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FeaturesThe Olympic legacy: Passing the finish line
Legacy promises were at the heart of London鈥檚 bid to host the Olympics. But whereas the construction of the sites has been a triumph, the Games鈥� legacy still hangs in the balance. 好色先生TV looks at what鈥檚 still to do in a hectic schedule
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Koolhaas' Gartnavel Maggie鈥檚 Centre
好色先生TV鈥檚 student panel are impressed with OMA founder鈥檚 first UK project
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FeaturesCountry focus: The Balkans
The republics of the former Yugoslavia were hit hard by the global recession in 2009, and now the EU debt crisis is threatening their recovery. Sasa Trajkovic from EC Harris reports
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FeaturesPredictions for 2012: The year of the groundhog
So what does 2012 have in store? Well, there鈥檚 the Olympics, of course, and some potentially interesting developments in nuclear power and infrastructure. But mostly it will be a year of battening down the hatches. There will be recklessly low bids for work, some firms will go under, others will ...
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FeaturesCanada's bold new library: Can we borrow it?
A city near Vancouver has taken a bold approach with its new public library - throwing out traditional study spaces and pioneering design by social media. Could it provide a template for our own beleaguered institutions? Ike Ijeh reports
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FeaturesA guide to the Olympic venues: Greener, faster, smarter
Finally, after six years of work and waiting, we have entered London鈥檚 Olympic year. 好色先生TV kicks off our 2012 campaign with a guide to the main venues and what makes them greener, faster and smarter
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FeaturesDelivering the Olympics: Six months to go 鈥�
So far the construction industry鈥檚 Olympic record has been excellent. Cue big pat on the back. The question is, with a new, inexperienced client taking over and just six months to go, can it finish the job? 好色先生TV reports
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FeaturesSparks fly: The row over electricians' wage agreements
The decision of seven major M&E contractors to break away from the 40-year-old JIB wage agreement was prompted by an 鈥榰rgent need to modernise鈥� but has already led to angry clashes between workers and police. 好色先生TV reports on a row that threatens to become the sector鈥檚 biggest industrial relations dispute ...
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Urban Splash鈥檚 Park Hill
Our student panel give their verdict on the grade-II listed post-war regenerated Sheffield estate
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FeaturesView from my office: Natasha Newbury
The JFA project manager looks over a Balham housing estate and a Hindu temple
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FeaturesHigh drama: Review of 2011
It鈥檚 been a year of break-ups, make-ups and dramatic exits against the backdrop of a bleak economy and widening gap between the rich and poor. 好色先生TV looks back at the plot and its main players
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FeaturesProjects of 2011
Arts-led regeneration projects, rail upgrades, Olympic venues, luxury flats and an opulently refurbished hotel all defied the downturn. Thomas Lane and Ike Ijeh revisit some of the splendours
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FeaturesThe oven gloves are off: The Great 好色先生TV Bake Off
Take four industry teams, add gingerbread, cake mix, icing and an awful lot of chocolate, mix well, set the timer for an hour-and-a half, and stop when you smell burning 鈥� Emily Wright and Iain Withers invite you to sample the Great 好色先生TV Bake Off. Images by Astrid Kogler
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FeaturesSpecial report: Bringing in BIM
It鈥檚 no longer a question of whether you should adopt BIM, but how. So what are firms doing to persuade employees and supply chains to embrace the technology and get suitable training? Andy Pearson reports
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FeaturesMy working day: F+G QS Astrid Andersson
The quantity surveyor at consultant F+G in Leeds juggles a busy work schedule with her love for horses
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FeaturesMichael Dyke, Lend Lease: 'It's business as usual'
When Lend Lease dropped the Bovis name, it said goodbye to one of UK contracting鈥檚 oldest and best-known brands. 好色先生TV talks to Michael Dyke, the construction arm鈥檚 new boss, about where the division will go next. Portrait David Levene
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FeaturesCarillion's purchase of Eaga: Blinded by the sun
In April, Carillion bought Eaga - a company with big plans to install PV panels on 30,000 homes - and rebranded it as Carillion Energy Services. Seven months later, government feed-in tariffs have been cut in half, and all 4,500 jobs are on the line. So was the 拢298m purchase ...
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FeaturesThe tracker: Gloom, then more gloom
As the days get darker so does the industry outlook, with the latest figures from Experian Economics showing a deterioration in all sectors and construction activity hitting a three-month low
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FeaturesNow boarding: The aviation sector
George Osborne鈥檚 autumn statement hinted at support for airport projects, including the 拢50bn Thames Estuary hub - but haven鈥檛 the best seats already been nabbed by a few framework contractors and consultants? 好色先生TV finds out how to fight your way to the front of the queue
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FeaturesA lot to live up to: 好色先生TV houses that meet predicted energy use
The gap between a house鈥檚 predicted energy use and actual performance has been comprehensively panned. 好色先生TV meets three developers who reckon their projects will show that low carbon on paper can mean low carbon in practice