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FeaturesThe Cube route
ETFE specialist Vector Foiltec鈥檚 involvement in building an iconic aquatic centre for the 2008 Beijing Olympics has called for the relocation of its fabrication operation to China, as managing director Ben Morris explains.
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FeaturesWe鈥檝e got it covered ...
As pressure mounts for suppliers to improve energy efficiency, Italian cladding maker Permasteelisa explains how it鈥檚 doing its bit for the environment.
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Colourful panelling options
Fibreglass Grating has launched a range of composite, colour-tinted translucent screening and cladding panels.
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FeaturesWhat it costs: ceramic tiles
Ceramic tiles have come a long way since ancient Egypt. Peter Mayer of 星空传媒 LifePlans considers the options
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Windpost-free blockwork: Tackling the block
There鈥檚 never been much call for change in the world of blockwork. But now a small contractor from London has found a way to make walls more elegant, stronger and cheaper.
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Features鈥楤ut Zaha is in there 鈥� is that because she鈥檚 British?鈥�
Making the news The founding partners of Herzog & de Meuron may not have made 星空传媒鈥檚 Hall of Fame but with a RIBA gold medal and two major projects their luck is changing in the UK
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Apartment blocks
Marley Eternit's fibre-cement rainscreen cladding panels were selected by Heat Architects for the conversion of two 1950s light industrial buildings into apartments.
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FeaturesAinscow & Millett
She鈥檚 the enfant terrible who gave Manchester a whole new vibe. He鈥檚 the wunderkind who created a sensation when he quit Bovis Lend Lease. Now they鈥檝e teamed up to tackle the regeneration schemes that others won鈥檛.
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FeaturesLife after the death of old king coal
The National Coalfields Programme was set up a decade ago to rescue communities wrecked by mine closures. Mark Leftly toured the areas to gauge its progress
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FeaturesCost model update, 2007
If you need budget costs for a wide range of building types, then Davis Langdon鈥檚 Cost Update is the ideal source. This update has been compiled by Neal Kalita, with input from Davis Langdon鈥檚 sector specialists
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FeaturesSuffering in silence
For the 25 years that he was a crane driver, Terry Duxbury endured the job鈥檚 unsafe conditions and culture of never speaking out. Here he tells Sarah Richardson about the terrible personal price he had to pay before he found his voice
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FeaturesThe i-wasp generation
Reading University鈥檚 Colin Gray explains how construction best practice can be downloaded as easily as music
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FeaturesDead Sea canal: And the dead shall live
Vikki Miller reports on how a canal became an obsession for architects and engineers around the world, including a chap at Foster + Partners
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FeaturesStop passing the buck
Making the news Sustainability needs to be a priority not a chore, says Sir Jonathon Porritt
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Features鈥楳y most obvious mistake? Taking out the dampers on the Millennium Bridge鈥�
HOW THEY MADE IT - Despite that minor mishap, Chris Wise is proud of the 20 years鈥� work he did at Arup. He tells Dan Stewart what he learned 鈥� and why the best is yet to come
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A happy new year for Bovis as it tops the charts
Contractor takes the lead with 拢451m worth of projects in January
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FeaturesBetter than the real thing
Can a combination of virtual reality sites and actors playing stroppy carpenters prepare workers for a career in construction? Dan Stewart gives it a try