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The future of site reporting
How much time and money is wasted on writing up site surveys? GoReport® is a new tool aimed at streamlining the process and reducing admin costs by using the latest mobile technology to generate surveys or inspection reports
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Where did it all go wrong?
A week into our Green for Growth campaign, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV looks at why the government has gone cold on the green agenda
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The Tracker: Don't get excited
The activity index is on the rise for second month in a row, according to the latest figures from Experian Economics, but orders remain in negative territory and the bad news just won’t go away in the jobs market
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Intelligence: Q3 2012
Construction’s seemingly inexorable decline continued in the third quarter of 2012, although infrastructure remained relatively buoyant. Experian Economics looks at the output figures
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Payment guarantee: Wuhan Guoyo Logistics Group Co Limited & Others vs Emporiki Bank of Greece SA
This Court of Appeal decision reversed the Commercial Court judgement that a security document was a guarantee rather than an on-demand bond
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Green for Growth: Campaign aims
Five ways the government could stimulate investment in green construction and boost the economy
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Rooftop agriculture
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV looks at a relatively new movement using green roofs to plant our food
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Next stop for Battersea
A century-and-a-half after the first London underground railway opened, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV looks at how the tube’s extension to Battersea could help regenerate the area
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Aecom/Davis Langdon: Culture shock
Aecom bought Davis Langdon in 2010. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV talks to those who left, those who stayed, and the firm’s clients on what has changed - and what the future holds
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Green for Growth
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV launches its campaign to persuade the government to stimulate investment in green construction
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Country focus: Malaysia
Strong domestic demand means Malaysia’s GDP looks good to grow. But with an election looming and a continuing budget deficit, fiscal stimulus can’t be relied on
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Predictions for 2013
Is anything out there? We search out some bright spots on the construction horizon in 2013
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Eight projects due to complete in 2013
From Birmingham New Street to Stonehenge Visitors Centre, here are eight projects set to complete this year …
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You're hired: the Apprentice architect
Architect Gabrielle Omar tells ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV how being ‘the nice one’ on BBC’s The Apprentice helped her practice get work
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The year in covers: A selection of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV magazine's best artwork
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s group art editor explains the story behind some of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s covers over the past 12 months
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Best of Brickonomics 2012
Economist Brian Green has been analysing what the latest construction data means for the industry all year - here are the five blogs that caught readers’ attention most in 2012
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Best building projects
Architectural correspondent Ike Ijeh picks out his five most memorable projects of 2012
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Top interviews in 2012
From the UK’s most famous practising architect to a reclusive duo in charge of a fast-growing contractor, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV has interviewed a variety of industry characters this year. Here’s our pick of some of our favourites
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Safety blunders: A year of living dangerously
2012 was another vintage year for safety blunder pictures. Here are our top five examples of on-site idiocy
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Triumph and disaster: The 2012 review
In 2012, the UK construction industry faced up to an onslaught of cuts, U-turns, stalled projects and financial collapses, while also demonstrating how to put on the greatest show on Earth. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV looks back on an extraordinary year