All Data articles – Page 27
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News
Barbour ABI's December market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for December is now available to download
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Features
Infrastructure: The water industry
With a challenging regulatory settlement due out this month, water companies are in the final stages of preparing for big changes in their markets. Simon Bimpson and Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris examine how these changes will affect project investment and delivery
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Tracker: October 2014
With the non-residential and civil engineering sectors bouncing back, the construction activity index made a seven-point month-on-month jump to 60 points
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Cost update Q3 2014
Construction output rises 3.5% year-on-year, with new housing construction still a prominent reason for increases in output and materials price inflation
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Features
Market review: So far, so good
The value of construction contracts awarded in the UK rose to £6bn in October, but there is evidence of a slowdown in the housing market and signs that all is not well in the eurozone. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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Cost model: Part L
Will MacDonald of Aecom examines the challenges posed by the 2014 revisions to Part L of the ΢ÃÜȦ Regulations, which form part of the government’s strategy to cut carbon emissions from buildings
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News
Barbour ABI's November market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for November is now available to download
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Lend Lease tops tables with Glasgow shopping centre win
Winning £230m Buchanan Galleries, along with £88m Glasshouse Gardens development, lifts firm’s ranking
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Features
Specialists: We've got the power
Burgeoning workloads have given specialist contractors a boost and signalled a shift in their relationship with main contractors. Some of the big players reveal what they’ll do with their new found powers …
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Whole-life carbon: Lifestyle
Some of our smallest everyday choices can have a huge impact on carbon emissions within and beyond the built environment. Juan J Lafuente and Theodore Darviris of Sturgis Carbon Profiling explore the cumulative effect of lifestyle choices on our carbon footprint
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Office availability declines for sixth consecutive quarter
 UK office space shortfall becomes more acute
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Features
Tracker: September 2014
The construction activity index takes a hit for the second month running, with all three sectors - residential, non-residential and civil engineering - experiencing contractions
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Market forecast: Rolling on
Rising price levels still reflect an industry in relatively rude health, despite ongoing capacity issues and question marks over the global economy
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Market review: Slight turbulence
Output fell in the latest ONS figures but the value of contracts awarded is growing. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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News
Skills shortage deepens as workloads rise at fastest rate in two decades, says RICS
Latest RICS construction market survey sees surveyors report the sharpest rise in workloads since 1994
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in September
Public and private completions are up on this time last year but housing association registrations have fallen
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News
Barbour ABI's October market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for October is now available to download
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Comment
Diagnosing the drop
The latest construction output figures show that the industry remains in a relatively healthy position
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News
Mace soars to top spot with £350m BBC TV Centre deal
Revamp of iconic studios sees Mace top contractors’ league table, with Kier and Costain also strong performers in September