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FeaturesJoining forces: how UK construction helped after Hurricane Irma
When Hurricane Irma struck the British Virgin Islands last September, the government鈥檚 disaster relief effort sprung into action
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FeaturesProjects: BBC TV Centre - no place for daleks
The iconic home of television has been given a new lease of life as housing, offices - and broadcast studios. Ike Ijeh tunes in
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FeaturesCost model: Services for tall buildings
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems are a particular challenge for tall buildings, with their own considerations and commercial drivers. Alinea Consulting details the factors and costs for office towers
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Arena Central masterplan, Birmingham
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ken Shuttleworth, founder of Make Architects
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FeaturesOnline poll: Underbidding for work
This week鈥檚 poll: Will Carillion鈥檚 fate stop other contractors underbidding for work?
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FeaturesAnalysis: RIP PFI?
Reports of the death of PFI may have been exaggerated, but there鈥檚 no question it鈥檚 been聽ailing for a long while.聽Is Carillion鈥檚 collapse the last nail in its coffin? And if so, what鈥檚 going to replace it?
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Features70 St Mary Axe - ahead of the curve
The distinctive sloping roof of 70 St Mary Axe has earned it the nickname 鈥楾he Can of Ham鈥�. But to fulfil the demands of the build programme,聽Mace has had to adopt ultra-efficient methods that think outside the box
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FeaturesAnalysis: Fine margins
Carillion鈥檚 collapse is easy to dismiss as a one-off case of mismanagement. But what it also reveals is how hard it is to keep a healthy balance sheet in an industry with wafer-thin margins. Is it time to blame the system
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Riverside Stand at Fulham Football Club, London
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by architecture and design firm Populous
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FeaturesConsultants' salary survey 2018: It's not all about the money
The opposing forces of opportunity and uncertainty are keeping construction salaries in balance. And while employers are no longer offering聽skilled professionals mega pay rises, they are refining non-financial benefits.
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FeaturesAnalysis: the rise of the mid-rise
Dame Judith Hackitt鈥檚 review into fire safety 鈥� prompted by the Grenfell disaster 鈥� will have consequences for every aspect of how we build homes. Many of the potential changes will favour the medium-sized building
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Maintaining margins
Technically the construction industry is in a recession, but many firms continue to report stable activity levels for now
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FeaturesProjects: Built by gaslight
An eagerly awaited luxury housing development at King鈥檚 Cross has an unusual exterior 鈥� three Victorian gasholders frame the structures
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FeaturesOnline poll: Financing the NHS
This week鈥檚 poll:聽Is there still a place for private finance in the NHS?聽
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Watford Museum
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch of Watford Museum is by John Puttick of John Puttick Associates
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