Sep26th
Friday, September 26th, 2008
The turmoil in the world financial institutions continues. On Friday, the Bank of England and other Central Banks announced massive financial help for the banking system - which has been seizing up because of fears of further bank collapses. As I write, the talks to agree the huge USD700bn bail-out of the US financial industry seem to have ended in a shouting match. I’m sure by the time you are reading this there will have been some kind of short term resolution among the politicians but it looks like a very rocky road ahead. (more…)
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Sep22nd
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Will the vogue for ‘green’ buildings and building products be able to survive the current economic downturn? The logic for saying ‘no’ goes like this. Finances are more pinched; people become more interested in simple cost equations; and the motivation to look at more environmentally friendly options dissipates. Whatever the cost implication (good, bad or indifferent), issues like this are seen to just fade in the public perception among a tsunami of other worries. (more…)
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Sep15th
Monday, September 15th, 2008
Interbuild 2008 is drawing ever closer. This year’s event takes place on 26-30 October at Birmingham NEC. New features include the Village, which explores cutting-edge construction methods to meet both private and public sector requirements. (more…)
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Sep7th
Sunday, September 7th, 2008
In the 1980’s I lived for while in Vancouver, Canada. It is a beautiful city and among the first in the world to pledge to become carbon neutral, that is, to balance the amount of greenhouse gases it emits through industry and other human activities with the amount of greenhouse gases it eliminates. (more…)
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