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FeaturesWhat to specify: Housing
This week鈥檚 housing products include aircrete blocks used in five luxury apartments in Kent and the transformation of shipping containers into student accommodation in Norway
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FeaturesFrom the archive in ... 1994
This week we look back to the initial rumblings of the Construction Industry Board, later chaired by Sir Michael Latham, as this 星空传媒 news story reveals
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FeaturesLatham's report: Did it change us?
Twenty years after the publication of Sir Michael Latham鈥檚 Constructing the Team, Joey Gardiner looks back at the report鈥檚 impact, whether it changed construction for the better and if its grand ambitions survived the financial meltdown
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FeaturesThe recyclable house
Technology used to build the world鈥檚 largest McDonald鈥檚 is being adapted to build temporary, highly flexible, 100% recyclable housing in Holland. Could the model be brought here to solve the UK鈥檚 affordable housing crisis?
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FeaturesSustainability: Minimum energy performance standards for commercial buildings
From April 2018, all rented properties must meet a prescribed minimum energy performance standard. Adam Mactavish of Sweett Group, Charles Woollam of SIAM and Sarah Sayce, emeritus professor of Kingston University, discuss the implications
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FeaturesReview of 2014's Serpentine Pavilion
Architect Smiljan Radi膰鈥檚 design is perhaps one of the most whimsical Serpentine Pavilion ever commissioned
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FeaturesWhat clients want
A resurgent commercial market means contractors now more able to pick and choose their projects. But this is making clients keener than ever to develop relationships, build a team and engage earlier with specialists
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FeaturesWhat's been the impact of the Green Construction Board?
As the Green Construction Board marks its second birthday, not everyone has found reasons to celebrate. But the board鈥檚 defenders point to impressive delivery of a 162-point action plan. Now it needs to convince others it can make a difference
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FeaturesWhy be a distance learner?
More and more construction professionals who want to gain a competitive edge to progress their careers are turning to distance learning. Just don鈥檛 think of it as the easy option
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FeaturesSouthmead: The UK's greenest hospital
Carillion鈥檚 new 拢430m super-hospital in Bristol can lay claim to being the greenest hospital in the UK - and it鈥檚 all thanks to some fresh thinking on ventilation.
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Hotels
Martina Arata of Sturgis Carbon Profiling explores ways in which the hospitality industry can meet guest expectations while delivering low-carbon hotels
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FeaturesWhat to specify: refurbishment
This week鈥檚 refurbishment products include the installation of an aluminium windows and doors system in Hackney, moveable walls in Manchester, and a wood canopy for a campus at Edinburgh University
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FeaturesContractor research bundle
For an overview of the contracting sector download these free pdfs
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FeaturesBrazil's World Cup stadiums: Estadio Beira-Rio, Part 12
In the final part of our series on World Cup stadiums in Brazil, we look at the biggest venue in the south of the country, Estadio Beira-Rio
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FeaturesCost model: Stadium construction
In a changing landscape for major sporting infrastructure schemes, what does it take to develop and operate stadiums and arenas? Hein le Roux and Eugene Corrigan of Aecom report
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FeaturesContractors through the recession: Part 3
In the final installment of 星空传媒鈥檚 analysis of major contractor鈥檚 businesses pre and post recession, we look at which firms have seen the biggest turnover increases and falls
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FeaturesA client's view: Argent
Argent鈥檚 Tony Giddings on the developer鈥檚 near 拢1bn pipeline of work and its belief in partnering
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FeaturesInteview: Tony Burton
The Construction Industry Council鈥檚 new chairman wants the body to make a strong case on behalf of the industry鈥檚 professionals. He talks about skills shortages, improving the image of construction and stepping into the limelight
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FeaturesBrazil's World Cup stadiums: Estadio Mineirao, Part 11
We head to the venue of England鈥檚 third group match against Costa Rica, Estadio Mineirao