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The Sound Of Building

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Email: Inbox Strikes Back

April 5, 2012

Its been a while since I started experimenting with my email – essentially trying to increase my productivity by decreasing the number of times a day that i checked it. I must admit that it was harder to change my [...]

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Commercial Pressures

March 26, 2012

Goldman Sachs have been in the news again, this time for a former employee’s open letter in the New York Times criticising the ‘Toxic Culture’ that has developed over the last decade. I’m deliberately going to avoid getting into the [...]

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Construction Innovation

March 15, 2012

There’s a level of resistance to change and new approaches in the construction industry that I’ve not seen anywhere else. But to be honest, I’m not sure that its an entirely bad thing. I see innovation discussed at length and [...]

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It’s a Small World

March 12, 2012

They say the world is a small place and this holds even more true when it comes to the internet. One of the most exciting aspects of running constructionbytes is the variety of people that i get to interact with when I’m [...]

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Craneage Safety

March 27, 2012

This is a guest post by Nathan Gladwin of Harold Potter Ltd. Harold Potter provides overhead cranes and lifting equipment for the construction, manufacturing and engineering industries. Hopefully this article will make us all more aware of the specifik risks [...]

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Building On the Moon

January 30, 2012

It’s no secret that the construction industry is in the doldrums at the moment, with growth typically occurring overseas in ‘developing’ markets. However recent news reports would have you believe that construction growth in the future may come from even [...]

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Deal or No Deal?

January 16, 2012

It is believed that the Government’s ‘Green Deal’ initiative may fail because of a lack of understanding about the scheme. We have previously commented on how it integrates with the regional growth fund stimulus and on its aim to create [...]

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Edinburgh Tram Fiasco

December 16, 2011

In 1826, the construction of a monument commemorating the casualties of the Napoleonic Wars began on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill. The structure was to be a £42,000 likeness of the Parthenon, overlooking Scotland’s capital. Despite attracting wealthy backers including Sir Walter [...]

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London Olympics Legacy Debate

November 24, 2011

With the construction phase all but complete, the question of sustainability is one that keeps cropping up when critics discuss the mega-project that is the 2012 Olympics. The anticipation is building towards fever-pitch for next summers games but what the view [...]

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Green Deal to Boost Jobs

November 15, 2011

The construction industry, if we are to believe the press, is in decline, but many of us who work in the sector know, the construction industry is a key element in the success of the British economy. As with every [...]

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