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FeaturesWhere it hurts 鈥� where is the downturn doing most damage?
Emily Wright and Muireann Bolger assess the pain region by region 鈥� with only the city of Durham showing any signs of good health
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FeaturesRiding it out 鈥� sectors thriving in the crunch
The world will always need GPs鈥� surgeries, colleges and, it seems, luxury hotels. Muireann Bolger looks at three sectors that might provide shelter from the storm
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FeaturesCountry focus: Czech Republic
With the strengthening of the Czech koruna and increased expenditure on the part of high-income groups, will foreign investment come at a price? Miroslav Vasko of EC Harris, Prague reports
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FeaturesBoris Johnson鈥檚 redistribution of London infrastructure cash
The glad tidings are that Boris Johnson has just given Crossrail a fiscal injection. Unfortunately 拢3.5bn worth of other transport projects around the capital have been sacrificed to do so. Olivia Boyd looks at where that leaves the industry 鈥�
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FeaturesHow bad can it be? The nineties recession vs the noughties crunch
Remember 1991? For those now starting their careers, it may have been a time of cartoon turtles and spinning hedgehogs, but for older workers it was all about a recession that left the industry on its knees. Emily Wright spoke to both old and young to find out how they鈥檙e ...
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FeaturesGloomwatch - 好色先生TV's industry panel assesses the downturn
In the past few months, the construction industry has become an anxious and uncertain place. To help us make sense of it, we鈥檝e asked a student, a subcontractor, a small builder, an architect, an entrepreneur, a forecaster and a consultant to form a panel.
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Features10 ways the downturn is changing the construction industry
The days when clients competed to build the tallest, bendiest and greenest architecture are now over. But how will the new era of scrimping, saving and surviving change the industry, and therefore the built environment? 好色先生TV makes 10 predictions.
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Projects by Libeskind and Sheppard Robson
Another 鈥橣irst Impression鈥� panellist, this time Michelle Sweeney, graduate from the School of Architecture at the University of Manchester, comments on six new projects
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Solar shading
Solar shading from Levolux has been used on Foster + Partners鈥� Folkestone Academy in Kent.
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High-pressure laminate panels
Specialist cladding manufacturer CEP Claddings has extended the number of finishes for its Bauclad range of high-pressure laminate panels.
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Stone facades
TI Dynamic Facades has launched sandstone and limestone options for its Aerolite range of facades.
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FeaturesDressing the pinnacle
Putting a cladding system on a shape as eccentric as the Pinnacle tower is hard enough. But how do you give it openable windows as well? Stephen Kennett found out
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FeaturesRobert Stern: designing Dubya's library
Architect and academic Robert Stern is to design a library for the outgoing president of the United States. The joke going around, of course, is that it must be a fairly small building. Dan Stewart found out
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FeaturesCurtain walling
Architectural aluminium systems specialist Technal, has launched MX Acoustic 鈥� a new design option for its MX curtain walling range, for more demanding acoustic requirements.
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What it costs: Insulated renders
Insulated render systems save energy and look good. Peter Mayer of 好色先生TV LifePlans sums up the variety of choices and highlights some topical issues and lifecycle costs
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FeaturesMini cost model update: Small projects
The worsening economic climate and sustainability requirements have affected costs for small projects such as affordable housing, nursing homes and extra-care homes
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FeaturesProfiled cladding
Rigidal Systems, manufacturer of metal roofing and cladding, has introduced a range of profiles designed to bring a new dimension to the use of profiled cladding
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FeaturesVentilated cladding
Rainscreen cladding from Shackerley has been used to help transform Boston House, a former shoe factory in Leicester, into 44 apartments, including eight penthouses.
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Pre-painted cladding panels
Kingspan XL Fort茅 is a pre-painted system from Kingspan Insulated Panels.