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Specialist costs: Structural steel
With steel demand at an all-time high last year, David Cane, associate at Gardiner & Theobald, considers what鈥檚 next for the sector 鈥� plus David Sands of Bourne Steel gets a grilling
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FeaturesThe top 10 most disastrous building projects in the world EVER
Budgets spiralling to the size of a small country鈥檚 GDP. Vast body counts. Overruns that go on for centuries 鈥� Yes, in the style of a Channel 4 filler show, and on the back of the nightmare that is the National Physical Laboratory, it鈥檚 the worst projects ever
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Can paris be beaten?
The bookies, the population of Paris and the Queen of England all think that the French are about to add the 2012 Olympic Games to their sporting triumphs. We met the people behind the bid and found out why they鈥檙e so confident 鈥�
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Steve Morgan
With Liverpool still ignoring his advances, the former Redrow boss is turning his attention to a new land-purchase venture. We meet a man throwing himself into his work 鈥�
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FeaturesMoney down the drain
This is the story of how it took six years, 拢40m and many public punch-ups between the council, Mowlem and Grimshaw to build a smallish public leisure amenity in Bath. And it鈥檚 still not built. We tell the story, and reports on Mowlem鈥檚 plan to put an end to it ...
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FeaturesWhat鈥檚 unusual about this site?
Answer: it demonstrates that, using the much-maligned construction management method, you can deliver a large building early and within budget with minimum waste and safety risks 鈥� and have enough time and money left over to put up another one. We went to see this impossible truth for ourselves
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FeaturesCreating an opening
Ex-footballers are the new mayors when it comes to opening buildings in the North East.
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FeaturesTsunami diary: The clear up continues
Arup civil engineer Anthony Peter arrives in the coastal area of Ampara in Sri Lanka to help build temporary shelters for victims of the Tsunami.
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FeaturesJust the job
Caridad Marin Mollinedo explains why swapping architecture for surveying wasn鈥檛 such a big deal
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FeaturesBullish Barratt takes social housing by the horns
A packed order book and record profits put the company in a strong position, says boss David Pretty
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FeaturesSecond thoughts
Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson鈥檚 very funny, very charming and highly critical account of Britain in the 1990s, made Britons look at themselves slightly differently. But what would he write if he took the same journey today?
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Market forecast: Onwards and upwards
In this quarter鈥檚 overview of the construction economy, Davis Langdon reports that output and orders are rising steadily for now 鈥� as are tender prices and materials costs. Plus, we hone in on another hot topic
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FeaturesCherrys on top
After five turbulent months, the Cherry family鈥檚 attempts to buy Countryside Properties finally seem to be coming to fruition.
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FeaturesAll change
These are nervous times for the rail sector鈥檚 contractors and consultants, with Network Rail being ordered to slash costs as major project budgets spiral.
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FeaturesNine into one
Is it a home? Is it an office? A shop, a theatre or maybe a bus station? Well, all of the above 鈥� and more besides. In fact, Ruddle Wilkinson Architects鈥� latest development in north London combines nine uses in one building. Martin Spring finds out how.
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FeaturesHot topic: Private residential
Davis Langdon focuses on the private residential sector, and finds that although the market is slowing, demand is still strong 鈥� particularly for apartments in big cities
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Laying the groundwork for a brighter future
Decent homes, better schools, adequate healthcare, transport that works. All the big political ambitions of the 21st Century depend on a revved-up construction industry, which Constructing Excellence is here to deliver
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FeaturesNo pain, No gain
Dennis Lenard, chief executive of Constructing Excellence, reveals his big idea for helping the UK finally realize its massive development potential... Fork out for it