More Focus – Page 141
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The timber trail
As the EU cracks down on illegally harvested timber, what are the industry’s responsibilities?
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Latest products to meet regulations
Whether it’s glazed partitioning, fire-resistant safety glass, or just plain old cladding, we look at some of the latest recommended options to help your project meet regulations
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Global Infrastructure: Light rail
Key issues and benchmark costs of the rapidly growing light railway market
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The Iceberg, Denmark: Jagged edge
The Iceberg - a residential scheme that owes its dramatic profile to the unceasing Scandinavian quest for light
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A clash of housing policies?
Just when it looked as if an institutionally funded private rented sector was about to take off, a resurgent market in new homes may be about to snuff it out again
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Paul Lewis, Stanhope
Stanhope’s development manager on how the company is stepping outside its comfort zone
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Politics and infrastructure
As the party conference season kicks off, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV looks at what the political parties are saying on the key areas for construction
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The Cheesegrater: One for heavy metal fans
How the 224m-tall Leadenhall ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV was constructed in the City without disrupting the neighbours
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The wasted recession
Recovery may now be on the cards, but did we learn enough from the recession?
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Procurement update: Project controls
Clients are dusting off their investment plans, but scarce resources mean that assurance of planned outcomes will be vital. Here’s how project controls can help to give that assurance
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Are free schools too cheap by half?
Michael Gove may want free schools to succeed but his department won’t be throwing much money their way. So are these cut-price schools up to the job or doomed to become places for kids to fail in?
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School buildings: Do the math
The DfE has so far failed to hit its construction cost cutting targets, why?
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Interview: Mark Swindlehurst
The chair of the Association of University Directors of Estates talks to ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV about opportunities in the universities sector
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Tracker: July 2013
Activity has dipped slightly since the five-year high last month, but orders are looking healthy and there is also positive news for employment for the first time since 2007, as Experian Economics reports
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Modular assembly forest school
Lime Tree Primary School, a modular assembly forest school in Greater Manchester, has a sensitive design concept from standardised elements
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Choosing low-carbon windows
There is more to a low-carbon window choice than whether you opt for double or triple glazing
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Living in a box: housing standards
The typical UK new-build home is about as roomy as a rabbit hutch, according to the RIBA. But housebuilders argue minimum space standards would put the brakes on construction. Now the government is re-examining the case
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Interview: Stephen Hodder, RIBA
The new RIBA president on helping architects reboot their relationship with clients