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FeaturesLosing faith in Brazil
After the success of the Olympics, UK construction looked to reap the rewards in Brazil. So what happened?
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FeaturesCost update Q2 2013
The annual building cost index continues to rise, with wages going up slightly. However, metal prices are generally falling. David Holmes of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesLibrary of Birmingham: The borrowers
Mecanoo鈥檚 拢189m Library of Birmingham is a triumph - once you get inside
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FeaturesPutting a boss on a building site
Are construction bosses any good at building? Kier MD Graham Howe volunteered to spend time on site to find out
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FeaturesHow real is the construction recovery?
It looks like a recovery, so why isn鈥檛 the industry jumping up and down with joy? 好色先生TV reports on the reality behind the statistics
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FeaturesInterview: Dave Smith, Blacklist Support Group
The blacklisted engineer on his fightback against the industry - and why he also has the unions in his sights
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FeaturesSomerstown Central Community Hub
A council estate cut in two by a dual carriageway has been reconnected by a community hub spanning the divide
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FeaturesInternational costs 2013
China, Japan and Australia are the big movers in EC Harris鈥� annual survey of global construction costs produced with Langdon and Seah. Simon Rawlinson and Magda Skalska-Burgess analyse the trends
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FeaturesGrand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #2
Industry figures鈥� grand tour of the world鈥檚 most sustainable buildings takes us to Le Hive in Paris
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FeaturesGrand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #3
Bournville Village in Birmingham is chosen for the grand tour of sustainble buildings for its basis in community needs
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FeaturesGrand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #4
A grand tour of the world鈥檚 most sustainable buildings leads us to the Co-op HQ in Manchester
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FeaturesGrand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #5
Why the Visitor Centre at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens deserves a place on the grand tour of sustainable buildings
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FeaturesGrand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #6
Geoffrey Bawa鈥檚 house in Sri Lanka is chosen as the last destination for our grand tour of the world鈥檚 most sustainable buildings
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FeaturesHalcyon days of yore
Hansom remembers some of the best industry gossip over the last five decades including a Bovis party in 1975, a parachute-jumping QS and a fervent timeshare pitch
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FeaturesPleasure piers: The test of time
Six of the best UK seaside piers that have survived adversity
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FeaturesMy Olympic legacy
Six leading figures who worked on the London Olympics explain how the experience is shaping the work they do now
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FeaturesGrand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #1
Leading industry figures take us on a grand tour of the world鈥檚 most sustainable buildings - first stop, the London 2012 velodrome
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FeaturesIndoor beaches: last resort?
Piped seagull cries. Surf-capable waves. Artificial volcano spewing synthetic lava. If these are your must-haves for a successful summer trip, check out Ike Ijeh鈥檚 Handy Holidaymaker鈥檚 Guide to Indoor Beaches of the World
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FeaturesCost model: TMT offices
The emergence of the technology, media and telecoms market sector looks set to define a new office product. Here are some of the key drivers behind this change and how they might affect the cost of office delivery
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FeaturesThe Peak District Hope Challange
Take a group of construction folk, stick them in a field and ask them to build a shelter out of salvaged materials in a single afternoon. That鈥檚 Habitat for Humanity鈥檚 Hope Challenge, and 好色先生TV went to bear witness to the teams whose fundraising skills far outshone their architectural prowess