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FeaturesProjects of the year: Most visionary public space
2012 has been an important year for public spaces, and most significant was the radical shared-space scheme at Exhibition Road
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FeaturesReview of the year: Disputes, BIM and nuclear
How did 2012 pan out for industry disputes, the nuclear sector and BIM?
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FeaturesProjects of the year: Most ambitious railway project
The King鈥檚 Cross western concourse marked a milestone for the UK railway sector
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FeaturesReview of the year: Acquisitions, restructures and collapses
A look back at the reshuffles of Balfour Beatty, Davis Langdon and in government; plus the major collapses and acquisitions of the year
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FeaturesProjects of the year: Best boat-inspired building
There were three big boat-related events in 2012 but the award for the best themed building has to go to the Mary Rose Museum
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FeaturesReview of the year: Government failures
Not everything went quite to plan for the government in 2012 and the Green Deal, feed-in tariffs and MoD procurement will be remembered as such
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FeaturesProjects of the year: Most technically ambitious project
Temperatures of 150,000,000潞C are just one challenge the world鈥檚 first commercial nuclear fusion reactor faced
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FeaturesProjects of the year: Most austerity-friendly project
There can be few more appropriate models for the straitened times in which we live than standardised schools
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FeaturesProjects of the year: Biggest false dawn
The new-build City office market promised a lot at the start of the year but projects have since stalled or remain empty
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FeaturesLocal Enterprise Partnerships: Going local
Last week, the chancellor beefed up Local Enterprise Partnerships and tasked them with administering anything up to 拢50bn in government funding to promote growth in local economies. This gives construction companies a rare chance to influence policy and win work
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FeaturesCarbon monoxide: The silent killer
Northern Ireland has taken decisive action to reduce carbon-monoxide related deaths by making alarms that detect the gas compulsory
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FeaturesQuotes of the year 2012
The year鈥檚 best quotes from 好色先生TV, including Berkeley MD Rob Perrins on working with Tony Pidgley, Mott MacDonald鈥檚 Keith Howells on Star Wars, and Ray O鈥橰ourke on UK work culture
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FeaturesDreaming of a green Christmas
Why has the UK Green 好色先生TV Council decided to run choir practices as a covert operation? 好色先生TV joined them for a rehearsal to find out 鈥�
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FeaturesBIM special report: The clouds roll in
Autodesk reckons that cloud-based products are 鈥榯he biggest thing to happen in computing since the PC鈥� and could transform the use of BIM. Ike Ijeh went to the software company鈥檚 recent conference in Las Vegas to find out more
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FeaturesHousebuilders' pay: Quite a bonus
Housebuilders are bucking the trend and doing rather well - in fact, they鈥檙e even getting bonuses
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FeaturesSustainability in India: Growing pains
Construction is booming in India, but what chance is there the country can build sustainably?
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FeaturesRamboll interview: Back to black
For a man who has a one million pound hole to fill, Steve Canadine, boss of Ramboll鈥檚 UK arm, doesn鈥檛 seem particularly worried
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FeaturesGlobal Clients Group: Now we're 10
The Global Clients Group now has four prestigious new members. So who are they, and how are they addressing sustainability?
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FeaturesThe tracker: Delicate recovery
Activity is increasing at its highest rate since May 2010, but bad weather and labour shortages are taking their toll, according to the latest figures from Experian Economics
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FeaturesHousebuilders Salary Survey 2012: The results
Check your salary against the national average, compare bonuses with previous years and discover the market sentiment