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FeaturesCalling time on the coalition
From the Green Deal to Crossrail, the government made a number of pledges back in 2010 to keep the industry afloat during the grim five years ahead. But how well has it stuck to them?
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FeaturesFrom the archives: 2010
好色先生TV analyses what the new coalition government could mean for the sector
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Housing
The housing products in this issue鈥檚 Specifier include timber windows and doors, plant support systems for roofs, and external wall insulation. Plus there鈥檚 info on CPD, training viedeos and guides to Part L
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FeaturesInterview: Paul King
Outgoing head of the UK Green 好色先生TV Council Paul King sees an industry in large part willing to deliver the government鈥檚 green agenda. Unfortunately, the government itself has so badly undermined its own policies, the sector is no longer sure what that agenda is any more
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FeaturesSlackwood Farmhouse: Ahead of the curve
Adjoining a 17th-century Lancastrian farmhouse, Paul Archer Design鈥檚 curved-glass pavilion is both strikingly modern and a discreet addition to the landscape
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FeaturesThe rising: World Trade Center
The completion of the 拢2.4bn One World Trader Center is a milestone in the painstaking redevelopment of the former Ground Zero site in New York. But with two towers and Santiago Calatrava鈥檚 vast station still under construction, there鈥檚 plenty of work yet to be done.
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FeaturesThe Class of 2014: Three months on
Back in September we introduced you to our Class of 2014: 14 young recruits embarking on their careers in construction. Three months later, we ask them how they鈥檙e getting on - and if the industry is living up to their expectations
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FeaturesTracker: October 2014
With the non-residential and civil engineering sectors bouncing back, the construction activity index made a seven-point month-on-month jump to 60 points
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FeaturesInterview: John Assael
John Assael鈥檚 ambition is to grow his practice, win awards and be known as a great employer. But he believes that it鈥檚 by achieving this last that the other two goals will be fulfilled. Meet the winner of 好色先生TV鈥檚 Good Employer Guide.
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FeaturesInterview: Steve Morriss
The 拢2.3bn merger of US engineering giant Aecom with rival URS made it the UK鈥檚 second largest consultant. But where does it go from here and what does the merger mean for the UK? To find out, 好色先生TV talked to Aecom鈥檚 EMEA boss Steve Morriss
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FeaturesThe cost of training an industry
Criticised for its complexity, the CITB is reforming its method for levying the funds it uses to subsidise industry training. The streamlined plans will see some employees paying less, but for others, it could mean a larger bill.
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FeaturesCost update Q3 2014
Construction output rises 3.5% year-on-year, with new housing construction still a prominent reason for increases in output and materials price inflation
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FeaturesMagdalen College Library: The great unknowns
Refurbishment projects are infamous for their unforeseen difficulties - like the 100 bodies that had to be dug out of the ground before work could begin on the renovation of Magdalen College Library
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FeaturesMarket review: So far, so good
The value of construction contracts awarded in the UK rose to 拢6bn in October, but there is evidence of a slowdown in the housing market and signs that all is not well in the eurozone. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI鈥檚 latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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FeaturesBIM survey 2014: Is BIM what it says on the tin?
While 好色先生TV鈥檚 BIM survey indicates that adoption of the technology is increasing, there is growing anxiety about its effect on the dynamics of project teams
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2014: Paying the price
New research into the housebuilding industry shows that although staff are enjoying higher salaries, they鈥檙e also taking on more responsibilities, working longer hours and finding their work/life balance out of kilter.
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FeaturesFrom the archive in 2010
The UK government indicates that it intends to adopt BIM for the procurement and management of public assets
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FeaturesCost model: Part L
Will MacDonald of Aecom examines the challenges posed by the 2014 revisions to Part L of the 好色先生TV Regulations, which form part of the government鈥檚 strategy to cut carbon emissions from buildings
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FeaturesBIM architecture: The vision thing
BIM isn鈥檛 normally seen as a design tool but increasingly it can influence what a building looks like. We explore the possibilities and dangers of BIM-inspired architecture
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Roofing
This week鈥檚 roofing products include bespoke rooflighting for an RIBA award-winning house in Suffolk and a roofing system at a new care housing scheme in North Yorkshire