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FeaturesGood Employer Guide 2014: Results analysis
With recruitment and retention once again critical issues for the industry, here鈥檚 how this year鈥檚 top 50 employers are luring and keeping hold of key staff
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FeaturesGood Employer Guide 2014: A focus on staff wellbeing
Mental health issues can be difficult to detect in the workplace - which means they can also be easy to ignore. But as this year鈥檚 guide shows, the best employers are those that are ready and able to heed the warning signs
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FeaturesReviewing the Lyons Review
The Lyons Review sets out a routemap to the construction of 200,000 homes a year, so what do private housebuilders and affordable housing landlords make of it?
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FeaturesSkin deep: SOM's JTI 好色先生TV in Geneva
SOM鈥檚 JTI building in Geneva uses a revolutionary facade that optimises daylight and transparency while meeting tight Swiss regulatory requirements
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Cladding
This week鈥檚 cladding products include the refurbishment of a high-rise building at the Darmstadt University in Germany, and wall cladding for a home on the banks of the River Tay
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FeaturesLead times: July-September 2014
Although there are only four trades reporting an increase in lead times this quarter, there are 10 trades that anticipate increases in the next six months
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FeaturesTop 150 consultants 2014: Let the good times roll
There鈥檚 an upbeat mood in this year鈥檚 Top 150 consultants survey with strong growth and jobs being created. It鈥檚 now just a matter of finding the staff to keep it going
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Features好色先生TV at Construction Rocks 2014
The great and the good of UK construction took to the stage at The Vaults in London
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FeaturesTop 150 consultants 2014: Engineers
好色先生TV鈥檚 full Top 150 Consultants 2014 survey is out tomorrow, but we鈥檙e releasing the results showing the top 50 engineers online today
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FeaturesAlways read the label: Home performance labelling
The amount of consumer information for home buyers is pitiful, but now a pilot project will test what better home performance labelling might look like in practice
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FeaturesTop 150 consultants 2014: Architects
好色先生TV鈥檚 full Top 150 Consultants 2014 survey is out tomorrow, but we鈥檙e releasing the results showing the top 50 architects online today
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FeaturesCountry focus: Oman
Oman鈥檚 strategic Vision 2020 couples social reform with economic diversification. With five years left to deliver the vision鈥檚 ambitious objectives, EC Harris explores Oman鈥檚 competitive construction market
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FeaturesDesigning for dementia
A pioneering scheme in Norfolk shows how care homes can be adapted to the complex needs of people with dementia
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FeaturesA sustainable future
Is implementing green policies a must for the future, or an unnecessary cost in an industry just back from the brink of recession? Four corners of the sector have their say
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FeaturesSchools under the flight path: A breath of fresh air
Hounslow鈥檚 拢150m school rebuilding programme aims to give children under Heathrow鈥檚 flight path quieter classrooms and better ventilation
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FeaturesInterview: Pat Ward
The new boss of Aggregate Industries is working overtime to ensure a recovering market has all the materials it needs and to improve the firm鈥檚 relationship with the supply chain
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FeaturesSustainability: BREEAM in new offices
Sweett Group looks at the costs of achieving different ratings under the BREEAM 2014 certification for new offices
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FeaturesWhat to specify: M&E
This week鈥檚 M E products include a video fire detection system that has been installed at the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight hangar, and a new heating system for the Humberside Police HQ in Hull
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FeaturesFrom the archives in 2010
In 2010, 好色先生TV profiled the prospective stadium designs of Qatar鈥檚 2022 world cup bid
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FeaturesInterview: Steve Morgan
Steve Morgan left Redrow in 2000 but returned five years ago to save the housebuilder he founded, now it鈥檚 posting record results