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FeaturesUniversity Technical Colleges: Dumbing down
Until January of this year, University Technical Colleges were fast gaining favour as a way of attracting new talent into our industry. Then, out of the blue, education secretary Michael Gove downgraded vocational qualifications, putting the feasibility of the programme in question. 好色先生TV asks whether the government is making a ...
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FeaturesThe tracker: A wobbly start
Activity remained in negative territory in January, according to Experian Economics. However, civil engineering showed promise with activity at an eight-month high and new orders above normal
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FeaturesArcadis' Neil McArthur: This is just the start
When Arcadis bought EC Harris last year, it became the 10th largest design consultant in the UK and gained leverage in Asia and the Middle East. Now it鈥檚 brought in Neil McArthur to spend a further 拢100m on acquisitions and turn it into an even bigger global player. 好色先生TV asked ...
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FeaturesProduct launches at Ecobuild: Next generation
Products for the sustainable built environment are getting thinner, more gas-tight, more efficient and longer lasting. Here鈥檚 a preview of some of the new launches to be unveiled at Ecobuild, from PV to underground storage
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FeaturesCould a style makeover tempt homeowners to the Green Deal?
The government鈥檚 Green Deal needs to retrofit around 600,000 homes a year - but it seems unlikely that current incentives can persuade enough people to make alterations to their homes. Ike Ijeh asks if the promise of a style makeover could be a more effective way to win over homeowners
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FeaturesDrivers of eco design
What will drive sustainable construction in 2012? Early indications suggest that regulations, corporate responsibility and energy consumption will all play major roles - and that this could be the year that the gap between a building鈥檚 predicted and actual performance is scrutinized. Andy Pearson reports
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FeaturesThe power of collaborative consumption
Today鈥檚 technology and the recession are driving a revived sense of community as we share, rent and trade possessions. Writer and ecobuild speaker Rachel Botsman talks to Nick Jones about the power of 鈥榗ollaborative consumption鈥�
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FeaturesGeoengineering: Space age solutions
Governments admit they have failed to reduce our co2 emissions, so now geoengineering could be our only option to counteract climate change. Andy Pearson explains how this could involve anything from covering deserts with reflective surfaces to putting a shield for the earth in space. Illustration by Philip Veall
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FeaturesEcobuild 2012: Spotlights
From solar powered transport to timber structures and the latest in urban design, Ecobuild is showcasing the very best in sustainability. So what鈥檚 taking centre stage this year? Andy Pearson reports
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FeaturesRedeveloping Bart's and Royal London hospitals
It was tempting to hang a 鈥榙o not resuscitate鈥� sign on two dingy, barely accessible London hospitals, but Skanska鈥檚 redevelopment of the sites has made them functional again - which should perk up medical staff and patients alike
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FeaturesCountry focus: Germany
Investors are still flocking to Europe鈥檚 largest economy, unemployment is at a new low, and orders are up 20%. What could possibly go wrong? John Atkins and Meinhard Rudolph from EC Harris report
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FeaturesThe London office market: Development boom?
With 25-year leases expiring all over the City, this was meant to be a boom time for commercial development in central London. So why are so many of the most prestigious schemes either on hold or sitting empty? 好色先生TV reports
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FeaturesE.ON's Michael Woodhead: Power trip
E.ON UK鈥檚 sustainable energy division is quickly becoming a very influential player in the country鈥檚 power market. Ahead of its starring role at Ecobuild next month, managing director Michael Woodhead tells 好色先生TV why that鈥檚 particularly good news for construction
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FeaturesYoung designers create a pop-up club
Heineken鈥檚 competition is for a concept nightclub based on the theme 鈥榗hanging perspectives鈥�
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FeaturesMy working day: RLF QS Kat Hurworth
The young QS on a placement at RLF took on the nickname 鈥榯he golfer鈥� even before she began work
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FeaturesView from my office: Steve Ferguson
Senior cost manager at EC Harris in Belfast looks over Northern Ireland鈥檚 newest visitor attraction Titanic Belfast
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FeaturesRegional Olympic sites: The out-of-towners
It really isn鈥檛 just about London 鈥� Ike Ijeh casts an eye over the Olympic-related developments, upgrades and refurbishments that have taken place across the UK, from the white-water rapids of Hertfordshire to the 53m-high Weymouth Tower
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FeaturesOpportunities in Qatar
A US giant may have scooped the lead role on Qatar鈥檚 World Cup, but UK firms are well placed to target the $100bn that the richest country in the world is investing in construction before 2015. 好色先生TV took a flight out east
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FeaturesClass of London 2012: Apprentices on the Olympic park
The Olympic Delivery Authority bucked the trend of cutting investment in training and took on 457 apprentices on the Olympic park rather than the 100 planned. Emily Wright finds out how this has paid off
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FeaturesCost update: Q4 2011
The downward trend in last month鈥檚 consumer inflation figures is reflected in falling material prices and a slowdown in construction costs. Peter Fordham of David Langdon, an Aecom company, reports