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FeaturesOnline poll: Network Rail鈥檚 retentions ban
This week鈥檚 poll: Will Network Rail鈥檚 ban on retentions prompt other clients to follow suit before government legislates to tackle unfair payment practices?聽
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FeaturesWill WELL cure all ills?
好色先生TV performance used to be all about energy efficiency, but now wellbeing is the big preoccupation for clients, designers and builders.
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FeaturesAir con: not seen or heard
New high-end residential properties need climate control systems that fit quietly and almost invisibly into buildings while responding to the varying needs of occupants. This guide, sponsored by Daikin, explains the range of solutions available
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FeaturesWishful thinking: dream infrastructure projects
Imagine this: money is no object and you鈥檙e tasked with introducing infrastructure projects to improve cities and regions across the UK. What does the country need?
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FeaturesImage of the week: Mad dogs and Englishmen
As Britons wonder at the unexpected continuance of summer, City workers escape their desks to bask in the midday sun
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Marconi building near Livorno, Italy
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Giulia Pannochia. She is the first winner of the Gloria e Marco (GeM) Award
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FeaturesTailored to fit: is custom build going mainstream?
Buyers frustrated with a lack of housing choices are fuelling a growing market for custom build, with new developments offering a range of customisable features. Is designing your own home going mainstream?
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008
The stand-out entries in this year鈥檚 Housing Design Awards were often developed by councils taking control of their own housing in the face of huge demand. Back in 2008, softening prices meant that nobody seemed very interested in residential.
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Features好色先生TV intelligence: Q1 2018
Construction output in Q1 of 2018 was 3% below that of a year ago, with public housing contributing most to the fall 鈥� while private housing showed healthy growth again
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards 2018: Winners
As the respected awards ceremony turn 70, Ike Ijeh looks at this year鈥檚 winners and concludes that, when it comes to innovative new聽schemes, councils are leading the way
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FeaturesCareers: make no assumptions
Not all discrimination is deliberate 鈥� sometimes we all fall back on our unconscious biases, assumptions and stereotypes
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FeaturesNetwork Rail's new payment rules: full speed ahead
Will Network Rail鈥檚 ban on retentions spark an industry-wide change, and will this put the squeeze on main contractors?
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FeaturesTracker: May 2018
Overall activity levels slipped closer to the no-growth point, although repairs and maintenance were up. New orders kept on growing strongly, but new enquiries less so.
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FeaturesGet an Insight into the Future at UK Construction Week
Carillion, Grenfell and the housing crisis are just some of the crunchy topics due to be debated by delegates attending this year鈥檚聽UK Construction Week 聽(UKCW)
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FeaturesWhat does HS2 mean for landscape, and how is this being approached?
Christoph Brintrup, head of landscape design at HS2 explains the process behind ensuring HS2 considers its urban and rural surroundings
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FeaturesCPD 13 2018: Daylighting
Homes and workplaces with a lack of natural light cause a range聽of problems for occupiers. This CPD, sponsored by Kingspan, looks聽at how to design and build structures that meet daylight targets
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Kensington, London
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ellisha Seagroatt, architectural junior at Calfordseaden
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FeaturesWill Hackitt make a difference?
The Business Sprinkler Alliance and 好色先生TV asked readers what changes they expect as a result of the Hackitt review, and how soon these might come.聽 Debika Ray reports on the survey results
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FeaturesImage of the week: Deal or no deal?
More than 100,000 people marched through central London last Saturday to demand a final vote on any UK exit deal
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FeaturesQuick on his feet: Vince Cable talks to 好色先生TV
Vince Cable聽believes he鈥檚 gaining ground on his two main rivals over Brexit. But the parliamentary veteran is keen to show his isn鈥檛 a party campaigning on a聽single issue