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FeaturesWhat to remember: Security reinforcement
Common security weak spots in a building include the partitions, cavities and ceilings. Peter Caplehorn considers how specifiers can reinforce elements so they are less vulnerable to attack
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FeaturesCutting-edge peace of mind
Who fits it 鈥� Advanced Integrated Systems鈥� projects include courts and airports, so it knows a thing or two about security. Below, Sonia Soltani finds out how it stays ahead in an ever-changing marketplace.
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FeaturesEuropa central
Berlin鈥檚 拢170m Hauptbahnhof is the first central train station in a European capital for 100 years. It鈥檚 also a state-of-the-art update of the 19-century industrial cathedral, a hub at the heart of Europe and a stunning piece of engineering. So why did the architect end up suing its client, then? ...
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FeaturesPiercy Conner on the rise
SME focus - Fledgling architect to boost London presence with Manchester and New York offices
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FeaturesWe've got your workers
Are construction鈥檚 ever more powerful labour agencies holding the industry to ransom?
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FeaturesHow green is 星空传媒鈥檚 building?
By now, there should be an energy certification scheme in place for office buildings, but there isn鈥檛. So Thomas Lane organised one for Ludgate House, the home of 星空传媒. Here鈥檚 what we found 鈥�
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FeaturesEvery penny is counted
Tesco became Britain鈥檚 biggest retailer by cutting costs to the bone, and that applies as much to store refits as pineapples. Katie Puckett met the development director who makes sure none of its 拢1.8bn construction budget gets wasted
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FeaturesWhy engineering doesnt suck
Vacuum cleaner man James Dyson talks about his school for young engineers
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FeaturesConstruction checks in to The Priory
Or rather, Vaughan Burnand went along to find out why so many in the industry are seeking help with drink and drug addictions. Mark Leftly found out what he learned.
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FeaturesYou don鈥檛 have to be MAD to work here 鈥�
鈥� but it seems to be helping May Gurney, which has cut site accidents almost two-thirds since launching its Making A Difference initiative.
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FeaturesCan a female reporter survive a day as a labourer?
Ray O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 comment about sites being no place for women sparked widespread outrage, but could he have had a point? Emily Wright put on her steel-capped boots and spent a day ripping up floorboards to find out
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Services
The services sector accounts for more than a quarter of construction by value. In our latest specialist update, the expert team at Gardiner & Theobald take a look at the latest trends and costs in the mechanical, electrical and plumbing, lifts and escalators and ICT markets
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FeaturesGetting well sooner
West London鈥檚 BECAD hospital takes traditional healthcare and repackages it into one seamless facility that offers more patients better services for a fraction of the usual effort, space and cost 鈥� Martin Spring explains how it was done
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FeaturesA typical guzzling, leaking, seeping, spewing british home
To highlight the energy inefficiency at the heart of the UK鈥檚 existing housing stock, Thomas Lane took energy consultant Cathy Hough to inspect a typical south London terraced house, built 100 years before the latest revision to Part L. It wasn鈥檛 pretty 鈥�
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Lead times April-June 2006
In the latest quarterly look at works packages, Paul Dalton of Mace reports that there has been minimal movement in the sector 鈥� with one or two notable exceptions 鈥� Further on, David Jourdan of Gardiner & Theobald throws the spotlight on the metal of the moment 鈥� copper
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FeaturesLife can be a picnic 鈥�
鈥� if you set up your own architectural practice. But it鈥檚 not all brainstorming in the back garden, flexible hours and creative control. Emily Wright asked five young architects how to go it alone.
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Lets be more Belgian
A study of the construction industries of 13 European countries places the UK near the bottom of the efficiency league. Bernard Williams explains why and offers some solutions
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FeaturesNew boss at John Rowan
SME focus - Consultant raises profit 22% but managing partner is cautious about future growth