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FeaturesBrookfield Multiplex: A decade later
As main contractor on the delayed Wembley stadium and chief player in the legal battle afterwards, Multiplex became a byword for tough contracting. But 10 years on the firm is set to become a 拢1bn turnover contractor
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FeaturesThis week in 1981
Joseph Aloysius Hansom, founder of 好色先生TV magazine, is awarded a GLC Blue Plaque
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Residential
This week鈥檚 residential products include a penthouse suite鈥檚 cantilever staircase, a bespoke heat pump for a luxury new build on the Wentworth Estate, and a whole house mechanical ventilation system
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FeaturesInterview: Mark Naysmith
Since becoming UK chief of WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff following last year鈥檚 merger, Mark Naysmith has been busy integrating the two firms into one combined company
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FeaturesTrue cost of sustainable homes
Our roundtable of housing experts, sponsored by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, gathered to discuss how housebuilders can build sustainably and cheaply
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FeaturesSustainability: Energy standards
The new energy efficiency regulations for private rented property may have major repercussions for landlords. Here we examine the key changes made since last year鈥檚 public consultation
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Features119 Ebury Street: Cleaning up the neighbourhood
Belgravia is one of London鈥檚 most genteel quarters, but its Georgian homes are among the UK鈥檚 least energy efficient. Now, David Morley鈥檚 BREEAM 鈥榦utstanding鈥� renovation of a grade II property has shown that heritage doesn鈥檛 have to mean high emissions
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Turnmill
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Stuart Piercy at Piercy Co. Architect
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FeaturesImage of the week: The men who would be king
Cameron and Miliband launch their bids to lead the country after May鈥檚 election
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FeaturesThe Farrell Review: Into the long grass?
One year on from the publication of Terry Farrell鈥檚 review of architecture and the built environment, it鈥檚 time to see whether the government is prepared to support good design - or whether it will favour continued procrastination
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FeaturesBodleian library: The new edition
As custodian of millions of precious books and manuscripts, Oxford鈥檚 Bodleian library needed a much bigger - and safer - building to house its collection. With the new Weston Library, Wilkinson Eyre provided this and much more
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FeaturesThis week in 1981
Lilleshall Hall undergoes renovation ready to become the home of British football
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FeaturesDo priority schools add up?
The picture emerging from some of the few completed priority schools is one of cut-price, smaller buildings with potentially higher long-term maintenance costs
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FeaturesTracker: February 2015
Orders and tender enquiries are looking healthy, and reporting of constraints is down. But employment prospects are a worry for some
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Features好色先生TV intelligence: Q4 2014
Experian Economics shows that 2014鈥檚 construction output increased 7% on the previous year鈥檚 total, with the housing sector performing particularly well
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FeaturesImage of the week: Slotting into place
Laing O鈥橰ourke completes 鈥榡igsaw鈥� Crossrail station at Custom House
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FeaturesInterview: Haydn Mursell
Haydn Mursell, Kier鈥檚 third chief executive in five years, is keen to maintain the firm鈥檚 traditional financial disciplines, while using his background in corporate mergers and acquisitions to push for future growth. Will he manage it?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Heritage building near Mariinsky Theatre
This week鈥檚 sketch shows proposals for a mixed-use aparthotel and residential scheme close to The Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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FeaturesThis week in 1992
Labour leader Neil Kinnock spoke directly to 好色先生TV following the publication of his party鈥檚 好色先生TV a Better Britain construction manifesto
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FeaturesMarket review: Ebb and flow
Construction takes an unexpected drop - its first year-on-year fall since May 2013 - but the wider UK economy makes a strong start to 2015. Michael Dall presents highlights of Barbour ABI鈥檚 latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review