More Focus – Page 113
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Award Winners: Housebuilder of the Year
In a year that has seen housebuilders as the centre of attention, these four were singled out not just for their strong financial results, but for their work towards the betterment of the sector
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Award Winners: Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (fewer than 100 staff)
A broad portfolio of major projects, bumper financial results and a commitment to staff training and development have given Core Five the entrepreneurial clout to take the top prize
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Award Winners: Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (100 staff or over)
Any firm that can help deliver a €1bn stimulus to Greece’s economy deserves an accolade, but Faithful+Gould bags our top prize for the pure scale of its ambition - including a push into commercial property
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Award Winners: Architectural Practice of the Year
The sheer energy at play at PRP this year - developing a range of innovative typologies for housing, sharing its knowledge of housing with the rest of the industry, and pushing for design quality - makes it a worthy winner
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Award Winners: Engineering Consultant of the Year
WSP might well have been awarded the top prize for the sheer number and prestige of its projects over the past 12 months alone, but the energy and intelligence it puts into improving life for its staff clinched the win
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Award Winners: Contractor of the Year (up to £300m)
There were three strong contenders for this category - including last year’s winner - but FM Conway’s consolidation of its reputation for delivering on time and on budget and the testimonials it gets from its clients won the day
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Architecture in a time of austerity
Ike Ijeh assesses the impact the coalition has had on architecture and how design has fared through the years of budget tightening
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Award Winners: Woman of the Year
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s Woman of the Year award is a new award designed to recognise and promote the achievements of women working in construction. Seven inspirational women were shortlisted but one of them had the edge
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Natalie Bennett’s letter to the construction industry
Leader of the Green party responds to ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s manifesto aims
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Right to buy: Betting the house
Joey Gardiner scrutinises the Tories’ plans to extend right to buy to housing associations
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Floating voters: Five years on
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV catches up with a group of senior floating voters from the construction industry to ask them what they learnt from the last election
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Ed Miliband’s letter to the construction industry
Leader of the Labour party responds to ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s manifesto aims
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Nick Clegg’s letter to the construction industry
Leader of the Liberal Democrats responds to ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s manifesto aims
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Water usage: To the last drop
With every person in the UK using an average of 150 litres of water per day, the country’s water usage needs tempering. Ike Ijeh investigates the domestic inventions that could prevent us from running dry
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Market review: Steady progress
Construction activity increased in March against a backdrop of wider economic stability, with low inflation, low unemployment and forecasts for moderate growth. Michael Dall goes through the highlights of Barbour ABI’s monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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A diverse approach
Despite an impending skills shortage, the number of women and workers from ethnic minority backgrounds in construction is woefully low. Joey Gardiner asks three employers what their companies are doing to increase workforce diversity
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What to specify: Water
This week’s water-based products include a limescale-reducing electrical shower, brass tap designs for The Ampersand hotel in London, and cast aluminium rainwater systems for two luxury Hertfordshire homes
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BIM survey results: Levelling off?
The government is backing it. Firms are paying top dollar for people that can do it. So why does the number of firms using building information modelling actually seem to be falling?
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BIM: Power up for Level 3
The strategy document for BIM Level 3 - Digital Built Britain - is big on aspiration but comes up a little short on the details
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Market forecast: Growing pains
Strong output demand has stretched the industry across the supply chain, with increased tender prices triggered by capacity constraints only the most salient sign of strain. Michael Hubbard of Aecom reports