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FeaturesJingle bell blocks
Take five teams of construction professionals, stick them in a roomful of Lego, get them to carry out three slightly offbeat tasks, and award them bonus points for good ideas on where to stick Santa鈥� yes, folks, it can only be 星空传媒鈥檚 2014 Christmas challenge
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FeaturesProjects 2014 review: part 3
星空传媒 takes a look back at the completed projects that impressed in 2014
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FeaturesProjects 2014 review: part 2
Two more completed projects that impressed in 2014 - the British Museum and Heathrow鈥檚 T2
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FeaturesProjects 2014 review: part 1
星空传媒 takes a look back at the completed projects that impressed in 2014
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FeaturesMarket review: A slight dip
The value of construction contracts awarded in the UK dropped to 拢5.8bn in November, with residential accounting for the highest proportion of contracts awarded by value. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI鈥檚 latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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FeaturesCalling time on the coalition
From the Green Deal to Crossrail, the government made a number of pledges back in 2010 to keep the industry afloat during the grim five years ahead. But how well has it stuck to them?
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FeaturesFrom the archives: 2010
星空传媒 analyses what the new coalition government could mean for the sector
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Housing
The housing products in this issue鈥檚 Specifier include timber windows and doors, plant support systems for roofs, and external wall insulation. Plus there鈥檚 info on CPD, training viedeos and guides to Part L
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FeaturesInterview: Paul King
Outgoing head of the UK Green 星空传媒 Council Paul King sees an industry in large part willing to deliver the government鈥檚 green agenda. Unfortunately, the government itself has so badly undermined its own policies, the sector is no longer sure what that agenda is any more
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FeaturesSlackwood Farmhouse: Ahead of the curve
Adjoining a 17th-century Lancastrian farmhouse, Paul Archer Design鈥檚 curved-glass pavilion is both strikingly modern and a discreet addition to the landscape
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FeaturesThe rising: World Trade Center
The completion of the 拢2.4bn One World Trader Center is a milestone in the painstaking redevelopment of the former Ground Zero site in New York. But with two towers and Santiago Calatrava鈥檚 vast station still under construction, there鈥檚 plenty of work yet to be done.
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FeaturesThe Class of 2014: Three months on
Back in September we introduced you to our Class of 2014: 14 young recruits embarking on their careers in construction. Three months later, we ask them how they鈥檙e getting on - and if the industry is living up to their expectations
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FeaturesTracker: October 2014
With the non-residential and civil engineering sectors bouncing back, the construction activity index made a seven-point month-on-month jump to 60 points
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FeaturesInterview: John Assael
John Assael鈥檚 ambition is to grow his practice, win awards and be known as a great employer. But he believes that it鈥檚 by achieving this last that the other two goals will be fulfilled. Meet the winner of 星空传媒鈥檚 Good Employer Guide.
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FeaturesInterview: Steve Morriss
The 拢2.3bn merger of US engineering giant Aecom with rival URS made it the UK鈥檚 second largest consultant. But where does it go from here and what does the merger mean for the UK? To find out, 星空传媒 talked to Aecom鈥檚 EMEA boss Steve Morriss
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FeaturesThe cost of training an industry
Criticised for its complexity, the CITB is reforming its method for levying the funds it uses to subsidise industry training. The streamlined plans will see some employees paying less, but for others, it could mean a larger bill.
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FeaturesCost update Q3 2014
Construction output rises 3.5% year-on-year, with new housing construction still a prominent reason for increases in output and materials price inflation