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FeaturesSafety blunder: Sliding high
A little slime and seagull droppings won鈥檛 deter these foolhardy painters
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Stuttgart playwood pavilion
Pavilion made of bendy plywood pushes the limits of computing and structural design tools
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FeaturesKulveer Ranger: The London mayor鈥檚 transport adviser
Cuts to the tube upgrade, renegotiated contracts on Crossrail, delays to major transport projects 鈥� who鈥檇 be transport adviser to London鈥檚 mayor? Well, Kulveer Ranger is and he鈥檚 confident he is on the right track
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FeaturesCost update: Q3 2010
The quarterly analysis of construction costs and prices shows the upward trend of the last quarter continuing and wages pushing up. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesHousing stats: New build sales and completions in October
This month鈥檚 data reveals that the South-east has the highest number of completions
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FeaturesDarling, you were marvellous
Bennetts鈥� sensitive conversion of the RSC鈥檚 Stratford theatre is a palpable hit, writes Ike Ijeh, and should have audiences in raptures
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FeaturesGoing private
Let鈥檚 face it: the future of power and energy infrastructure will depend on private money. Mark Richards explores how the industry can tempt in the cash
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FeaturesThe green stuff
Is the coalition鈥檚 promise to be 鈥檛he greenest government ever鈥� borne out in its spending plans? And which energy sectors will fare the best? Victoria Jackson and the energy group of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, investigate
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FeaturesSite protection
Power may be a growing sector, but the industry would be wise not to get carried away before doing due diligence. James Flynn of law firm Heatons explains
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FeaturesRisk of insolvency
When giants like Connaught and Rok go into freefall, they often knock out others on their way down. Roxane McMeeken asks the experts how SMEs can protect themselves from insolvency higher up the supply chain
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FeaturesNomura鈥檚 office fit-out
Invesment bank Nomura wanted its 拢100m, 400,000ft2 offfice fit-out completed in eight months, the problem was finding a contractor able to work at that pace. 好色先生TV finds out how Como, Mace鈥檚 fit-out arm, managed to race to the finish line
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FeaturesHow grim is construction up North?
In the beleaguered North, public sector spending cuts are biting deeper for local contractors already defending their patch from the attentions of the big boys. 好色先生TV looks at how bad it is, and asks three contractors how they鈥檙e coping
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FeaturesThe tracker: Pause for breath
September saw a brief halt in the downward trend of construction activity, but continued small declines are expected between now and Christmas, says Experian Marketing Information Services
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FeaturesDoing an MBA: Ready for lift-off?
It takes time, effort and money. But doing an MBA can also help you raise your game and take both your career, and your thinking, to the next level
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FeaturesThe breaking of Rok
Commentators who remained unmoved by Rok鈥檚 dizzying rise must now be feeling vindicated, says Joey Gardiner. But was the contractor a victim of its own management strategy, or brought down by market jitters?
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FeaturesTop Specialists 2010
Britain鈥檚 top subcontractors are having to adapt to survive - and faster than the first crustaceans. David Rogers looks at the strategies they鈥檙e adopting (going backwards isn鈥檛 one of them), while Martin Hewes ranks them by turnover and specialisation
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FeaturesView from on high: ISG's Darren Hill
Tough times these may be for specialists, but many have worked out survival strategies. Here, Darren Hill, UK manager of ISG, the UK鈥檚 top fit-out specialist, talks to David Rogers about his plans to stay on top.
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Atelier KAAMA's Prague residential building
Two architecture students comment on the unusual scheme featuring different shades of copper cladding
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FeaturesMake's 拢100m Cube: Birmingham cubed
The Second City鈥檚 Jewellery Quarter inspired the facade of Make鈥檚 astonishing Cube development. But as with any box of jewels, its real treasures are inside