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FeaturesCPD 4 2015: Beyond Part L 2013
This module provides guidance on what to expect from the 2016 energy targets for new homes, and how to ensure compliance. It is sponsored by Celotex
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FeaturesCPD 3 2015: Specifying flat roofs (part 2)
Following last year鈥檚 introduction to flat roofs, this module focuses on installation and the impact of Part L 2013 on specification. It is sponsored by Sika Sarnafil
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FeaturesSketch of the week: The Oaks, Prague
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Alistair Hall, partner at Hall McKnight
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FeaturesInfographic: Best and worst
How were the top and bottom cities in the Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index ranked on planet, profit and people
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FeaturesArchitecture: The diversity problem
An architectural education will last seven years and leave you with debts in excess of 拢50,000. So is it becoming a pastime exclusively for the rich?
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FeaturesThis week in 2010
Love is in the air as US engineers look for merger opportunities in the UK market
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FeaturesSME housebuilders: Small talk
The proportion of homes built by small housebuilders has halved in recent years. So, with listed builders increasing output and reporting record profits, why are their smaller competitors still struggling to make ends meet?
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FeaturesTrading places: Housebuilders building schools
With the critical shortage of school places likely to be a hot political topic in the run-up to the general election, Ike Ijeh reports on a growing trend for housebuilders to build the schools themselves
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FeaturesWebinar 2 2015: The BIM Journey
Ecobuild, in association with ASSA ABLOY, present this free-to-attend live audio webinar at 11am GMT on 17 February - register here
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Education
You don鈥檛 need an IQ of 150 to realise that there are a plethora of dead clever education products this week, including a door that will close when a fire alarm goes off and another that will fend off the smartest burglar
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FeaturesLead times: October - December 2014
Seven trades are reporting an increase in lead times this quarter, with several more anticipating increases over the next six months due to demand
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FeaturesImage of the week: The march from the Elephant
An estimated 2,000 people join a protest for affordable housing in London
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FeaturesConsultants' salary survey 2015: Up, up and away
Inflation-busting pay increases and robust recruitment growth characterise this year鈥檚 Hays consultants鈥� salary survey. But employee discontent and ongoing skills shortages could deflate the widespread optimism
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Kuala Lumpur
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch by Warren Williams is of a bioclimatic skyscraper
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FeaturesInterview: Steve Edge
Six years ago designer Steve Edge was advocating corporate rebranding as a way of surviving the recession. Now that the market place is hotting up again, he thinks firms should be even more aware about their image
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Features星空传媒s as power stations
Scientists are working hard to make the built environment principally reliant on renewable energy. But with only 10% of their ideas leading to commercial application, a Swansea-based innovation centre aims to turn theory into practice
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FeaturesTracker: December 2014
The construction activity index sees a one-point increase for the month to take it to 61 points, while the majority of regional indices saw a decrease in activity
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FeaturesWebinar 1 2015: Sustainable concrete
Hear from architects and engineers of exemplar concrete buildings 5 Pancras Square and 240 Blackfriars. Register for free here
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Hackney extension
This week鈥檚 sketch is a concept of a two-bed roof extension in Hackney