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FeaturesThe construction strategy: Together at last?
The government and the construction industry. It鈥檚 been a long, love-hate affair but the new construction strategy is an offer to try to work things out
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Afghanistan: Construction's front line
In the midst of war-torn Afghanistan dozens of construction projects continue unabated. 好色先生TV reports on the unique challenges - and dangers - facing contractors at Camp Bastion in Helmand province
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FeaturesEngineering Britain's biggest retained facade: Going to great lengths
锘縏his was once a dilapidated hotel that just so happened to be on prime land overlooking Hyde Park. To convert it into luxury flats the whole thing had to be demolished and rebuilt 鈥� apart from the facade. 好色先生TV talks to the team responsible for the largest ever retained Victorian ...
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FeaturesBIM builds up: Five recent innovations in BIM
Simulated cities, 5D modelling and virtually visualised bridges 鈥� BIM is advancing and extending into all disciplines and stages of a project, including post completion. Here we look at the latest developments and assess their impact on construction
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FeaturesBuro Happold's new leaders: 鈥榃e try to engineer better lives鈥�
Buro Happold鈥檚 new leaders say that its mission is to improve the world. But can it really put ethics above profits as it expands globally? Here we ask the difficult questions
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FeaturesAA students challenge architectural space
Concrete Geometries: How Spaces Move People features 20 projects by a group of international students, architects and designers
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Learn how M&S built their first sustainable learning store
New store will help retailer develop knowledge of sustainable construction
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FeaturesSupermarket sweep: Construction opportunities
Supermarkets are bucking the retail downturn, and now they鈥檙e either going supersize or micro. Whichever option they choose, there鈥檚 going to be a ton of construction work
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FeaturesTesco's green specification process: Every little helps
Supermarkets don鈥檛 like to be beaten on price - or on their environmental credentials. To get ahead of the competition, Tesco is now testing every bit of green kit it can lay its hands on to build zero-carbon stores. 好色先生TV reports on the savings
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FeaturesJeremy Horner: We will stay true to our values
When Davis Langdon merged with Aecom last August, many clients worried that the British institution would lose its identity. But for Jeremy Horner, the group鈥檚 global chief executive, things had to change in order to stay the same - and besides, it was never all that British anyway. Portrait by ...
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FeaturesCountry focus: The US
As the US economy grows in strength and demand for buildings increases, the office and retail sectors are likely to be the first to experience a tangible improvement
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Localism and regeneration: The Alan Cherry Debate
How will the Localism Bill affect the planning system and the provision of affordable housing? A high-profile panel including John Prescott and John Gummer, and joined by communities secretary Eric Pickles, tackled the issues at the inaugural Alan Cherry Debate. This is a sponsored feature for Countryside Properties
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FeaturesThe Shard: London's tallest building
Londoners have hardly been able to believe their eyes as the capital鈥檚 tallest building has shot up in front of them at dizzying speed. 好色先生TV braves icy winds to report on an engineering triumph
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FeaturesThe shape of Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe leisure centre rises from the landscape as a series of interlinked domes, more in number than the Eden Project. We find out how you specify roofing for such a complex project, where nearly every element is unique
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FeaturesDe-coding BIM
好色先生TV information modelling could be applied to save time and money on every government project within five years. But few people are using it and many don鈥檛 even know it exists. Here are seven key ways BIM will affect you and your work
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FeaturesCost update: Q1 2011
Our quarterly analysis of costs and prices reveals an industry hit by wage agreement troubles and high input costs
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FeaturesThe better homes lab
Designing energy-efficient homes is the easy bit - making sure the dwelling performs as expected is more tricky. That鈥檚 why forward-thinking housebuilders are embarking on some serious research. Alex Smith verifies the results
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FeaturesPart L in practice
It was always going to be a big ask to meet the new energy performance and carbon reducing standards. But this project team seems to have found some (not too expensive) answers
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FeaturesRegs round-up
A whole alphabet of regulations may be changed soon, as the government aims to tighten up energy efficiency, while not overburdening businesses. It鈥檚 already rewritten the definition of zero carbon. Here鈥檚 what鈥檚 in force and what鈥檚 coming up
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FeaturesHands up if you can cut 20%
We鈥檙e all more or less signed up to the government鈥檚 target of cutting 20% off costs in the next four years (or so we say). But how we do it is still the subject of fierce debate. 好色先生TV asked three construction professionals what they would do