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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV intelligence Q3 2011

2012-01-20T00:00:00Z

Against all expectations, construction output seems to have grown in 2011. Which means that it’s this year that the public spending cuts are really going to start hurting … Experian Economics reports

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The Olympic legacy: Passing the finish line

2012-01-13T00:00:00Z

Legacy promises were at the heart of London’s bid to host the Olympics. But whereas the construction of the sites has been a triumph, the Games’ legacy still hangs in the balance. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV looks at what’s still to do in a hectic schedule

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Raindrops keep falling: The Oxford Natural History Museum's leaking roof

2012-01-13T00:00:00Z

The Oxford Natural History Museum has been plagued by water dripping through its roof since its completion but after years of buckets and botched jobs one architect has finally solved the problem. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV finds out how you fix a 154-year-old leak

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Exhibition Road: Walkin' & wheels

2012-01-13T00:00:00Z

Dixon Jones’ £28m reworking of South Kensington’s great museum quarter, Exhibition Road, resolves the long stand-off between pedestrians and cars by allowing them to share the same space. Ike Ijeh is knocked over by the simplicity of the design. Photographs by Tim Crocker

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Is the Green Deal heading for failure?

2012-01-13T00:00:00Z

The Green Deal is supposed to be the biggest domestic refurbishment programme since the Second World War. But the government’s own figures predict it will be anything but. Joey Gardiner asks if the coalition’s flagship policy could be heading for failure

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Stanton Williams: The Attraction of Opposites

2012-01-13T00:00:00Z

Architect Stanton Williams is a company that likes to be different - so when its profit plunged by 90% at the start of the financial crisis it didn’t do what so many other architects are doing and look abroad for work. It decided to stick with what it knows best: ...

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Green Deal: Does it add up for homes?

2012-01-13T00:00:00Z

The Green Deal aims to reduce energy consumption at no upfront cost to homeowners, but which measures meet the ‘golden rule’? Phil Birch and Richard Quartermaine of Cyril Sweett report

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First Impressions: Koolhaas' Gartnavel Maggie’s Centre

2012-01-06T12:43:00Z

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s student panel are impressed with OMA founder’s first UK project

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Canada's bold new library: Can we borrow it?

2012-01-06T00:00:00Z

A city near Vancouver has taken a bold approach with its new public library - throwing out traditional study spaces and pioneering design by social media. Could it provide a template for our own beleaguered institutions? Ike Ijeh reports

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Country focus: The Balkans

2012-01-06T00:00:00Z

The republics of the former Yugoslavia were hit hard by the global recession in 2009, and now the EU debt crisis is threatening their recovery. Sasa Trajkovic from EC Harris reports

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Predictions for 2012: The year of the groundhog

2012-01-06T00:00:00Z

So what does 2012 have in store? Well, there’s the Olympics, of course, and some potentially interesting developments in nuclear power and infrastructure. But mostly it will be a year of battening down the hatches. There will be recklessly low bids for work, some firms will go under, others will ...

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A guide to the Olympic venues: Greener, faster, smarter

2012-01-04T12:50:00Z

Finally, after six years of work and waiting, we have entered London’s Olympic year. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV kicks off our 2012 campaign with a guide to the main venues and what makes them greener, faster and smarter

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Delivering the Olympics: Six months to go …

2012-01-04T12:44:00Z

So far the construction industry’s Olympic record has been excellent. Cue big pat on the back. The question is, with a new, inexperienced client taking over and just six months to go, can it finish the job? ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV reports

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Sparks fly: The row over electricians' wage agreements

The decision of seven major M&E contractors to break away from the 40-year-old JIB wage agreement was prompted by an ‘urgent need to modernise’ but has already led to angry clashes between workers and police. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV reports on a row that threatens to become the sector’s biggest industrial relations dispute ...

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First Impressions: Urban Splash’s Park Hill

2011-12-20T11:50:00Z

Our student panel give their verdict on the grade-II listed post-war regenerated Sheffield estate

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View from my office: Natasha Newbury

2011-12-20T10:08:00Z

The JFA project manager looks over a Balham housing estate and a Hindu temple

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Special report: Bringing in BIM

2011-12-16T00:00:00Z

It’s no longer a question of whether you should adopt BIM, but how. So what are firms doing to persuade employees and supply chains to embrace the technology and get suitable training? Andy Pearson reports

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The oven gloves are off: The Great ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Bake Off

2011-12-16T00:00:00Z

Take four industry teams, add gingerbread, cake mix, icing and an awful lot of chocolate, mix well, set the timer for an hour-and-a half, and stop when you smell burning … Emily Wright and Iain Withers invite you to sample the Great ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Bake Off. Images by Astrid Kogler

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High drama: Review of 2011

2011-12-16T00:00:00Z

It’s been a year of break-ups, make-ups and dramatic exits against the backdrop of a bleak economy and widening gap between the rich and poor. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV looks back at the plot and its main players

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Projects of 2011

2011-12-16T00:00:00Z

Arts-led regeneration projects, rail upgrades, Olympic venues, luxury flats and an opulently refurbished hotel all defied the downturn. Thomas Lane and Ike Ijeh revisit some of the splendours