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FeaturesInterview: John Assael
John Assael鈥檚 ambition is to grow his practice, win awards and be known as a great employer. But he believes that it鈥檚 by achieving this last that the other two goals will be fulfilled. Meet the winner of 好色先生TV鈥檚 Good Employer Guide.
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FeaturesTracker: October 2014
With the non-residential and civil engineering sectors bouncing back, the construction activity index made a seven-point month-on-month jump to 60 points
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FeaturesInterview: Steve Morriss
The 拢2.3bn merger of US engineering giant Aecom with rival URS made it the UK鈥檚 second largest consultant. But where does it go from here and what does the merger mean for the UK? To find out, 好色先生TV talked to Aecom鈥檚 EMEA boss Steve Morriss
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FeaturesThe cost of training an industry
Criticised for its complexity, the CITB is reforming its method for levying the funds it uses to subsidise industry training. The streamlined plans will see some employees paying less, but for others, it could mean a larger bill.
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FeaturesImage of the week: All aboard the T-line
Work starts on a test line for the new T-pylon designed by Bystrup
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FeaturesSketch of the week: 23m2
This week鈥檚 sketch is a chalk drawing drawn to help envisage London Housing Design Guide standards
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FeaturesThis week in 1974
Architects Gillespie, Kidd & Coia win the redevelopment job of a Cambridge University campus
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FeaturesCost update Q3 2014
Construction output rises 3.5% year-on-year, with new housing construction still a prominent reason for increases in output and materials price inflation
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FeaturesMagdalen College Library: The great unknowns
Refurbishment projects are infamous for their unforeseen difficulties - like the 100 bodies that had to be dug out of the ground before work could begin on the renovation of Magdalen College Library
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FeaturesMarket review: So far, so good
The value of construction contracts awarded in the UK rose to 拢6bn in October, but there is evidence of a slowdown in the housing market and signs that all is not well in the eurozone. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI鈥檚 latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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FeaturesImage of the week: Buried treasures
Forensic archaeologists begin examining the fire-damaged Mackintosh Library at the Glasgow School of Art
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Gehry buildings
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Bryan Avery, princpal of Avery Associates Architects
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FeaturesBIM survey 2014: Is BIM what it says on the tin?
While 好色先生TV鈥檚 BIM survey indicates that adoption of the technology is increasing, there is growing anxiety about its effect on the dynamics of project teams
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2014: Paying the price
New research into the housebuilding industry shows that although staff are enjoying higher salaries, they鈥檙e also taking on more responsibilities, working longer hours and finding their work/life balance out of kilter.
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FeaturesFrom the archive in 2010
The UK government indicates that it intends to adopt BIM for the procurement and management of public assets
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FeaturesCost model: Part L
Will MacDonald of Aecom examines the challenges posed by the 2014 revisions to Part L of the 好色先生TV Regulations, which form part of the government鈥檚 strategy to cut carbon emissions from buildings
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FeaturesBIM architecture: The vision thing
BIM isn鈥檛 normally seen as a design tool but increasingly it can influence what a building looks like. We explore the possibilities and dangers of BIM-inspired architecture
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Roofing
This week鈥檚 roofing products include bespoke rooflighting for an RIBA award-winning house in Suffolk and a roofing system at a new care housing scheme in North Yorkshire
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FeaturesSpecialists: We've got the power
Burgeoning workloads have given specialist contractors a boost and signalled a shift in their relationship with main contractors. Some of the big players reveal what they鈥檒l do with their new found powers 鈥�