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FeaturesCost model: Small industrial units
They鈥檙e flexible, investor-friendly and easy to build. But how much does it cost to construct small industrial units? Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon explains
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Features鈥業 can鈥檛 tell you on the hoof what our policy would be鈥�
Finding out where David Cameron stands on the big questions is a tricky matter, but at least he is starting by putting his own house in order. Thomas Lane spoke exclusively to the Tory leader, then met the architect and builder who are tackling the green makeover of his family ...
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FeaturesBlazing a green trail
London won the 2012 Games, in part, due to its commitment to making them an environmentally sustainable event. So how does the ODA plan to deliver its promise? Vikki Miller put the question to the head of sustainability Paula Hirst
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FeaturesBirmingham does the double
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER 鈥� The 拢34m refurbishment of Birmingham Town Hall needed secondary glazing to block noise. Enter manufacturer Selectaglaze, which teamed up with main contractor Wates to design a solution.
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FeaturesLet the Games begin 鈥�
For David Higgins, the man in charge of delivering the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, the clock is ticking. Katie Puckett talks to him about how he鈥檚 keeping the programme on track and overleaf reveals the plans for the venues
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鈥楲et鈥檚 talk again two years from now 鈥︹��
Hays Executive salary guide聽In 2006 executives have bided their time, choosing to wait and see where the top Olympic jobs will arise. But when the time comes, it will pay to have had one or two discreet meetings with headhunters
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Features2012鈥檚 team players
These are the top 15 people at the ODA and its partner CLM who will make the London Games happen. Katie Puckett asked each of them what their biggest challenges will be...
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Carillion captures the flag with 拢200m of army work
Contractor also allies with Balfour Beatty to win East London line scheme
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Features130 go mad in Stockholm
Give 130 young engineers 拢65,000 and a conference hall in Stockholm and what do you get? Emily Wright discovered the answer at WSP鈥檚 latest Taskforce jamboree
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FeaturesWhat's your carbon footprint?
After an amazing response to our online Carbon footprint estimator, now readers can find out which professions are the environmental angels and which are gas-guzzling sinners...
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FeaturesStarting out
For managers on site, taking responsibility for health and safety can be a matter of life and death. And for graduates in their early twenties, that responsibility can weigh very heavily indeed.
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FeaturesThrough the keyhole
The lengths that modern fit-out specialists go to capture the essence of their client is inspiring, inventive and occasionally surreal. So, in inimitable Loyd Grossman fashion, we go behind the bricks and mortar to ask: who would work in an office like this?
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FeaturesInside the Hall of Fame
Construction鈥檚 stars turn out for the unveiling of 星空传媒鈥檚 celebration of the industry鈥檚 finest
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FeaturesBeer, cannabis, glue and a generous helping of lime
No, not a recipe for a quiet night in, but rather the ingredients of Adnams鈥� deep green distribution centre. Thomas Lane went to Suffolk to meet a brewer with a difference
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FeaturesThis season鈥檚 must-have
Sonia Soltani on the glamorous cladding transforming shopping centre car parks
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FeaturesLet the sun shine in
WHO MAKES IT - Self-cleaning glass is the big seller for Pilkington, purveyor of cladding products since 1826. And it has teams of researchers busy making its ranges more energy efficient and better at transmitting light.
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FeaturesA living legacy
Frank Gehry鈥檚 Maggie鈥檚 centre has been open for three years. Martin Spring paid a visit to find out how well it has served the cancer patients that use it. And on page 60, he reviews the latest centre, which also happens to be Zaha Hadid鈥檚 first completed project in the ...