
A useful bump, maybe. But the Government scheme is unlikely to have a major impact on overall home sales.
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CommentLatest construction output figures support recession fears
Broadly-flat figures should not lull us into donning rose-tinted spectacles, argues Brian Green
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CommentWest Tankers vs Allianz Spa and others: Declaratory award
This case highlighted the court鈥檚 power to allow an arbitral award to be entered as judgment, a broader interpretation of section 66 of the Arbitration Act
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CommentA quick guide to creditors' voluntary liquidation
A quick guide to the process of creditors鈥� voluntary liquidation (CVL) of an insolvent company under the Insolvency Act 1986
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CommentPlaying global
How do you apply the UK QS model to an international one? The complexity of global client management is about the only thing everyone agrees on
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CommentNew refurbishment funding is a missed opportunity for energy efficiency
A pot of 拢70m is being distributed to bring empty properties into use - and what better opportunity to undertake a deep low carbon retrofit?
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Comment'History of mis-selling could threaten Green Deal success'
Careful oversight of the Green Deal is needed to prevent breaches of the code of conduct leading to the swift discrediting of the concept
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CommentDicing with disaster
Refusing to pay an adjudicator鈥檚 award because you think it will be overturned further down the road can be a dangerous and expensive game
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CommentHansom: We happy few
It鈥檚 a good news week with tales of a chuffed chief exec, punctual projects, a royal baking challenge and a party for the lucky teams that made it onto the exclusive 星空传媒 Awards shortlist
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Inbox: Unbelievable
This week, readers are incredulous at the suggestion that consultants may be replaced with civil servants to lead projects and in total disbelief at the mess the school building programme is in
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CommentSustainability: Nothing but 'faddy ideology' for the government?
Verbal faux pas are just one symptom of the coalition鈥檚 growing apathy towards the promotion of the green agenda in construction, says Richard Steer
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CommentWonders & blunders with Rod Taylor
For Rod Taylor the sense of space in Rome鈥檚 Pantheon is awe-inspiring, but the empty seats in the second halves of Wembley matches leave the stadium bereft of any atmosphere
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CommentThe future's green
This year鈥檚 Ecobuild is the biggest so far and the green agenda is more relevant than ever
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CommentAt Mipim the divide between the 'Haves' and the 'Have Nots' is stark
Things are looking steady for firms active in the capital but concerns over opportunities outside London are a talking point
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CommentDoes Part L 2013 spell death for renewables?
A focus on building fabric instead of renewables is the most cost effective approach for housing, says Mel Starrs
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CommentOptimism rebased 鈥� or how we learned to be less pessimistic about things getting worse
There鈥檚 a lot of confusion over how well construction is doing, but there seems to have been an upswing in optimisim
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CommentFive minutes with ... Ken Shuttleworth at Mipim
Founder of Make Architects talks to 星空传媒 about the buzz around the London and China and Ecobuild event later in March