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FeaturesClient of the year
You 鈥� the specialists 鈥� picked Stanhope for this award, and no wonder: it is one of the country鈥檚 most high profile clients, having developed more than 12 million ft2 of workspace over the past 20 years, including offices for the HM Treasury and the London Stock Exchange.
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A fresh twist on a modern classic
The library at the University of East Anglia represents the architecture of Sir Denys Lasdun at its unadulterated, domineering best. So how did Shepheard Epstein Hunter go about adding an extension to it 30 years on?
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FeaturesCladding specialist of the year
It鈥檚 been quite a year for Lakesmere: turnover rose 43% to 拢27m and profit almost doubled to 拢886,900.
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FeaturesThe year of the carrot
In 2005 executives have enjoyed unprecedented bonus packages, as companies search for ways of getting peak performances from their upper echelon, according to the 星空传媒/Hays Executive salary guide. But they鈥檙e also making them harder to collect 鈥�
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Features鈥業t鈥檚 important to look to yourself and what you believe in鈥�
HLM鈥檚 Chris Liddle has put his house on the line to save his architectural business. Twice.
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FeaturesTraining award
The fact that Eastbourne-based ductwork contractor Hotchkiss has archives that record taking 鈥淔rederick George Scarlett as an apprentice for a term of four years from the 20th day of January 1911 to the 20th day of January 1915鈥� gives an indication of its longstanding commitment to training.
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FeaturesAppointments
ContractorSouth-east contractor Diamond Build has employed six apprentices. Stephen Boniface is taking an Advanced Modern Apprenticeship in ICT, Scott Lovell, Ferdi Ahmet and Dean Keys are apprentice carpenters and joiners, Mark Lawrence is an apprentice plumber and Bruno Peixoto and Mukarramma Mason-Williamson are undertaking apprenticeships in painting and decorating.ConsultantsInternational quantity ...
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鈥�400 sets of regulations鈥�
Who will set definitive sustainability targets? Nobody really knows because there are many different rules 鈥� one imposed by the 星空传媒 Regulations and the rest by local planners. The result is likely to be widespread confusion.
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FeaturesThe response
From Jersey to Carlisle, readers have been sending in their support for 星空传媒鈥檚 Reform the Regs campaign. Backing has come from across the industry. Here, we publish a selection of readers鈥� letters.
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FeaturesJust the job: RICS in Norfolk
Jon Nelson and Tim Boucher talk about setting up a network for young RICS members in Norfolk
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FeaturesHot topic: Impact of oil prices
Following on from last week鈥檚 energy issue, Davis Langdon examines the impact of oil prices 鈥� and therefore petrol prices and transport costs 鈥� going through the roof
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FeaturesGlobal reach
鈥楾he summit of world architecture has been conquered by a tiny class of signature architect who peddle a brand of designer egotism to desperate clients with no regard to context, placemaking or local needs. Discuss.鈥�
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FeaturesThe father trap
As if babies didn鈥檛 create enough havoc in the lives of their dads, they are now threatening to disrupt their employers, too. The government wants to give new fathers three months鈥� paternity leave on 拢106 a week. But in the macho world of construction, how many would actually ...
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Market forecast: Infrastructure explosion
Davis Langdon looks at the state of the construction economy, including energy price rises, the Olympics, current public spending and the exploding infrastructure sector. Plus, why everybody鈥檚 talking about oil 鈥�
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FeaturesCarbon copy
After making a splash with BedZed, Bill Dunster is taking the sustainability mission to the next stage, tackling everyday housing as well as homes of Chinese bourgeoisie.
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