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FeaturesTax changes for temporary site workers
In a radical move that seems bound to increase labour costs, the government is clamping down on temporary site workers claiming to be self-employed. And as if that wasn鈥檛 bad enough news for construction companies using this kind of labour, they鈥檝e only got two weeks to prepare for the change ...
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FeaturesVideo: Make's recycled pop-up cinema
Watch how architect Make designed and built a recycled cinema at Ecobuild this year
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Overheating
As the latest update to Part L is implemented, Juan J Lafuente of Sturgis Carbon Profiling reports on the findings of a two-year research programme into building performance - which suggest that improvements to airtightness standards could actually lead to higher carbon emissions in the UK
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FeaturesCreating the Design Museum's new home
The iconic Commonwealth Institute needed a new tenant - and the iconic Design Museum needed a new home. But adapting a fragile and low-spec sixties building to house a visitor attraction meant using some serious technical know-how
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Features星空传媒 17: Refurbishing Cromford Mill
The historic but neglected Victorian factory buildings at Cromford Mill in Derbyshire were overdue a refurb. But decontaminating the timber from chemicals used in industrial dyeing proved a test of modern ingenuity
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Refurbishment
Renewing existing buildings from top to bottom is easier with innovative products to suit a range of projects, from cost-effective acoustic ceiling tiles to slip-resistant flooring
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FeaturesMaking steady progress
As Barbour ABI launches its latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review, Michael Dall presents highlights, including sector and regional statistics with a focus on the residential sector
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FeaturesManchester Central Library: A modern classic
Manchester鈥檚 thirties Central Library was a warren of rambling interiors and inaccessible book stacks. But then Ryder Architecture got to work on an edited version
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FeaturesInfrastructure: highways maintenance
Damage to UK roads due to flooding has put a spotlight on the condition of our highways, at a time when the maintenance backlog is already estimated to be at least 拢10bn. Barbra Carlisle and Brian Fitzpatrick of EC Harris examine the key issues
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FeaturesAgenda 15: Green priorities
In the latest in our series on 星空传媒鈥檚 Agenda 15 campaign ahead of the next election, and fresh from the Ecobuild sustainability event, we report on what the industry wants the government to do about green regulation
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FeaturesInterview: Peter Rees
Peter Rees鈥� 29 years as head of planning in the Square Mile have been nothing if not controversial. In his first interview since announcing his departure, he talks about transforming the City, his legacy and why his critics are wrong about him
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FeaturesInterview: Neil Martin
It鈥檚 been all change in Lend Lease鈥檚 European business, with recent years marked by management instability and falling profits. Can the managing director of its construction arm Neil Martin succeed where others have failed and turn the business around?
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FeaturesBudget 2014: Over to you, George
Ahead of next week鈥檚 Budget, 星空传媒 looks at the measures the construction industry can expect to emerge from Osborne鈥檚 red box
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Flooring
This week, we tread over new ground, including heavy-duty entrance matting at the Birmingham New Street redevelopment, coloured concrete at the British Museum and a walnut finish at Corby Cube
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Features星空传媒 Magazine Small Project of the Year shortlist
This year鈥檚 Small Project of the Year finalists include a private residence, a youth centre, a creative arts hub and an architect鈥檚 own office
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Features星空传媒 Magazine Project of the Year shortlist
There鈥檚 a packed field for the 星空传媒 Awards鈥� prestigious Project of the Year prizes, with museums and libraries jostling with the Baby Shard and London鈥檚 first inhabited bridge for 250 years
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FeaturesCountry focus: The Philippines
After last November鈥檚 super-typhoon Haiyan, the Filipinos are showing their resilience. Alan Hearn of Langdon Seah and Magda Skalska-Burgess of EC Harris outline an impressive economy and strong construction market forecasts
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FeaturesEcobuild video: Ed Davey
Energy secretary talks about improvements to the Green Deal finance plan and the target to upgrade one million homes
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FeaturesFlooding: 'We're planning for the wrong future'
As recent events have starkly illustrated, the UK can no longer ignore the growing risk of floods. But what can planners and designers do to manage our rising water levels? Here four of the country鈥檚 leading experts give their views
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FeaturesInterview: John White
After 30 years heading Persimmon, John White was never likely to spend his retirement at home in his slippers. But few expected him to take the helm at troubled retirement housebuilder McCarthy Stone