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My digital life:聽Mark Taylor
Preferred means of communication?I鈥檓 afraid I鈥檓 rather analogue when it comes down to it 鈥� I prefer a good old fashioned conversation.What shall we play?Continuing the analogue theme Yahtzee is my favourite game - mainly because I can still beat the kids at it - which is more than can ...
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Roofing battens
John Brash JB-RED roofing battens were used on BRE鈥檚 refurbishment of a Victorian stable block at its Garston site near Watford
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FeaturesLead times: Oct 2010 - Dec 2010
The overwhelming stability of lead times continues, and despite reports of busier order books from clients looking to reduce costs, the next six months look equally flat. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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FeaturesStandardised schools: Here鈥檚 one we made earlier
Thanks to a streamlined procurement and design process, councils can now choose a school from a brochure and get it delivered in just 13 months. Is this a revolution in the classroom
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FeaturesBattersea Power Station: The last chance
As the communities secretary stands poised to decide on the latest plan to restore Battersea Power Station, Emily Wright looks at why, this time, things have to be different
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FeaturesJohn Drew: The new power house
For years, John Drew has been best known as the architect who advised on the masterplan for Battersea Power Station. Now he鈥檚 joined forces with Jack Pringle and has a possible 拢300m worth of schemes on the horizon. Emily Wright finds him in bullish mood
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FeaturesWalthamstow stadium: A dog鈥檚 chance
The famous greyhound track has been mothballed for three years while housing association L&Q wrestles with local opposition to its plans to build 300 homes on the site. After a crunch meeting last week the two sides seem as far apart as ever. Is this a foretaste of the new ...
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FeaturesSpotlight:聽When contractors fail
The downturn has put many contractors out of business, says Brian Moone. What impact is this likely to have on project lead times?
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: BIG's 8 House
Three architecture students on Danish firm BIG鈥檚 8 House scheme, a fresh take on urban living
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FeaturesMarket Forecast: Depth Gauge
It鈥檚 difficult to say whether we have reached the bottom of the pricing trough, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. What鈥檚 sure is that material prices will rise
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FeaturesCanada: the friendly careers frontier
For pioneering UK construction professionals scanning the international horizon, there can be few places more attractive than a country with English speakers, simple contracts, nice big scenery and lots of work
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Changing the rules: Make's straw bale cladding at University of Nottingham
Architect Make decided a new university biosciences building deserved the UK鈥檚 first straw curtain walling system. So how did they do it?
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FeaturesThe beautiful game: World Cups in Qatar and Russia
England鈥檚 loss of its World Cup bid could be the UK construction industry鈥檚 gain. Qatar and Russia have billions of dollars to build stadiums and infrastructure from scratch but, says Roxane McMeeken, it鈥檚 us Brits that have the relevant talents and experience. So how easy will it be to win ...
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FeaturesBlackfriars station: Pulling out the stops
Blackfriars station is being rebuilt on a bridge right over the River Thames. With a four-lane road to the north, live railway lines on all sides and the river below, it鈥檚 not the easiest site on which to deliver a complex project. So how was it done? Thomas Lane buys ...
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FeaturesBest of British: Nigel Webb of British Land
In construction鈥檚 current competitive climate, talk of new activity and large-scale development is what everyone is listening out for. British Land鈥檚 head of development, Nigel Webb, certainly has something to say.
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FeaturesNakheel's debt deal: Too little too late?
With debts of $10.5bn, Dubai developer Nakheel has left UK consultants 拢250m short. Some creditors say the company is close to a deal involving Islamic bonds, but others admit they are now reluctant to work with it again
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Architects in film
Lights, camera, architect 鈥� What does cinema tells us about a profession that for many remains shrouded in mystery? On the day a film about Norman Foster is released, Ike Ijeh takes a look at some fictional architects from the silver screen to see if they have any basis in ...
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FeaturesHansom: Would you credit it?
Confusion reigns this week as bitter rivals swap names, an unsuspecting receptionist gets caught up in international politics, and a local paper scoops its biggest non-story of all time
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FeaturesEuro contractors: Is the UK market in their grip?
Even the big guns in this year鈥檚 Top 200 European contractors league tables will feel the pain as public spending shrinks everywhere. But they could find good hunting among the UK鈥檚 large projects. Dave Lowery examines what lies behind the rankings listed over the next nine pages