All Features articles – Page 344

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    Green cement: an industry revolution?

    2009-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Cement produces more carbon dioxide than the whole of the aviation industry. But now there’s a variant that actually absorbs greenhouse gases

  • At last: victory for the Safer Skyline campaign
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    Cranes: victory for the Safer Skyline campaign

    2009-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Last week, the HSE finally caved in to Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s demand for a national register of checks on tower cranes. Sophie Griffiths asked some of those who supported our two-year campaign for their reaction

  • The wave of redundancies has mainly engulfed junior staff so far, but now the water is rising up to the boardroom
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    Hold your breath... redundancies rising

    2009-02-06T00:00:00Z

    The wave of redundancies has mainly engulfed junior staff so far, but now the water is rising up to the boardroom

  • Adding an extension to Queen’s College required a delicate juggling act, as site access, potentially unstable foundations and history itself put the contractor to the test
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    Oxford blues: burrowing under Queen's College

    2009-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Adding an extension to Queen’s College required a delicate juggling act, as site access, potentially unstable foundations and history itself put the contractor to the test

  • Our panel in 2007
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    Adapting to recession: 19 ways we've changed

    2009-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Ðǿմ«Ã½'s graduate advisory panel on how to adapt to working in a recession

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    Lead times: November 08 - January 2009

    2009-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Unsurprisingly, a weak economy has led to a reduced workload for many contractors, a few of whom are dropping lead times to a level not seen since 2003

  • Stan Hornagold
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    In defence of Dubai

    2009-02-04T13:52:00Z

    That Dubai too has been hit by the slowdown has caused much glee among those envious of its dynamism, but in the long term the recession can only make it stronger

  • A plan to build a Gehry-designed "Museum of Tolerance" on the site of a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem has led to an intercontinental war of words
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    Israel's controversial Museum of Tolerance

    2009-02-04T12:42:00Z

    A plan to build a Gehry-designed 'Museum of Tolerance' on the site of a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem has led to an intercontinental war of words

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    Movers and makers

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    This week

  • The new ward is a two-storey building with a reinforced concrete frame, brick cladding and a timber and corrugated iron roof
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    A real life saver: Unicef's Malawi hospital

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Unicef doesn’t usually spend money on buildings, but when the Alliance Ball raised £400k for its cause, an exception was made for this children’s hospital in Malawi. Thomas Lane found out what happened next

  • Kevin Hard
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    Hard’s Time: a specialist going strong

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    One man definitely not looking to reinvent himself is Kevin Hard – his four-man specialist contracting outfit is still managing to double turnover every six months

  • Will Bank of England governor Mervyn King cut interest rates to zero?
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    Market forecast: Two years to go …

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ prices plummeted 7.5% in the last quarter of 2008, and aren’t set to bottom out until 2011. Peter Fordham and Maren Baldauf-Cunnington of Davis Langdon deliver the latest grim predictions

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    Pre-installed floors

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Yorkon Off-site Ðǿմ«Ã½ Systems has launched a high-performance floor for high traffic areas and heavy, variable loads

  • Parquet-effect floors by Capital Marble Design
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    Parquet-effect floors

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    The grade I-listed Stowe House, home to Stowe School, has refurbished its period Garter Room, which included laying a porcelain parquet-effect floor

  • St Joseph’s College in Ipswich has fitted Altro Mondoflex sprung sports flooring in its new sports
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    Sprung sports hall flooring

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    St Joseph’s College in Ipswich has fitted Altro Mondoflex sprung sports flooring in its new sports hall.

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    Linoleum flooring

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Forbo Flooring Systems has launched the Touch range of linoleum floor coverings. The renewable coverings are made from a blend of linoleum and cork and are claimed to have good acoustic properties.

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    White rubber flooring

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    The Rubber Flooring Company has launched the Grid flooring range designed by Wayne and Geraldine Hemingway.

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    Costs are taking their toll

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    But mediation can get schemes moving

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    What it costs: Synthetic resin floors

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    These hardwearing floors come in a baffling array of types, but fear not: Peter Mayer of Ðǿմ«Ã½ LifePlans is here to simplify matters

  • The Evolve range, which comprises seven products
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    Carpets

    2009-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Carpet tile manufacturer Burmatex has launched the Evolve range, which comprises seven products.