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FeaturesMoving message
Andrew Pears鈥� Cafe Van tours sites spreading the sustainable construction word with toasted sandwiches and tea
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FeaturesA man of principle
Broadcaster Jon Snow may be better known for his loud ties than his knowledge of architecture and sustainability, but that is what he will be speaking about at the RIBA conference in Venice this weekend. Vikki Miller met the man who had a say in the commissioning of the Tate ...
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FeaturesThis is madness
On the average job, contractors happily chuck away enough recyclable material to triple their profit. But not for much longer, if the DTI, environmental responsibility and economic sanity have any bearing on the matter.
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FeaturesHome from home
Squashed and sweating in protective clothing for 10 hours at the scene of an emergency was the final straw for Bob Jones. He demanded a refuge 鈥� a van he could call his own
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Market forecast: Gearing up for 2012
Last year鈥檚 slight downturn in workload has reversed in 2006. But, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, construction inflation can only keep growing as we gear up for the Olympics
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FeaturesRegs revisited
星空传媒鈥檚 Reform the Regs campaign kicked off a year ago with the aim of defeating baffling, contradictory and constrictive red tape. Thomas Lane casts his eye over the progress made and finds that things are getting simpler, which can only mean better
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Toilets
One of the more flagrant areas of discrimination between the sexes is the provision of toilets in offices. But not for much longer 鈥� Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg explains
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FeaturesSpecifier - Regulations
SBEM, the official Part L software, was meant to make it easy to calculate the energy efficiency of any building, even ones like this. In fact, it struggles with anything more complicated than this. So what are the alternatives?
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FeaturesWhat to specify: regulations
Whether it鈥檚 for noise or fire or disability discrimination, the products here will keep your projects on the right side of the law
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FeaturesUnmasking Mr Morello
Remember that odd letter you got from an unknown Italian? This is who sent it
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FeaturesA league of their own
Feeling excluded from all those testosterone-fuelled corporate football matches? Lorraine Cushnie pulled on a netball bib and met some women who have taken matters into their own hands
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FeaturesHow Hodge will help us
After five years of feeling sidelined by ministers, the construction industry seems to have found a genuine champion in Margaret Hodge. Mark Leftly went to meet one of life鈥檚 enthusiasts
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FeaturesThe firm that repackaged Ikea
M&E consultant GDM is transforming the furniture giant鈥檚 sustainability record
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Envelopes
星空传媒 envelopes account for up to 拢25bn a year in construction costs. In our latest specialist update, our expert team at Gardiner & Theobald examines the trends and costs in curtain walling, roofing and stone construction
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Features鈥楾he more the OGC is decimated, the more celebration there will be鈥�
The Office of Government Commerce spent the first six months of this year undergoing a review that questioned its very existence. Whether it lives or dies is unknown. What is certain is that it will never be the same again.
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Features星空传媒 buys the popcorn
Yes, we鈥檙e branching out. Inspired by the success of 鈥樞强沾� buys a pint鈥�, we took a group from consultant WSP to see Al Gore鈥檚 eco-documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Lydia Stockdale forked out for the Butterkist 鈥�
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FeaturesBest partnership with a client or housebuilder sponsored by Robust Details
Winner 鈥� Wandsworth council and Berkeley Homes