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FeaturesDreaming of a green Christmas
Why has the UK Green 星空传媒 Council decided to run choir practices as a covert operation? 星空传媒 joined them for a rehearsal to find out 鈥�
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FeaturesBIM special report: The clouds roll in
Autodesk reckons that cloud-based products are 鈥榯he biggest thing to happen in computing since the PC鈥� and could transform the use of BIM. Ike Ijeh went to the software company鈥檚 recent conference in Las Vegas to find out more
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FeaturesHousebuilders' pay: Quite a bonus
Housebuilders are bucking the trend and doing rather well - in fact, they鈥檙e even getting bonuses
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FeaturesSustainability in India: Growing pains
Construction is booming in India, but what chance is there the country can build sustainably?
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FeaturesRamboll interview: Back to black
For a man who has a one million pound hole to fill, Steve Canadine, boss of Ramboll鈥檚 UK arm, doesn鈥檛 seem particularly worried
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FeaturesGlobal Clients Group: Now we're 10
The Global Clients Group now has four prestigious new members. So who are they, and how are they addressing sustainability?
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FeaturesThe tracker: Delicate recovery
Activity is increasing at its highest rate since May 2010, but bad weather and labour shortages are taking their toll, according to the latest figures from Experian Economics
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FeaturesHousebuilders Salary Survey 2012: The results
Check your salary against the national average, compare bonuses with previous years and discover the market sentiment
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FeaturesInterview: Rob Tincknell, Battersea Power Station
Rob Tincknell is the man tasked with bringing an end to decades of disappointment at Battersea Power Station
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FeaturesDesperately seeking funding
Will the promising romance between pension funds and infrastructure projects work out?
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FeaturesCost model: London prime residential
The top end of the capital鈥檚 residential market is booming. Joseph Blythe of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, with contributions from CBRE and Darling Associates, looks at the factors that are driving the market and the key financial considerations for future developments
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FeaturesTop Specialists 2012
Are things getting better for specialists or are there just fewer firms around to compete? Our tables reveal who鈥檚 won what this year
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FeaturesStanton Williams: There鈥檚 nothing wrong with buildings that just do their jobs
Fresh from their victory, the Stirling prize winners talk us through 27 years of non-shouty architecture
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FeaturesMilan's canal network: Hidden depths
Milan has ambitious plans to deliver a zero carbon mixed-use scheme in which no home will need a domestic boiler - all by harnessing the geothermal potential of its underground network of canals
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FeaturesInterview: Philip Youell, EC Harris
EC Harris tied the knot with Arcadis a year ago and since then its chief executive has used their combined strength to win work worth 拢40m. Philip Youell tells Iain Withers the secrets to a successful takeover and where he intends to pitch for work in the future
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FeaturesThe Co-op's HQ: Have you heard the buzz?
3D Reid鈥檚 beehive-inspired HQ for the Co-op in Manchester is not simply another new office block with a slightly unusual form. It is the top BREEAM-rated office in the UK and might just have redefined the corporate atrium
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FeaturesIs learning getting harder?
Are employers still willing to support staff who want to gain more qualifications? James Clegg looks at the impact of the recession on opportunities for part-time study
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FeaturesNew PFI for school building: First reaction
Three industry experts react to the new form of PFI for school building
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FeaturesCost update Q3 2012
Construction input costs are down and output prices are flat, while some workers have negotiated small wages increases for 2013
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Features'I'll be back' - Why bosses return to run their companies
Why some bosses come back to save the companies they founded - with varying degrees of success