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FeaturesBrettstapel envelope: The natural choice
Getting planning permission to build a house in the stunning Scottish Borders requires a sensitive design, which is why architect Gaia specified a wooden Brettstapel envelope for this project
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FeaturesMorgan Sindall bags 拢115m Chester development
Regeneration scheme will see creation of new business district next to railway station
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FeaturesPost occupancy: Is your green makeover really so green?
Do low energy buildings really deliver results? Last month, Thomas Lane found two new-build offices that failed to live up to all their green credentials. Here, he reveals if two refurbished offices performed any better
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FeaturesTony Lenehan: New directions
Styles & Wood has had a tough few years, taking huge hits as the retail fit-out market nose-dived. 星空传媒 finds out how new boss Tony Lenehan plans to turn things round - and why you could be seeing more of the northern-based firm in London
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FeaturesBig contractors and SMEs: It鈥檚 his pond now
Big contractors are hungry and have moved into waters normally the preserve of SMEs. What鈥檚 more, they鈥檝e got no plans to leave, even when the more prestigious projects come back. Clients are delighted, but small firms could see yet more of their work gobbled up
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FeaturesInternational costs 2011
Things may be tough in the UK economy and construction industry, but how do we compare to other countries? Paul Moore of EC Harris looks at when recovery can be expected, and where
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FeaturesShow RCA 2011: Architecture
Three students from the Royal College of Art graduate show explain their future visions
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FeaturesPFI schools: must try harder
With last week鈥檚 launch of a programme to build 300 schools, it seems education secretary Michael Gove has finally got wise to the benefits of PFI. So that鈥檚 the multiple choice out of the way. But the really tricky stuff is yet to come
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FeaturesInvesting in training: Forward thinking
It鈥檚 tempting to cut when times get hard, but investment in training and developing new talent is vital to the industry鈥檚 future. Here鈥檚 how three major firms are offering tomorrow鈥檚 leaders the chance to learn the skills they鈥檒l need
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Glass half empty
Things are looking up in London, but the rest of the country is lagging behind, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. Another difficult year for the construction industry lies ahead
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FeaturesThe first Olympic velodrome: Tour de force
The 2012 Olympics are fast approaching but in all the hype we musn鈥檛 forget sports venues of the past. 星空传媒 visits the first Olympic velodrome as it undergoes a restoration to its former glory
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FeaturesBIM: The inside story
In recent weeks we鈥檝e heard all about BIM - its advantages, the sharing principle, the downfalls,the training needed and the cost, but what does it all actually mean? Thomas Lane follows one BIMed-up project from beginning to end
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FeaturesView from my office: James Slattery
The BCQS director reports from his office in Jardins area of Sao Paulo
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FeaturesOlympics: a year to go
We鈥檙e on the last lap and so far it鈥檚 all gone rather well, with projects coming in on time and under budget. Job done, then? You鈥檝e got to be kidding. Emily Wright looks at where we鈥檙e at and what鈥檚 still to do
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FeaturesMargaret Ford: After the Games
For the Olympic Park Legacy Company, the end of the Games is just the beginning - that鈥檚 when its 拢315m transformation of the site will begin. Chair of the body Margaret Ford tells 星空传媒 about its new powers, what鈥檚 up for grabs, and about her 鈥檆razy鈥� past two weeks
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FeaturesPete Redfern: How the recession made me stronger
In 2008 Taylor Wimpey鈥檚 chief executive was battling to rescue the firm from the brink of collapse, just months after the merged company became the UK鈥檚 biggest housebuilder. Today it鈥檚 back in growth and a far stronger business. 星空传媒 talked to him about surviving tough times
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FeaturesSustainability: From start to finish
Sustainability means more than how a finished building performs - how the materials start and end their lives is increasingly important. 星空传媒 looks at the challenges faced when trying to go green and how three sectors are adapting
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FeaturesWill the construction strategy help or hinder SMEs?
The coalition鈥檚 construction strategy was officially launched this week. How come SMEs are worried that life is about to become much more difficult? 星空传媒 reports
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2011
Looking at recent trading updates you鈥檇 be forgiven for thinking that the industry was on the road to recovery. But there鈥檚 a few big hurdles to jump over yet, and this will take some time. Martin Hewes鈥� annual league tables of the UK鈥檚 top contractors and housebuilders show exactly how ...