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FeaturesGreen insulation boards
Celotex has launched the FR4000 range of foil faced PIR insulation which has gained an 鈥淎鈥� rating under the BRE鈥檚 Green Guide to Specification, helping it gain credits under the Code for Sustainable Homes
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FeaturesOur man in Copenhagen: First impressions at the summit
Peter Head of Arup is blogging from the climate change conference, where he seems cautiously optimistic a deal can be struck鈥�
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Cost update: November 2009
The quarterly analysis of changes to costs and prices shows building costs falling year on year for the first time in four decades. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon reports
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FeaturesRaising the green standard
Bennetts Associates went home a double winner as construction鈥檚 most eco-friendly practitioners were honoured at 好色先生TV鈥檚 Sustainability Awards
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FeaturesThe other Copenhagen: the inside track on the summit鈥檚 fringe events
The treaty at next week鈥檚 climate change summit will change everything 鈥� if it ever gets signed. But it鈥檚 the fringe events that could change the way the world builds. Roxane McMeeken gets the inside track from one of the UK鈥檚 main representatives
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FeaturesThe colleges debacle: a lack of progress report
The full scale of the Learning and Skills Council funding fiasco is only now becoming clear, as many colleges face up to a long and dismal future in temporary accommodation. Sarah Richardson reveals the full story
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FeaturesLearning fast
Ahead of February鈥檚 BSEC 2010 event, Ty Goddard of the British Council of School Environments explains why we have to get smarter at explaining to the public the importance of investing in school building
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FeaturesSunderland university student union: All bar none
There鈥檚 no room for slackers at Sunderland university鈥檚 dazzling new student union, which packs its impressively generous spaces with sports halls and exercise areas. You can鈥檛 even get a pint around here
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Architecture students on green cars
Architecture students from Nottingham Trent University and the RCA share their views on designing eco cars
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FeaturesThe ruck at the RICS
The decade-long kicking and pushing match between the RICS and its 30,000 or so QS members has turned nasty again, and accusations of dumbing down and power grabs are flying. Olivia Boyd blows the whistle and works out what it鈥檚 all about
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FeaturesBraving the cold: Mike Farley on coaxing Persimmon back to health
Mike Farley had barely got his feet under the desk as Persimmon chief executive when the recession struck, leaving the company with a plummeting share price and soaring debts. Here he tells Tom Bill about his plans to reverse those processes
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FeaturesCost model: Land remediation
Plenty of sites will need land remediation when the housing market recovers, and the slow market at the moment provides an opportunity to use innovative, sustainable techniques. Duncan Sanders and Derek Vernon of Davis Langdon take a look at the commercial drivers
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FeaturesThe factory: Haworth Tompkins' Royal College of Arts building
The painters are in at the industrial Sackler 好色先生TV 鈥� and they鈥檙e inspired
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FeaturesThe amazing five-week apprenticeship (for cowboys)
Firms that offer fast-track plumbing and electrical courses for 拢5,000 a go create 鈥榯radesmen鈥� who are a menace to everyone they deal with. Sophie Griffiths posed as a trainee to find out what they promise 鈥� and what they actually deliver
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FeaturesFatal refurb: addressing refurbishment鈥檚 poor safety record
Refurbishment is an increasingly popular alternative to new build, but what can be done about its particularly poor safety record?
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Features好色先生TV pathology: Photovoltaic panels
Photovoltaic panels can be great energy providers, as long as an eye is kept on potential problems with power output and deficiencies. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance explains what to look out for
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FeaturesLasting impressions: why they won Sustainable Project of the Year
What set the two winners of 好色先生TV鈥檚 Sustainable Project of the Year awards apart from the rest of the crowd? Stephen Kennett asked the judges to explain their verdict
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FeaturesRome improvements: Hadid's Maxxi museum
Zaha Hadid鈥檚 long-awaited Maxxi art museum has given the Eternal City a bit of a shake-up
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FeaturesI鈥檒l be watching you: Serious Fraud Office
Richard Alderman is boss of the Serious Fraud Office, and he has the construction industry in his sights. Roxane McMeeken finds out how worried you should be
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FeaturesAll鈥檚 well that ends well: Stratford-upon-Avon theatre
Ripping the guts out of the RSC鈥檚 Stratford-upon-Avon theatre and building a new auditorium in the existing one was Bennetts Associates鈥� bold remedy to the many poetic injustices being done to the Bard