All Features articles – Page 236
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A reprieve for super prisons?
Will the government listen to calls for a £3.75bn building programme of super prisons?
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV inside a prison
How do you build an extension inside a prison where scaffolding, skips and site vehicles are all viewed as potential escape routes?
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Reader competition: Spot the building
Just name the six projects in this picture and you could win £25 voucher to spend in John Lewis
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How Bam came top of Google's search
Bam Construct UK boss Graham Cash tells ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV what winning one of the most prestigious construction jobs of the year means for the contractor
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Infrastructure: Combined cycle gas turbine plants
Unless new electricity generating capacity is built soon there will be an energy security crisis in the UK. Barbra Carlisle and Paul Webber of EC Harris examine the role of gas in electricity generation
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Scale Lane Bridge: Get into the swing
After years of axed regeneration projects, Hull is finally getting to have a bit of fun with a new pedestrian swing bridge
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Construction strategy 2025: Within our reach?
Can the industrial strategy succeed? Four experts address the key challenges
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Housing Design Awards 2013
This year’s Housing Design Awards once again show developers beating off the gloom of the recession and offering high-quality, varied designs for residents to chillax in
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The UK's tallest building in 1977
Seifert’s 183m contribution to London’s skyline has been widely criticised but was praised for its innovative construction in the 1970s
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Debenhams Oxford Street: Time to shine
Debenhams’ Oxford Street store is ready to come out of the shadows with an innovative cladding concept
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Interview: Capita Symonds' Richard Marchant
Capita Symonds’ new chief executive has been brought back for a major rebranding job - including dropping the Symonds name
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Should you believe the hype?
Do the government’s claims in its spending review stand up to scrutiny?
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Tracker: May 2013
Construction activity hit its highest level in six months and the picture for contractors in six of the regions is looking more positive too. Experian Economics reports
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV intelligence: Q1 2013
Data from Experian Economics shows that construction output in Q1 was some 23% below 2008 levels. But GDP edged up, and industrial output is looking healthy
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Global Construction 2025
Twelve years from now, there will be 70% more construction work going on around the world. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV reports on the findings of Global Construction 2025
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Ten years of Housing Design Awards
Ahead of next week’s Housing Design Awards, we look back at the schemes that have clinched the top spot over the last decade
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Enter the dragon
Two big development deals are bringing Chinese money into London. But does this signal the start of a flood of investment by China in UK construction?
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Arla's zero-carbon dairy
Arla’s £150m project will be most environmentally friendly dairy in the world. Thomas Lane reports on progress at this unique industrial building
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The other Europe
The Eastern European construction market is threatened by EU funding doubts
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Two way process
Construction and government are working more closely than ever and at this year’s Government Construction Summit leaders from both sides will discuss how that relationship can improve further