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FeaturesCost update Q4 2015
Labour costs continue to be the primary driver of building cost inflation in last year鈥檚 final quarter, with a mixed picture still for building materials
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FeaturesSimon Eyers: Beating the odds
National Apprenticeship Week: Being born deaf and mute hasn鈥檛 stopped Simon Eyers landing a job as an electrician at contractor FM Conway
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FeaturesGlobal city focus: China's Pearl River Delta
Connectivity between the cities of China鈥檚 Pearl River Delta is key to economic development. Investment in advanced infrastructure is creating the world鈥檚 first 鈥榤egalopolis鈥�
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FeaturesBudget 2016: Box clever
The infrastructure sector may not be expecting much from this year鈥檚 Budget, but both George Osborne and Boris Johnson are in contention for the biggest title in the land
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FeaturesMore Young Architects of the Year: On sustainability
In the second of our series talking to the nominees for the Young Architect of the Year award, the architects give us their take on sustainability
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Affordable housing, New York
This week鈥檚 sketch is by Fernando Villa of Magnusson Architecture Planning
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Features7 Air Street: A breath of fresh air
Barr Gazetas鈥� retrofit of a 1920s office block on Air Street in central London has resulted in the first BREEAM 鈥榦utstanding鈥� rating for a listed building
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FeaturesThe green business case
Since its election last year the Conservative government has cut back a lot of sustainability legislation. But can sticking with the eco-building agenda benefit construction firms鈥� business model anyway?
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FeaturesYoung Architects of the Year: On sustainability
Built from the beginning in a context of eco-awareness, the work of these Young Architect of the Year nominees has been green-tinted from the start. But what do they think of the state of sustainability today?
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FeaturesEcobuild: Programme preview
The ongoing struggle to build homes, the business case for sustainability and how to drag construction efficiency into this century are just some of the themes of Ecobuild 2016
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Refurbishment
Specialist pipework is used for upgrading the heating system at the Archbishop of Canterbury鈥檚 old abode, while floor preparation products helped to create a professional floor finish at St John鈥檚 Hall in Cornwall
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FeaturesThe Tech Files 1: A question of security
The recent update to Part Q of the 好色先生TV Regulations has key implications for specifying rooflights. So how do you make sure that rooflights comply with the new guidelines?
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FeaturesCPD 3 2016: Introduction to inverted roofs
This module outlines the key benefits of inverted roof systems and offers guidance on their specification. It is sponsored by Radmat 好色先生TV Products
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Hertfordshire
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Timothy Tasker, a director at JD Architects
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FeaturesThe R word is back
Five years after the coalition cut nearly all funding for regeneration, the government is talking warmly of knocking down estates and rebuilding as part of a 鈥榖litz鈥� on poverty. But with just 拢140m pledged to back the drive and a host of obstacles to overcome, how excited should the development ...
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FeaturesCPD 5 2016: Specifying secure entrances
This CPD offers a guide to an essential aspect of building security: entrance gates, lanes and turnstiles. It is sponsored by Boon Edam
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FeaturesEnergiesprong: Sprong is here
A runaway success in the Netherlands, a boon for contractors and for occupiers, simple, ready-to-use and straight out of the box: could Energiesprong be the UK housing retrofit market鈥檚 new start?
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FeaturesTracker: January 2016
Despite falling in January the construction activity index remains in positive territory, with the repair and maintenance sector reaching its highest value since July 2014