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FeaturesRebuilding Campsmount
Campsmount college was rebuilt through a pilot scheme for cost saving reforms after a devastating fire - did it pay off?
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FeaturesHas the Construction Strategy been a success?
We analyse the progress made by both government and industry one year on
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Consarc's iCon
Our student panel on the sustainable and sexy building in Daventry
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FeaturesWe made it: London 2012's unsung heroes
The Olympics are a triumph for the UK construction industry, with the project coming in on time and on budget. As 好色先生TV continues its search for London 2012 unsung heroes, we talk to one experienced worker on the project, as well three young site-workers that have helped to make the ...
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FeaturesSupermarkets: What's in store?
Supermarkets are preparing to shake up their framework agreements and plump for new ways of procuring work. So what will the new supply chain be expected to deliver? Emily Wright reports
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FeaturesCost model: Office refurbishments
Developers looking to get the most out of their stock in difficult economic conditions are increasingly turning to refurbishment rather than redevelopment. Nigel Addy and Peter McCallum of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, look at the cost implications
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FeaturesTest driving new forms of procurement
From using BIM to procure work on prisons to encouraging innovation in the supply chain, trials of new forms of public procurement are taking place up and down the UK. What are the early findings?
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FeaturesInterview with construction minister Mark Prisk
好色先生TV takes Mark Prisk to task on public sector cuts, PFI reform, pipeline delays and SMEs鈥� battle for survival
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FeaturesShapps re-launches Get Britain 好色先生TV fund
Housing minister makes 拢100m available after original 拢570m fund not all spent
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards 2012: Quality streets
Our technical editor鈥檚 take on the five winning schemes in this year鈥檚 Housing Design Awards
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FeaturesA new editor for 好色先生TV
Sarah Richardson is appointed the magazine鈥檚 18th editor, while Thomas Lane takes on the role of group technical editor
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FeaturesCostly legal disputes: Everyone's a loser
The amount spent on legal disputes has jumped by a third in the UK over the past year. Why are construction firms still so keen to spend on litigation?
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FeaturesMoving overseas: The checklist
An ever growing number of UK construction professionals are trying to escape the gloom by heading to foreign climes. But unfortunately, remembering your toothbrush is the least of it - for a move to be successful, it pays to plan carefully and keep on top of the paperwork鈥�
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FeaturesTotal football: Brasilia's National Stadium
Brasilia鈥檚 seventies National Stadium has been rebuilt to the tune of 拢258m to become arguably the greenest arena in the world. It will be a key venue at the 2016 Olympics but, unlike its London counterpart, its real purpose is crystal clear: it鈥檚 all about the beautiful game. By Ike ...
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FeaturesCareers: It's BIM up north
The North-east is becoming such a hub of expertise on 好色先生TV Information Modelling, it could soon be giving London a run for its money
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FeaturesPension problems: Don't look now
Construction firms鈥� final salary pension liabilities of 拢33bn are set to attack their balance sheets, stop investment and hold back growth for years to come. Yet far from confronting the problem, many are simply ignoring it and hoping it will go away. Will Hurst reports
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FeaturesSustainability: The energy bill
Phil Birch and Adam Mactavish of Sweett Group summarise some of the key elements in the draft bill to reform the electricity supply market, and consider the implications for commercial property
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FeaturesNottingham hosts art and design festival
Nottingham Trent University degree show features work from School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
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FeaturesCathedral Group's Martin Wood: Tales from the crypt
The decor may be morbid but Cathedral Group鈥檚 business is in rude health. Emily Wright meets managing director Martin Wood and finds out why the developer is a firm that contractors should get to know. Photography by James Royall