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  • Christmas sales come to the housing market

    It's the run up to Christmas and we're in a recession - well if not technically, we're definitely suffering from the recession - so don't be surprised to see redundancies on the rise and asking prices for homes on the decline. It is the nature of things. And in this regard we have not...
    Posted to Brickonomics (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-16-2009

  • Links for October 30th through November 5th

    These are my links for October 30th through November 5th: GEO DYNAMICS – How sustainable are heat pumps? -:- Construct Ireland – Great, but long, article on the pros and cons of air source heat pumps. Level of detail is just right, with plenty of graphs and good argument. BSRIA review of...
    Posted to Elemental (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-06-2009

  • Falling construction helps hold UK in recession

    An estimated fall of 1.1% in construction output in the third quarter of this year has helped to hold the UK economic growth in recessionary territory. Much to the surprise of many analysts the UK economy appears to have remained in recession, with GDP output falling 0.4% in the three months of July...
    Posted to Brickonomics (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-23-2009

  • Links for October 20th through October 21st

    These are my links for October 20th through October 21st: Brand vs. Lovins On Nuclear Power | WBUR and NPR – On Point with Tom Ashbrook – Lovins argues against nuclear: "Nuclear is about the most expensive and slowest thing you can build. And I don’t think it’s true you...
    Posted to Elemental (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-23-2009

  • How much has the recession cost house builders? um...

    During a conversation with a colleague on the recent spate of cash calls by house builders I was quizzed on how much damage the recession had done to their balance sheets. I made a stab (a lucky guess as it turned out), but I should have had a number at my figure tips. I waffled while I grabbed a calculator...
    Posted to Brickonomics (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-29-2009

  • Links for September 18th through September 24th

    These are my links for September 18th through September 24th: The Architect’s Newspaper – Incredibly honest article from Adajye: "My sense of setting up a practice was about working, not business, and about expediting projects, basically out of my bedroom, that came my way, and the opportunities...
    Posted to Elemental (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-25-2009

  • Re: Suicide bidding?

    Even on smaller contracts below £200,000 we are finding our competition tendering for contracts at a level which leaves us scratching our heads over how they make it financially possible. Companies weaving in terms and conditions which are unrealistic even in Boom periods really makes you wonder if they...
    Posted to General Construction Discussion (Forum) by SteelGuru on 08-26-2009

  • Links for August 15th through August 19th

    These are my links for August 15th through August 19th: Track LEED v3 Credits in Project Management Software – It can only be a matter of time before we see a BREEAM focused product like this? :"Tracking LEED credits is a document-intensive process. Just ask any experienced LEED Accredited...
    Posted to Elemental (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-21-2009

  • RICS survey finds some breathing space before the real storm hits

    The surveyors' body RICS found that public sector funding was providing some much needed relief for the construction sector. The shift in the numbers in its construction market survey was quite marked. The balance of firms seeing a decline in workload reduced to -26 from the -45 figure in the first...
    Posted to Brickonomics (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-14-2009

  • Ignore those saying new construction orders are on the rise

    I feel sure there will be someone penning near euphoric words about the 18% rise in orders in the second quarter, which is the opening line of the statistical bulletin released today. Ignore it. The new orders figures bounce about like a drugged kangaroo at a rave party, only it's tougher to make...
    Posted to Brickonomics (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-06-2009
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