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Greening commercial property: What is acceptable behaviour in an office?
Well, installing energy-efficient plant and using it intelligently, are two examples. And this Carbon Trust mini-conference explains why it could save us all 拢27bn over the next 40 years
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FeaturesAldar鈥檚 Abu Dhabi HQ: One last spin of the wheel
Aldar鈥檚 Abu Dhabi headquarters is one of the final feats of jaw-dropping construction machismo we鈥檒l see from the UAE for a while, says Thomas Lane. And it gives us plenty of reasons to mourn their passing 鈥�
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FeaturesRTS Flexible Systems Ltd vs Molkeroi Alois M眉ller Gmbh & Co KG (UK Production)
If the parties behave as if a contract exists, then one may legally exist whether or not it has actually been signed
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FeaturesWaitrose鈥檚 Nigel Keen: 鈥楾he next 10 years will be fun鈥�
Few people expected Waitrose to do well out of the recession. But profit is up 25%, it鈥檚 building 10 supermarkets a year, and now has plans to take on the convenience store market. No wonder property boss Nigel Keen is feeling so chipper
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The tracker: On a more positive note
Construction activity expanded for the first time in two years reports Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesWorld (table football) Cup: Passion play
What is it about the World Cup? We staged our own finals in east London鈥檚 Bar Kick and it began to feel like the real thing. Sarah Richardson and Roxane McMeeken tell the story of plucky underdogs and amazing new talents
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FeaturesHospital specifier: Feeling better now?
Not that lying in hospital is ever going to be any great shakes, but designers can do a lot to improve the patient experience
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FeaturesHeadingley pavilion: Boycott, Illingworth, Close 鈥� and Alsop
Alsop Sparch is about to join the great names that adorn the sacred home of Yorkshire cricket. But it took more than a sports club to construct the Headingley Carnegie stadium鈥檚 new pavilion, as Ike Ijeh found out
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FeaturesThis is your 30-day warning
Thinking of doing a course? Whether you鈥檙e already in employment or jobhunting, learning extra skills can give you the edge. But, warns Emily Wright, time is fast running out
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FeaturesCharter 284: Word power
As the government prepares its emergency Budget, 好色先生TV has prepared an emergency letter reiterating our Charter 284 demands. All you have to do is download it, sign it and send it to your MP
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FeaturesIn the pink
House painters in Bristol take a rose-tinted approach to safety hazards, it seems
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FeaturesInternational lessons from Prague
Construction, QS and surveying students add an international perspective to their studies
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FeaturesIn pictures: Low-profile living
This New Forest residence makes a minimal impact on the environment and the view. Of course, that doesn鈥檛 have to mean going without a swimming pool. Thomas Lane goes down to the woods to investigate
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Part L: Top Tips
The revision to Part L comes with four approved documents and two guides to help you tick those energy efficiency boxes. But in case you don鈥檛 fancy reading the lot, Nick Cullen has a 12-point plan to lead you on the path to compliance
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FeaturesPart L Revisited
As the industry waits for the full details of the implementation of Part L 2010, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reflects on lessons learned from the 2006 revision and what it could mean for the upcoming changes
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FeaturesLow-energy retrofit: Heating a house with a towel rail
What you鈥檙e looking at is a pioneering project that shows how a low-energy retrofit can make deep cuts in carbon emissions from social housing. Readers of 好色先生TV鈥檚 website will be able to follow progress on the Passivhaus diary
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FeaturesWarning: Hazard sign
It鈥檚 always good to hear from our American readers, so thanks to Dave Hermanson, vice president of Capital Power in Illinois
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FeaturesCountry focus: Romania
The downturn hit Romania hard but it鈥檚 in a reasonable position to recover
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FeaturesCracking Brazil
It鈥檚 hosting the 2014 World Cup, and the 2016 Olympics, and has emerged from the credit crunch with barely a scratch. So why aren鈥檛 more UK firms working there?