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FeaturesThis was the year that was 2006
Government plans for nuclear Future. Coleman in, Millett out at Bovis. Gordon Brown sets leadership agenda. Wembley still unbuilt. Consultants flee war-torn Lebanon. Treasury reviews the PFI鈥檚 future. 星空传媒 buys pints. Jack Lemley slams London 2012.
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Steady as she goes
Contractors in all sectors and across all regions were feeling buoyant in October. According to the Experian Business Strategies survey, activity is rising across the board 鈥� and especially in civil engineering. When it comes to the future, though, they鈥檙e a little less certain
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Pub Olympics
Who tops the medal table when it comes to pub sports? We preview 星空传媒's inaugural Pub Olympics
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Cost update: December 2006
In this quarter鈥檚 update on the cost of materials and labour, Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports on the latest inflation trends. And reading on we have details of pay awards for workers
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FeaturesTypical. You wait years for a report setting out government policy on vital areas like housing and transport and then three come at once 鈥�
Ahead of Gordon Brown鈥檚 pre-Budget report on Wednesday, the government released a series of weighty tomes on policy strategy. Here David Blackman and Mark Leftly provide an at-a-glance guide to them
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FeaturesHarmonic progression
RHWL鈥檚 Arts Team has refurbished and extended Frank Matcham鈥檚 Victorian nonpareil, the Belfast Grand Opera House. Sonia Soltani reports on how the two styles have been made to work together
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Oh my god, I didn鈥檛
Ah, but the sick lump of fear in your stomach tells you that you did 鈥� and now you have to go to work and cope with the fall-out. Lydia Stockdale and Katie Puckett report on how to make sure your Christmas party antics don鈥檛 ruin your career 鈥�
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FeaturesThe long haul
Chris Cole has been with WSP for 33 years, during which time it has developed, diversified, turned into a plc, balanced on the edge of disaster and finally grown into one of the industry鈥檚 foremost consultants. Here he tells Mark Leftly all about it.
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Features鈥楢 lot of the guys won鈥檛 work on timber frame again鈥�
This July, a site in north London turned into a terrifying inferno in the time it takes to make a cup of coffee. Nobody knew why. Now the London Fire Brigade has talked exclusively to 星空传媒 about what happened and the dangers inherent in multistorey timber-frame sites.
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FeaturesThe grater good
Education聽For the new learning resource centre at Herefordshire College of Technology, the architect will reuse the concrete frame of the original library, but add some very inventive mesh cladding.
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FeaturesThe right stuff
Think you鈥檙e bright, talented and destined for great things? Then you might even think you鈥檝e got what it takes to be nominated for a g4c award by your peers. The g4c (that鈥檚 Generation for Collaboration) awards were set up to reward young professionals in construction, and the first winners have ...
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FeaturesUnder cover
Manufacturer Permanite Engineered Roofing Systems has formed an innovative partnership with a local authority to provide roofing for schools across the borough.
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FeaturesWhat to specify: schools
The latest possibilities to pore over for those tasked with the construction, refurbishment and outfitting of schools 鈥�
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FeaturesProcurement: Public sector projects
Public sector procurement methods are often criticised for excessive red tape, but on complex projects their effective use is vital to success. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon investigates
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FeaturesSpiritual awakening
Mario Botta鈥檚 Swiss Mountain Oasis lifts body, mind and architecture to new levels
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FeaturesA marriage of true minds
The takeover of Adams Kara Taylor by White Young Green will suit both firms
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FeaturesThe abdication
Here is Richard Rogers, flanked by his heirs apparent: Ivan Harbour, on the right, and Graham Stirk. But when will the great man go? What will his successors do when he does? And in the meantime, can they stop Marco Goldschmied鈥檚 legal actions taking away their offices? Martin Spring investigates ...