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15 May
07:08

Is China the country to grow older?

Submitted by Karen Prosser, EC Harris, Partner, Health sector

  I've seen an article in the Economist recently talking about the changing face of Chinese society.  The article correctly identified the rapidly growing elderly population as a potential barrier to the country’s future economic growth. However, by looking at this issue in purely financial terms I thought the author underplayed a more pressing concern – the inadequacy of the country’s current healthcare facilities... Read More

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Is China the country to grow older?
24 Apr
09:43

Just around the corner or a distant dream?

Submitted by Andrew Macpherson, EC Harris, Partner

   I have attended a number of conferences recently  including RICS “Fit for the Future” Conference in Beijing. Opinions from these conferences together with feedback from our own clients regarding the current status of Property and Facility Management in China prompted me to write this blog. In regions with rapidly developing built assets and an apparent rush to beat competitors, it’s little wonder there is a focus on development management, and... Read More

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Just around the corner or a distant dream?
20 Apr
14:38

RealGreen: A postscript

Submitted by Nick Hayes, EC Harris, Head of Sustainability

Off the plane at Luton airport after RealGreen event in Warsaw, Poland! We had a great evening at the CEEQQ (Central Eastern European Quality Awards) Gala dinner and were well represented by EC Harris and ARCADIS colleagues from across the region. Big success all round, Richard Clare from EC Harris, received the lifetime achievement award and we also picked up the award for 'Development Services Company of the year' fantastic achievement and so good couple of days all... Read More

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RealGreen: A postscript
20 Apr
08:34

And prices continue to drop!

Submitted by Simon Baxter, EC Harris, Partner, Hong Kong

I was invited to be interviewed by Bernie Lo on CNBC Asia yesterday morning to talk about the property prices' drop in China. Below are few points I thought I could share with you regarding this, this is good follow up on last month blog written by our China Location Leader. Why are property prices across China dropping? Prices are decreasing due to a suite of measures that... Read More

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And prices continue to drop!
18 Apr
14:01

RealGreen Symposium - 'Its All about the Money'

Submitted by Nick Hayes, EC Harris, Head of Sustainability

I arrived yesterday at the Marriott Warsaw at the Central Eastern European RealGreen Symposium to see our recycled cardboard stand coming out of its boxes. Surprisingly by the morning the exhibition was fully dressed and our stand looked fantastic! Lots of positive comments!! The symposium offered an impressive selection of presenters from clients and consultants followed by a very positive discussion. There is a clear interest in green building in CEE but the key... Read More

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RealGreen Symposium - 'Its All about the Money'
17 Apr
08:10

People, Performance, Place

Submitted by Jonathan Moore, EC Harris, Head of Property, Asia

I have attended a session on flexible workplace during the Singapore Corenet Summit last month discussing why 80% of respondents worldwide now offer flexible working including: improved productivity, reduced overhead, and an improved work-life balance for staff. It was very interesting to share how we can apply strategies to increase employee productivity and satisfaction and how to connect benefits of a wider talent pool to fast scalability of the business. Both public and private sector... Read More

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People, Performance, Place
12 Apr
19:26

NPPF: what will this mean for developers?

Submitted by Mark Farmer, EC Harris, Head of Private Residential

The retained ‘presumption in favour of sustainable development’ in the final National Policy Planning Framework  (NPPF) published yesterday has to be viewed as a positive step from a developer’s perspective. This will no doubt eliminate some of the risks associated with planning, whether you are developing large scale strategic land opportunities or compact city centre sites.  On the other hand, there is still likely to be some concern about how this change in... Read More

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NPPF: what will this mean for developers?
12 Apr
19:25

The future is now!

Submitted by Mark Budden, EC Harris, Area Leader, North Asia

Just got back to Shanghai after a really thought provoking Corenet Global Summit in Singapore...  This years theme was Reimagine: Reorient, Reignite Reinvent and it really brought a lot of dynamic ideas to the sessions and forums.  Summit kicked off with Jonathan Pain with his Pain Report giving a passionate take on submerging and emerging countries.  It was great to hear someone with strong and positive views about China and how the emerging middle... Read More

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The future is now!
12 Apr
19:04

Concessions ease Foreign Worker Restrictions in Singapore

Submitted by Richard Warburton, EC Harris, Area Leader, South East Asia

A restriction on the employment of new foreign workers, introduced in the 2012 Singapore Budget, was a challenge on the Construction industry that I highlighted in my latest blog. The potential impact of this restriction has however been reduced over the last few days with an announcement by the Singapore Government that the maximum period of employment for existing unskilled work permit holders will be increased from six years to ten years. Allowing the retention of skilled operatives in the... Read More

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Concessions ease Foreign Worker Restrictions in Singapore
30 Mar
04:06

Leading by example

Submitted by Christopher Chew, EC Harris, Senior Project Manager

 As I walked pass the contractor’s site office this morning, lights were turned on, computers flashing graphics and the air-conditioning working hard (maybe since yesterday?!). And there’s hardly anyone in yet! Here’s a reality check - It is Earth Hour tomorrow and this is a gentle reminder we all need to watch out our energy consumption. This month also marks one year since the tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan. As we take a solemn moment... Read More

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Leading by example