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FeaturesTall buildings: Height vs heritage
London鈥檚 lack of a coherent tall buildings policy has led to controversial 鈥榗arbuncles鈥� such as the Walkie Talkie crowding its skyline
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FeaturesCPD 19 2015: Commercial value of thinner insulation
This CPD module explores the wider benefits that insulation systems based on thinner, high-performance materials such as phenolic foam can bring to property developers and owners. It is sponsored by Kingspan Insulation
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FeaturesSchool places: Do the math
The Department for Education is scratching its head over how to meet the demand for 25% more school places at a time of rising construction inflation and a dearth of available urban land
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FeaturesSketch of the week: St John's Wood
This week鈥檚 sketch is by Ryder Architecture associate David McMahon
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FeaturesImage of the week: In safe hands?
The mayor of London introduces a safety scheme that will affect construction vehicles supplying sites in the capital
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FeaturesThis week in 2010
We look back five years to the last government鈥檚 policy on school building
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FeaturesUniversity challenge
With contractors more choosy about the projects they bid for, and inflation eroding HE鈥檚 fixed tuition fee income, can universities remain attractive to the industry?
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FeaturesCPD 17 2015: Specifying colour
Our latest CPD module explores the many factors that influence our perception of colour, and shows how this knowledge can be used to inform interior decoration schemes. It is sponsored by Dulux Trade
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FeaturesThe Plimsoll 好色先生TV: Close encounters
The incorporation of two schools into a residential building is an example of school designers becoming more responsive to the changing physical and political environment
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FeaturesTracker: July 2015
The construction activity index took a leap upwards after contraction the month before, while the UK composite index saw its largest increase since 2012
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FeaturesImage of the week: When you wish upon a star鈥�
Welcome to 鈥楧ismaland鈥�, Banksy鈥檚 鈥榖emusement park鈥� in Weston-super-Mare
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FeaturesCrossing the line
With the Calais crisis still a hot media topic, the government is on the warpath against construction companies employing illegal workers. But is the sector doing enough to make sure it doesn鈥檛 get caught out?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Longcross
This week鈥檚 sketch is by Jonathan Hill, chairman of Scott Brownrigg
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FeaturesThis week in 1985
A campaign designed to help familiarise clients with construction is launched
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FeaturesCPD 16 2015: Specifying rooflights
The latest in our series of CPD modules examines the key issues when selecting a rooflight, including the diff erent types of glass and operating systems, as well as relevant standards and testing procedures
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FeaturesA day at the office: Your guide to human happiness
How can you use design to actively influence and improve people鈥檚 lives? British Land is using its own headquarters as a test bed for incorporating wellbeing principles that it hopes will foster a happier, more productive workforce.
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FeaturesMarket review: Regaining momentum
July saw construction activity levels pick up, in a reflection of the wider economy during the spring months
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FeaturesCost update Q2 2015
Materials cost inflation falls again but construction weekly earnings continue to outperform those of the wider economy
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Residential
This week鈥檚 residential products include timber sliding sash windows for Alain de Botton鈥檚 A House in Essex project, and an external wall insulation that better suits the Georgian and Victorian brickwork often found in northern cities
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Newburgh Street, Soho
This week鈥檚 sketch is by artist and illustrator Nick Richards