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FeaturesLegal challenges to HS2: Destination High Court
High Speed 2 holds out the prospect of a much-needed boost to UK construction. But the legal challenges the project faces means it could hit the buffers before it鈥檚 even left the platform. Allister Hayman reports
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Prestige offices
Using the example of a building in the City of London, Gareth Roberts of Sturgis Carbon Profiling explains how new European standards for whole-life carbon assessment can make big savings
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FeaturesThe Alan Cherry Debate 2012: Design quality in an age of austerity
How can construction professionals deliver well designed homes that don鈥檛 cost a fortune? A high-profile panel including Lord Rogers and Nick Raynsford, and joined by communities secretary Eric Pickles, tackled the issues at the annual Alan Cherry Debate
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FeaturesThe state of play 02: Consultancy
In the second of our sector-by-sector reports, Ian Withers looks at the strategies consultants are adopting to meet the challenges of uncertain times
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FeaturesInterview with Uwe Krueger, Atkins
Almost a year ago Atkins chose German physicist and brain scientist Uwe Krueger to improve its performance and drive global expansion. Sarah Richardson talks to him about the things going on in his head. Portrait by Anthony Lycett
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FeaturesWhat's next for consultants?
Find out what five consultancy chief execs think the future holds for quantity surveyors and engineers
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FeaturesStudents design accommodation units
Architecture students conceive of units that are above and bellow ground whilst respecting the site at Lumsdale Valley
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FeaturesWakefield council offices: A model of modesty
Cartwright Pickard鈥檚 considered, pragmatic design has allowed Wakefield鈥檚 council offices to come in at under half the price of some other recent civic buildings. Could this be a template for more hubristic architects to follow, asks Ike Ijeh
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FeaturesResuscitating construction: Alternative medicine
Last week 好色先生TV looked at the government鈥檚 failure to resuscitate construction. This week, Joey Gardiner looks at where treatment is most urgently needed for construction to make a swift recovery
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FeaturesThe tracker: Staying put
Construction activity stayed static last month, with increases in the non-residential and civil engineering sector indices failing to lift them from negative territory, according to Experian Economics
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FeaturesInterview with Dr Diana Montgomery, CPA: Welcome to our world
Dr Diana Montgomery has only been working in construction for four weeks and already she鈥檚 preparing to take on the government and the industry鈥檚 vested interests. In her first interview, the new chief executive of the CPA sets out her stall to Emily Wright
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FeaturesThe state of play 01: Contractors
The double-dip recession that the industry has been dreading is finally upon us. But exactly how bad are things out there, and how much worse are they going to get? In the first part of 好色先生TV鈥檚 State of Play series examining the health of the industry, sector by sector, Emily ...
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FeaturesThe State of Play: Views from the top on the contractor market
好色先生TV鈥檚 State of Play series kicks off with a look at the contractor market 鈥� here, three top bosses predict the future for UK contractors
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FeaturesBIM: Nine experts on what they've learnt
To mark this week鈥檚 BIM Live event, nine experts tell Emily Wright what they have learnt over the past 12 months
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FeaturesOffshore wind farms: Winds of change
Tidal turbine technology is changing fast and offshore wind turbines are getting bigger, so the government-backed firm Narec is investing 拢80m into its testing facilities to simulate the harsh conditions at sea. Thomas Lane explains
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FeaturesCost model: Libraries
What is in store for the library? Daniel Pomfrett of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, and Stuart Hill of Schmidt Hammer Lassen, look at design and cost challenges for the next generation of buildings
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FeaturesLord Rogers interview: 'Being old is alright, you know'
Lord Rogers is fast approaching 80 but that doesn鈥檛 stop him having ambitions to expand into the Middle East, attacking Boris Johnson鈥檚 record as London mayor or taking pleasure in a few glasses of red wine, as Emily Wright found out
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FeaturesHays International Salary Survey 2012: Rich in oil
Engineers, QSs and contractors can expect huge pay rises of up to 拢100k in the gas, oil and mineral mining sectors of the southern hemisphere and Canada. Emily Wright reports on the the multibillion-pound sectors fuelling construction as Hays International Salary Survey drills down into the data.
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FeaturesNTU student designs ski frame for disabled children
Frame enables children with limited or no use of their legs to ski in an upright position
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FeaturesContractors' pay: The 30 days war
Eighteen months after the government introduced its Prompt Payment Code, 好色先生TV鈥檚 Specialists White Paper has revealed that 83% of contractors are still waiting more than 30 days to be paid. Vern Pitt reports on one of the industry鈥檚 longest-running battles