All Global articles – Page 76

  • Future Systems National Library Prague
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    Images: Czech library

    2007-03-09T04:51:00Z

    Future Systems beat 354 entries to design the National Library in Prague

  • Jill Craig
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    Let there be more darkness

    2007-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Milestone though it was, the EU’s Sustainable Energy Week showed that we are still not doing simple things to cut carbon emissions – like turning lights off.

  • Features

    Dead Sea canal: And the dead shall live

    2007-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Vikki Miller reports on how a canal became an obsession for architects and engineers around the world, including a chap at Foster + Partners

  • The six wider strips enclose living, sleeping, children’s and work rooms; the narrower strips are for stairs, bathrooms and storage
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    Can you read me? Dutch architect MVRDV

    2007-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Dutch architect MVRDV has divided its modernism-influenced Barcode House into nine distinct strips, each with its own purpose

  • Features

    International costs: 2007

    2007-02-23T00:00:00Z

    It’s a suppliers’ market as delivery delays complicate schedules and demand pushes inflation up. Gardiner & Theobald examines global costs and forecasts in this yearly update

  • Comment

    Waste opportunities

    2007-02-02T00:00:00Z

    EU watch The European commission wants a 20% reduction in carbon emissions by 2020. To meet this goal, a variety of policies and guidelines are due this year.

  • Robert Akenhead
    Comment

    What’s fair is fair

    2007-01-12T00:00:00Z

    If you follow the gold rush to Dubai, what are your chances of surviving a contractual dispute with the client? Well, about the same as in Dorking ...

  • Features

    Dream house Down Under

    2006-11-24T00:00:00Z

    When Paul and Jaki Halliday decided to leave London’s traffic-clogged rat’s maze for the hills of New South Wales, they celebrated by commissioning their ideal home. Martin Spring explains how their compatriot, Alan Higgs, designed it

  • Jill Craig
    Comment

    Safety check

    2006-10-20T00:00:00Z

    EU WATCH — The European Construction Safety Forum recently staged a conference to assess policies that aim to improve the construction sector’s health and safety record.

  • Jones Blogs
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    Dubai’s big freeze

    2006-09-22T00:00:00Z

    The bloggers are doing their best to dispel the flattering image of the emirate as a land of plenty by drawing attention to its traffic congestion and ice-cold air-conditioning

  • Features

    Learning to speak European

    2006-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Don’t be caught out by the harmonised European standards that are replacing the UK’s specifier-friendly national standards.

  • Features

    Dubai: miracle or mirage?

    2006-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Dubai’s massive development credentials promise a golden career for ambitious Brits. But, as Roxane McMeeken reports, would-be economic migrants may find that all is not as it seems. Here are five points to bear in mind …

  • Grants galore: Germany
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    Germany 1 England 0

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    … but it’s the USA and Canada that take the title. As our 99% Campaign continues, Sonia Soltani explores the energy efficiency grants and tax incentives on offer around the world

  • Jill Craig
    Comment

    Water on the brain

    2006-07-14T00:00:00Z

    EU Watch - Large sections of Europe are experiencing droughts this summer but the union’s 25 environment ministers are talking about flooding. Jill Craig explains why

  • Features

    Where in the world?

    2006-06-16T00:00:00Z

    From the salmon runs of British Columbia to the golf courses of Hong Kong, the white rum of Antigua to the jade green pastis of southern France … there's a whole world waiting for you. Hays Construction & Property and ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV's international salary guide helps you take off the blindfold ...

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    UK looks to Finnish nuclear finance model

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    The UK could look to a private finance scheme being used in Finland as a model for funding a new wave of nuclear power stations

  • Jill Craig
    Comment

    Wake up, Gordon

    2006-04-13T00:00:00Z

    The cut-off date for member states to reduce their VAT on refurbishment was the end of last month. So why did our chancellor miss the chance in his Budget speech?

  • Drinking beer
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    Working in Dubai - Etiquette

    2006-04-06T15:24:00Z

    Before one even dips a toe into the surreal world of office politics, a newcomer to a foreign workplace must understand the basics of local business etiquette. Here is our guide to getting it right in Dubai.

  • Scuba diving
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    Things to see and do in Dubai

    2006-04-06T15:19:00Z

    Dubai is not only a major workplace for construction professionals but also a veritable playground of contemporary sights and traditional delights.

  • Dubai property
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    Property and transport in Dubai

    2006-04-06T15:12:00Z

    With its non-stop development, luxury accommodation in Dubai is easy to come by for those wanting to buy or rent.