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Appointments
ContractorsSurfacing and civil engineering contractor Bardon Contracting has promoted Dominic O鈥橰eilly from national proposals manager to national commercial manager. HousebuildersLovell has appointed Paul Harris operations manager for north-west England. He joins from Persimmon Homes.One Vision Housing, a housing association in Sefton, Merseyside, has appointed Gordon Ronald head of regeneration and ...
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FeaturesIs the grass any greener on the other side?
The lawn may look plush over at the clients鈥� and contractors鈥� place, but that doesn鈥檛 necessarily mean envious consultants should jump the fence.
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I鈥檓 happy with who I am
Tough rules on the energy certification of buildings come into force next year, but a survey suggests that most landlords and occupiers would rather live with a poor rating than go to all the bother of getting in shape. Thomas Lane looks at the results
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Does the TCC face the same scale of decline as the Scottish Commercial Court?
Increasing concerns about the lack of business in Scotland's Commercial Court has raised questions over whether the Technology and Construction Court will go the same way.
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FeaturesWhy does this place matter to you?
You might not recognise Berlaymont, the headquarters of the European commission, but it makes more of a difference to your working lives than ever. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, Mark Leftly went to Brussels and came back with nine reasons why you ignore it at ...
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FeaturesPhase-change materials: Phase to stun
Phase-change materials that can store and emit energy might transform the way we design and specify buildings. As the first products come to market, Jan-Carlos Kucharek finds out how they work
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Spring of hope
Experian Business Strategies鈥� latest survey of UK contractors shows that the busy start to the year has continued into spring, with the civil engineering sector leading the way
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FeaturesHigh scoring letters
A new qualification, the CEnv for sustainability specialists, has joined a crowded marketplace. But is it worth adding yet more letters after your name?
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FeaturesFibre optic solar lighting
Swedish company Parans is introducing the Parans System to the UK. The system enables natural sunlight to be piped deep into buildings in thin, flexible fibre-optic cables. Unlike traditional sun pipes, which take up space and usually have to be installed during construction or disruptively later, the Parans System鈥檚 optical ...
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Innovative electrical production
EC Power has developed the XRGI, a micro combined heat and power (CHP) generator.
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District heating system
Heat exchanger specialist Alfa Laval has introduced a district heating substation to provide and regulate heating and hot water for single-family homes.
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Flat plate solar collector
Heating products maker Vaillant has added the Aurotherm VFK 900 to its solar heating range.
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FeaturesThey are the champions
This year, for the first time, the 星空传媒 Awards included the 星空传媒 Project of the Year, for the best completed scheme. Martin Spring reviews the five runners-up and the winner, Arsenal鈥檚 Emirates Stadium
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FeaturesCarillion didn鈥檛 buy a pup, it was a monster. How would it tame mowlem?
It thought it was getting a fabulous 拢12bn defence contract tied to an old-style contractor with one or two financial issues, but then came the midnight snacks, and the multimillion-pound writedowns ... Carillion鈥檚 boss John McDonough tells Angela Monaghan what happened over the next year
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Ecoterre earth brick
Ibstock Brick has launched the Ecoterre Earth, an unfired clay brick designed for use in internal party walls.
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FeaturesViessmann: Blowing hot and cold
With changing climates and regulations, temperature-control systems are becoming increasingly diverse. Graham Blandford of heating specialist Viessmann tells us more.