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Features鈥業t鈥檚 a marvellous thing to do, but it鈥檚 a stupid way of doing it鈥�
So says the assistant headteacher of this school in Bradford, which was meant to show what the government鈥檚 flagship school building programme will do for Britain鈥檚 children. Instead, it鈥檚 more evidence of how it鈥檚 failing them.
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FeaturesExplosive growth
Demolition contractor Coleman & Co has grown rapidly to offer a variety of services
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FeaturesLakesmere: We've got it covered
Lakesmere is your one-stop shop for wall cladding, roofs and glazed building envelopes. Here, director Chris Horsfall tells Sonia Soltani how it designs, installs and maintains its systems, and explains the trouble with architects 鈥�
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FeaturesWhat to specify: cladding
From PVCu panels to frameless glass and stone rainscreen, we have all your cladding options here, plus the aluminium that won the race for the Qatar sports academy
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Features鈥楽tart your day by making the call you don't want to make鈥�
HOW THEY MADE IT - This month鈥檚 words of wisdom come from David Bucknall, one of the best known QSs in the industry and a man with nearly half a century鈥檚 experience
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FeaturesThe bicycle diaries
London mayor Ken Livingstone is trying to persuade people to undertake more cycle journeys, but how viable is it to rely on your bike in the capital? We challenged four readers to find out
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FeaturesAnthony Minghella
The director鈥檚 latest film stars Jude Law as a designer whose life twists out of control after he opens an office in King鈥檚 Cross. Sonia Soltani finds out what happens when Hollywood tackles love, crime and regeneration
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FeaturesAggressive treatment
Zaha Hadid鈥檚 Maggie centre is a steel-and-glass composition set in grassy parkland. Martin Spring admires the dynamism, but wonders if it鈥檚 quite what the brief called for 鈥�
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FeaturesTrench to bow out after WYG deal
One of Britain鈥檚 best known project managers prepares to retire after 30 years
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Cladding/curtain walling access
Access for repair and maintenence must be taken into account when specifying cladding and curtain walling. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg outlines the considerations
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FeaturesFour months ago 星空传媒 launched the 99% Campaign to improve energy efficiency in existing buildings.
Now two reports have backed our call for financial incentives for building owners. The question is: what would work?
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Lead times July-September 2006
In the latest quarterly update on lead times, Tony Gale of Mace reports on dramatic rises in two packages
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FeaturesCost model: Hotels
A hotel lives and dies on the quality of its service, but that relies on constructing the right kind of environment in the first place. Neal Kalita of Davis Langdon breaks down the costs
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Work in progress rules for accounts
How rules have changed regarding how work in progress is shown in company accounts
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Expiring CIS cards
What to do under new CIS rules if a subcontractor is employed with a CIS card which is due to expire in 2007
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FeaturesOff to a trying start 鈥�
The stadium is the subject of a row before its design is even begun and the client鈥檚 chairman has departed in mysterious circumstances 鈥� Vikki Miller reports on the difficult early days of the London Olympics
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FeaturesTools for schools
A mobile workshop is bringing an 鈥楢laddin鈥檚 cave鈥� of tools to the chosen few at five Surrey schools, giving them a real taste of the building site
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FeaturesStepping out of the shadows
Mark Prisk鈥檚 pledge to overhaul the regs has shed some light on the Tory agenda