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FeaturesA case for biodiversity offsetting?
Biodiversity offsetting is the government鈥檚 answer to the conundrum of how to speed up development while safeguarding the country鈥檚 woodland and other environmental habitats. The idea has come under fire from all sides - but also enjoyed some unexpected support
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Features好色先生TV Awards 2014 finalists revealed
The shortlist for the 好色先生TV Awards 2014 has been announced today
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FeaturesBrussels delivers blow to 拢16bn Hinkley nuclear project
European Commission鈥檚 initial report questions whether deal between EDF and government addresses genuine market failure
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FeaturesInterview: Emma Reynolds
Housing is shaping up to be a key election battleground for Labour, and new shadow minister Emma Reynolds will be leading the charge. She tells Joey Gardiner why she is not afraid to take on the big housebuilders. Photography by Astrid Kogler
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FeaturesCareers: Should I stay or should I go?
For young UK construction professionals looking with gloom at this country鈥檚 embattled industry, overseas work has long seemed a tempting prospect. But as work here picks up, can the UK retain and even regain its skilled staff? Mike Brown reports
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FeaturesTracker: December 2013
Activity fell across the board, reaching its lowest level for a year, with residential in particular dipping to 49, the lowest value for nine months. Experian Economics reports
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FeaturesHow to make an airport fly
Boris Johnson鈥檚 plan to build an airport from scratch in the Thames Estuary may be no nearer to securing government backing, but it refuses to go away. We look at similar projects from around the world to try to work out if the idea has wings
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FeaturesBetter all the time
Last week Barbour ABI launched the second of its monthly Economic Construction Market Reviews. Here are highlights, including sector and regional statistics, with a focus on the commercial and retail sector
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FeaturesGreen Deal: One year on
The Green Deal is one year old this week but the celebrations are, to put it mildly, subdued. We look back on a year of disappointments for the energy efficiency retrofit market
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FeaturesInterview: Brendan Kerr
In 2010, Keltbray, the company Brendan Kerr had bought and built into the UK鈥檚 biggest demolition contractor, was in a very tough place. Now it鈥檚 poised for its busiest year ever. So what went right and what鈥檚 Kerr got up his sleeve next? Joey Gardiner reports
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FeaturesDear next prime minster 鈥�
Agenda 15 is 好色先生TV鈥檚 campaign to influence the next government by telling politicians what construction needs to be able to thrive. To get you thinking, we鈥檝e asked four senior figures in the sector what single policy change they would most like to see adopted by the next government
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Cladding
A round-up of some of the latest envelope systems, as seen on a Cornish showground, schools in Stockton-on-Tees and Carmarthenshire, and the Jewish Museum in Berlin.
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FeaturesFunding affordable housing with private sales
Government policy is still pushing social housing providers to develop and sell private homes in order to fund affordable ones. So what happens the next time that prices crash?
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FeaturesRise of the machines
Quadrocopters, wall-making machines, multi-dimensional laser scans 鈥� These futuristic technologies may be coming soon to a building site near you
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Back in demand
The upturn in industry fortunes - which some predict will continue until 2017 - is being reflected in notable rises in tender prices, building costs, and pressure on resources
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FeaturesCladding for the private rental sector
Could fundamental changes to the cladding industry be the key to providing cost-effective, high-quality private rental accommodation?
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FeaturesThe truth about spending on flood protection
The government claims that flood protection spending is rising, but as the UK towels itself off after yet another deluge, the public is understandably sceptical. So what鈥檚 the real story?
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FeaturesA splash of colour
Dulux Trade Contract Partnership鈥檚 debate saw speakers from the design and architectural world talk about how colour brings projects to life. Ike Ijeh finds out more
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FeaturesTop 150 European Contractors 2014: Channel hoppers
The return to growth of the UK construction market has prompted some envious glances from mainland Europe, so should UK firms steel themselves for an influx of continental rivals? Plus find out this year鈥檚 Top 150 European contractors and manufacturers
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Features好色先生TV intelligence: Q3 2013
It鈥檚 time to celebrate (cautiously), as data from Experian Economics shows that construction activity in Q3 2013 was the greatest since 2011 and the UK GDP growth looks sustainable as well