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Country focus: Russia

2011-09-30T00:00:00Z

As host to the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 World Cup, and with a strong demand for offices, residential and retail, Russia is experiencing an uplift in construction activity. Tim Robb from EC Harris reports

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My working day: EC Harris QS Rachel Titley

2011-09-23T14:45:00Z

The chartered QS at EC Harris in Birmingham keeps her team of trainees and associates busy whilst juggling her family and working life

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Cormac MacCrann: Above and beyond

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

With new transport links to the area and the Olympics up the road, Canary Wharf Group is fast expanding its Docklands home. But Cormac MacCrann, who heads the firm’s contractor business, isn’t just sticking to east London.

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Rafael Viñoly's Firstsite centre: show time

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

Rafael Viñoly’s latest UK building finally takes centre stage, but why was it nearly undone by delays, overspends and legal spats? Thomas Lane reports, while below Ike Ijeh asks if it was worth all the pain

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Office to residential conversions: New direction

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

As the value of prime residential soars and the office sector wobbles, commercial developers are hoping to cash in by converting offices to homes. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ looks at the strategies of some of the key players

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The state we’re in: CEO White Paper preview

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

With the party conference upon us, how do industry leaders really feel about the government’s economic policies? Sarah Richardson and Will Hurst unravel the data compiled in ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s first CEO State of the Nation White Paper

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Cost model: Residential

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

Office-to-residential conversions may become increasingly popular, so what does it cost to turn a commercial space into a home? Ben de Waal and Chris Amesbury of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, look at the conditions needed for success and the key financial considerations

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David Lawther: The long haul

2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

The young-at-heart chairman of ISG says the spectre of retirement is a long way off yet - first he needs to grow the firm, starting with increasing overseas revenue to 50% of the business. Emily Wright probes David Lawther on his plan for the future

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The 2011 contractors' salary guide

2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

Frozen salaries have got many looking to change jobs, according to this year’s contractor salary survey compiled by Hays Construction. So what’s the outlook for those who have forgotten what a pay rise is? ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ peers into the distance for a glimmer of hope

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Freeze frame: the BFI's Master Film Store

2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

The Master Film Store, the world’s largest nitrate storage facility, will hold 450,000 canisters of film heritage. But as a nitrate fire is almost impossible to extinguish, the building had to incorporate some rather extraordinary design features. Ike Ijeh swaps his popcorn for sub-zero temperatures

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Party conference season: Rate my policy

2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

Party conference season is upon us and this year the agenda is more relevant to construction than ever. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ looks at the likely policies to emerge and invites you to keep tally of their impact on the industry

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Specialist costs: Off-site manufacture

2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

Off-site manufacture is proving cost effective, sustainable and ticks building regulations boxes

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First Impressions: Zumthor’s Serpentine pavilion

2011-09-15T14:21:00Z

Our student panel give their opinions on the Swiss architect’s temporary structure in Kensington Gardens, London’s Hyde Park

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Housebuilders furious at RIBA league tables on size of homes

2011-09-15T13:02:00Z

Report names and shames the industry’s worst offenders

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Recruiting for a sustainable future

2011-09-15T11:59:00Z

The specialist at Allen & York claims there is a major increase in roles within the sustainability industry

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Shift happens: Four critical visions of London

2011-09-11T10:49:00Z

Graduate architects explore solutions for pressing issues facing London’s future

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View from my office: John Rawlinson

2011-09-09T11:38:00Z

The Faithful+Gould regional director overlooks Birmingham’s last decade iconic schemes

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School building programmes: Figure it out

2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

Michael has £2bn of PFI money for capital spending on schools. But he also has to update the school estate and provide extra pupil places. How much more money will he need? And - for extra marks - where will it come from? Sarah Richardson works out some possible answersܯ

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The free schools programme: Fancy free

2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

Rachel Wolf, at 26, is in charge of delivering the government’s free schools programme. In the week the first of these schools open, she tells Sarah Richardson about how construction firms can get involved, and the importance (or not) of good design

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Working in Mongolia: Getting warmer

2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

Mongolia is famous for many things, and being a hotspot of construction activity is not among them - but perhaps it should be. Thanks to a booming economy, the country is developing at a rate of knots. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ finds out why it’s well worth braving the cold