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FeaturesDon't know which one to pick?
Choosing the right consultants for office projects is never easy, and it's only getting harder as specialisms and 星空传媒 Regulations multiply. Mark Leftly asked some developers for their expert advice, then got a consultant to outline what not to do鈥�
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FeaturesHere's one we prepared earlier 鈥�
If you are a specialist in residential development or hotels, you'll be well up on the many uses of off-site manufacture. But are there the same opportunities to build off site in the office sector? Simon Rawlinson of QS Davis Langdon discusses the current state of play
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FeaturesSo where next?
The British Council for Offices has enjoyed such success it might be forgiven for resting on its laurels. But at a time when most of Britain's wealth is created inside offices, the chance of reaching out to a wider business world is one it must pursue with vigour
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FeaturesThe office of the future
What will it look like? Who will it cater for? And will the market hold up? We asked a few people who should know to peer into their crystal balls 鈥�
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FeaturesPiano's intermezzos
For his New York debut, Renzo Piano has created a grand opening and some sympathetic connecting passages for the Morgan Library & Museum on Madison Avenue
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FeaturesJust the job: work, rest and more pay
Gemma Sapiano tells Sonia Soltani about her speedy rise to the role of construction manager
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FeaturesSir David King
In the first of three interviews on the future of energy in the UK, the government's chief scientist tells Thomas Lane why we need new homes and new nuclear power stations.
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FeaturesRunning the risk
Three consultants are lining up to deliver the 拢5.2bn Olympic construction programme. But victory in this most prestigious of contests comes with potentially massive liability - enough to put many firms off entering the race altogether. Josh Brooks analyses the likely stumbling blocks
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FeaturesForget the fox in a box - Here's worsley Mesnes
In February, 星空传媒 published a feature about Dr Stephen Fox, a Wigan GP who'd been operating out of a rundown prefab for 11 years. The article claimed Dr Fox had been failed by the LIFT programme. Wigan's NHS trust then replied with an angry letter claiming we'd given a one-sided ...
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FeaturesDangerous liaisons
Bucknall Austin is about to join the list of consultants that have set sail on global ventures with foreign partners. But some of these have sunk amid accusations of rule breaking, client nabbing or just plain boredom. Josh Brooks asks whether the game is worth the candle.
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FeaturesRevved up Wright
UN Studio's Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart takes the spiral form of Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim and adds about 1000 horsepower
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Looking up
This quarter, Davis Langdon reports on an optimistic construction market, with prices accordingly on the rise 鈥� Plus a look at the effects of the Finance Bill, and the latest materials price trends
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FeaturesThe temptation of Coverite
This is the story of how a well-respected, well-established roofing contractor succumbed to the glamour of rapid expansion in a rapidly evolving industry. Mark Leftly reports on how that ambition - or greed - drove it into receivership
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FeaturesTesting, testing
Despite the industry's best efforts, insurers and mortgage lenders are still wary of homes built using modern methods of construction. Will a robust new standard from BRE, designed specifically to test durability and ease to repair, assuage their fears?
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FeaturesUpdate: Regulations
The Construction Products Association's John Tebbit finds that there's a worrying degree of rule-bending when it comes to complying with 星空传媒 Regulations
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FeaturesWhy not work in 鈥� East London
Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property takes a look at the long list of job opportunities in the east of the capital
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