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FeaturesThe final analysis
Tessa Jowell has now given us the final, definitive, official budget for the London 2012 Olympics, and it鈥檚 a huge increase on the 2005 figure. Or is it? Mark Leftly crunches the numbers
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Cost update: March 2007
Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports on the latest trends for materials and labour costs. And overleaf we have details of pay awards, including new deals for plumbers and electricians
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FeaturesWhat to wear on your walls
Back in the 1930s, plasterboard was a revolutionary material and, according to British Gypsum鈥檚 Paul Campbell, it still is.
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Waymarking system
Zumtobel Lighting has launched an LED-powered waymarking system suitable for providing visual guidance in a range of environments including hospitals and care homes.
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FeaturesSafe and sound
Healthcare and education Good design in schools entails reconciling security with the needs of investors looking to maximise the use of premises.
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Repair mortars
Instarmac has launched a floor levelling, smoothing and repair mortar called Ultra IT. It includes two repair mortars and three smoothing levellers.
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FeaturesLighting rafts
SAS International has announced that its System 600 acoustic lighting rafts are now available as a range of standardised designs.
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FeaturesHonest John
John Callcutt鈥檚 housebuilding review is likely to be as candid as the man himself
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FeaturesHelp me, Rhondda
When Nightingale Associates was appointed to design the 拢22m Rhondda Valley hospital in South Wales, a 108-bed facility due for completion in April 2008, it wasn鈥檛 aware that it was going to end up installing the largest biomass boiler the NHS has seen.
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FeaturesHospital hand units
Hospital bedhead services specialist Static Systems has brought out a range of patient hand units suitable for those with disabilities.
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FeaturesFood and formica
Formica high-pressure laminate was used to create colourful screen-printed walls for a cafeteria at Acland Burghley School in north London.
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Flying high
The construction industry has been buoyant so far this year with all three main engineering sectors expanding, most regions experiencing growth and the burden of high interest rates easing, says Experian Business Strategies鈥� latest survey
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Plumbing system extended
Durapipe has extended its Wefatherm PP-R socket fusion plumbing system.
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FeaturesLight duties
A balance must be struck between limiting heat loss and controlling solar gain when trying to get daylighting right in schools, says Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg
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FeaturesCountry focus: Germany
In the first of our country-specific economic profiles, we look at Germany, where the market has grown for the first time in 10 years. Meinhard Rudolph and John Atkins of EC Harris report
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FeaturesReligious conversion
Replacing a kiosk at St Paul鈥檚 Cathedral demanded an intricate, well-prepared crane operation 鈥� wings and prayers didn鈥檛 come into it.
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FeaturesWall-hung boilers
Boiler maker Buderus has launched a range of wall-hung gas-condensing boilers called GB162 that are suitable for commercial applications including schools, offices and hotels.
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The big ask
In our series of head to heads, new members of professional institutes put tough questions to their leaders. Here, Andrew Link asks Michael Brown, deputy chief executive of the Chartered Institute of 星空传媒, about the old boys鈥� network and why anyone should join the CIOB
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FeaturesThe severed alliance
Back in 2004 it looked as though social housing firm Mears had picked a dream team. Bob Holt and Stuart Black, the bruiser and the wunderkind, were together at the helm of a City darling. So why did Black walk?