Did anyone see Building the Olympic Dream: Laying the Foundations on BBC2 last night? One hour of optimistic blustering as the increasingly costly Olympic stadium soldiers on despite the recession. When quizzed on the soaring costs (and don't forget, this was filmed in spring last year), David Higgins gave predictably evasive answers, then ...

I read on FT site today that work is starting. Interesting piece actually. The comparisons between the Shard and One Canada Square are intriguing, as are the statistics quoted. Apparently, in the 3 months to the end of January 09 there were only £2bn of new orders in the non-residential building sector, when the figure for the same period the ...

With less than a month until the HIPs regulations change, is the house building industry prepared? The NHBC seem to think not. If the doom & gloom news which suggests house builders are becoming master thumb-twiddlers is to be believed, then surely they've had the time to get on top of things as far as HIPs go!

 [quote user="Gorgeous George"] but as you can see from the site hoardings it's DEFINITELY the Heron![/quote] Ha! You sure there was no Photoshop involved?!

[quote user="The Boss"]Does anyone know if there are any pre-lets?[/quote]  According to the Telegraph, Shangri-La hotel group and TfL are the first to sign up.

 I reckon there was probably more qualified bidders for the Emirates Stadium so the costs had to be more competitive. The ODA received a number of national and international applications to prequalify for the stadium contract, but the McAlpine-led consortium was the only one that met all the criteria. With the lack of competition and work ...

[quote user="danny boy"]If it ends up costing more than Wembley, as is being suggested, serious questions need to be asked.[/quote]  Looks like it's definitely getting that way. Contract Journal have worked out the cost per seat for the Olympic Stadium versus Wembley and the Emirates ...

It's snow good (geddit!). Work off the cards yesterday and today abandoned again, this time because of the ice. Weird that this time next week, the country will have thawed out.

[quote user="Frank Heaven"]Presumability[/quote]   

[quote user="Trogy30"]More to the point do all these works from abroard hhold CSCS cards?[/quote]  As you'll see from the thread on the subject, CSCS cards are fast becoming so theory based with far less practical training that workers from abroad may prove more hands-on experienced than card holders. That's not to say ...