More Focus – Page 146
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School buildings: Do the math
The DfE has so far failed to hit its construction cost cutting targets, why?
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Tracker: July 2013
Activity has dipped slightly since the five-year high last month, but orders are looking healthy and there is also positive news for employment for the first time since 2007, as Experian Economics reports
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Modular assembly forest school
Lime Tree Primary School, a modular assembly forest school in Greater Manchester, has a sensitive design concept from standardised elements
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Interview: Mark Swindlehurst
The chair of the Association of University Directors of Estates talks to Ðǿմ«Ã½ about opportunities in the universities sector
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Choosing low-carbon windows
There is more to a low-carbon window choice than whether you opt for double or triple glazing
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Living in a box: housing standards
The typical UK new-build home is about as roomy as a rabbit hutch, according to the RIBA. But housebuilders argue minimum space standards would put the brakes on construction. Now the government is re-examining the case
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Losing faith in Brazil
After the success of the Olympics, UK construction looked to reap the rewards in Brazil. So what happened?
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Interview: Stephen Hodder, RIBA
The new RIBA president on helping architects reboot their relationship with clients
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Cost update Q2 2013
The annual building cost index continues to rise, with wages going up slightly. However, metal prices are generally falling. David Holmes of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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Library of Birmingham: The borrowers
Mecanoo’s £189m Library of Birmingham is a triumph - once you get inside
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Putting a boss on a building site
Are construction bosses any good at building? Kier MD Graham Howe volunteered to spend time on site to find out
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How real is the construction recovery?
It looks like a recovery, so why isn’t the industry jumping up and down with joy? Ðǿմ«Ã½ reports on the reality behind the statistics
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Interview: Dave Smith, Blacklist Support Group
The blacklisted engineer on his fightback against the industry - and why he also has the unions in his sights
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International costs 2013
China, Japan and Australia are the big movers in EC Harris’ annual survey of global construction costs produced with Langdon and Seah. Simon Rawlinson and Magda Skalska-Burgess analyse the trends
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Somerstown Central Community Hub
A council estate cut in two by a dual carriageway has been reconnected by a community hub spanning the divide
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Grand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #2
Industry figures’ grand tour of the world’s most sustainable buildings takes us to Le Hive in Paris
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Grand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #3
Bournville Village in Birmingham is chosen for the grand tour of sustainble buildings for its basis in community needs
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Grand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #4
A grand tour of the world’s most sustainable buildings leads us to the Co-op HQ in Manchester
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Grand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #5
Why the Visitor Centre at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens deserves a place on the grand tour of sustainable buildings