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FeaturesThis week in 2010
It鈥檚 worth noting that concern surrounding the lack of new entrants to the industry hasn鈥檛 sprung up out of nowhere
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FeaturesSketch of the week: 鈥楺uiet architecture鈥�
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Rabih Hage, founder of Rabih Hage Architects
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FeaturesBirmingham鈥檚 buzz
Not so long ago, the greatest thing about Birmingham was finding a road out of it. But in little more than a decade it has transformed itself into a thriving urban centre that businesses and people are flocking to be part of
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FeaturesApprentices in construction: One step forward鈥�
For construction to exploit the economic recovery, it will need about 30,000 new skilled workers each year - that鈥檚 about double the number of apprentices the industry is training up
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FeaturesEcobuild 2015 video: Sir John Armitt
Author of the Armitt review on UK infrastructure plans, the energy sector and nuclear build programme
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FeaturesImage of the week: Ecobuild 2015
Visitors including Spud, the Dulux dog, crowd London鈥檚 ExCeL conference centre for Ecobuild this week
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FeaturesLincoln Castle: Taking liberties
The 拢22m restoration of Lincoln Castle involves the painstaking reconstruction of 1,000-year-old walls and the excavation of a Saxon sarcophagus. It also means sticking one of only four copies of the Magna Carta underneath what was once the exercise yard of a Victorian prison
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FeaturesTracker: January 2015
The construction activity index holds steady for the month at 62 points, meanwhile the majority of the regional indices feel an increase in activity
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FeaturesEcobuild 2015 video: Ed Davey
Secretary of state for energy and climate change on what has been achieved in the quest for energy efficiency and what still needs to be done
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FeaturesEcobuild seminar highlights: Look who鈥檚 talking
Ecobuild鈥檚 seminar and conference programmes will feature more than 400 speakers from industry, government and beyond. Here, some of these experts give a sneak preview of their key messages
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FeaturesPower in the Union
It seems increasingly possible that the UK will vote to leave the EU in 2017. For many sustainability professionals, this would be a nightmare scenario
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Kingston Gala
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Stephen Willmore, associate director at Assael Architecture.
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FeaturesThe Green Frontier
All fields of sustainability will once again be covered at this year鈥檚 Ecobuild, from design and construction through to use of innovative materials. Andrew Brister talks to two of the show鈥檚 premier partners, Skanska and Lend Lease, about their approaches to the sustainability agenda.
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FeaturesImage of the week: Torch building fire
Hundreds evacuated from Torch skyscraper in Dubai after fire broke out across higher storeys
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FeaturesCost update Q4 2014
Construction output rose 5.5% over 2014, but construction materials and consumer price inflation have both slowed.
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FeaturesThis week in 2010
好色先生TV meets former British ski jumper turned construction worker 鈥楨ddie the Eagle鈥�
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Features50 sustainability stars 2015: Great expectations
On the eve of this year鈥檚 Ecobuild event, 好色先生TV asks the cream of construction鈥檚 young sustainability talent how they think this government has done on the environment - and what they鈥檙e hoping for from the next one
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FeaturesBehind the hype: Sustainable new homes
New research is casting further doubt on long-held claims that a new-build property is necessarily cheaper to run than a refurbished Victorian home
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Cladding
If your eyes glaze over at the thought of glazing, this week鈥檚 crop of cladding products will perk you up no end with a choice of cedar, cast stone and aluminium
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FeaturesMarket review: Silver linings
Growth may have slowed in the fourth quarter of 2014, but there are positive signs for the UK economy and construction elsewhere. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI鈥檚 latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review