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FeaturesCountry focus: Russia
Russia has been badly hit by recession, and there are not many signs of recovery, says Pavel Vishnaykov of EC Harris Still, the 2014 Winter Olympics provide a glimmer of hope 鈥�
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Making energy from waste
Energy-savvy countries treat their waste as a resource, and the UK is beginning to cotton on. But the path is not easy for the waste-to-energy pioneers
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FeaturesNew world orders: Construction鈥檚 latest global hotspots
A startling report is forecasting a big shift in the world demand for construction by 2020. So dig out the guide books and maps for Nigeria, India and eastern Europe
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FeaturesObject lessons: Foster's Berkshire academy
Foster鈥檚 latest academy in Berkshire is based around the idea of learning through museum exhibits 鈥� which makes for some unusual interior decor
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FeaturesImagine the world in 2020: climate change
The year鈥檚 2020, and, having left 好色先生TV for reasons far too shocking to go into here, former assistant editor Thomas Lane talks us through a day in his life as an engineer in a world that鈥檚 slowly coming to terms with climate change 鈥�
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FeaturesCoffee with a dragon: Theo Paphitis talks construction
Theo Paphitis, millionaire, TV personality and dispenser of tough truths has one or two things to tell the construction industry about failure, self-knowledge and Prince Charles 鈥�
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FeaturesRobo cop: BLP鈥檚 digital project police
Insurer BLP has come up with a digital system for policing building projects and spotting problems before they happen
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The tracker recovery on hold
Signs of recovery over the summer have been tempered by a slowdown in activity and a pessimistic outlook on employment, according to the latest figures from Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesA world awaits us: The Copenhagen conference building boom
A deal on carbon reduction targets in next month鈥檚 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen could create a boom for UK consultants working overseas
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FeaturesAcoustics: The sound of silence
A study at an Essex secondary school revealed a significant boost to pupil concentration when acoustics were improved
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Movers and makers: 13 November 2009
H+H UK has published a simplified factsheet on the acoustic specifications for schools
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FeaturesTom Barry: 鈥楾he UAE is coming out of recession as we speak鈥�
Tom Barry is boss of Arabtec, the UAE鈥檚 biggest contractor, and he鈥檚 been doing the job for 35 years. So who better to ask what鈥檚 going to happen next to the Emirates?
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FeaturesPardon me boy, is that the chattanooga choo choo?
Well, no it鈥檚 not. But following a major renovation and extensive tunnelling to Antwerp Centraal Station, trains can now whizz through on their way to Amsterdam, Brussels and beyond
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FeaturesA time for action?: Energy policy consulation
Consultation Man will be going back in his box if the Tories have their way, to be replaced by a more 鈥榙ynamic鈥� approach to energy policy. But is there more to the consulting process than just a lengthy exercise in delaying decisions?
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FeaturesEducating mena
The Middle East鈥檚 grand schoolbuilding plans present a great opportunity for UK firms, so long as they appreciate the unique challenges of the market 鈥� as two speakers at December鈥檚 BSEC MENA conference explain
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FeaturesIt鈥檚 back! Return of the PFI
It seems that rumours of the PFI鈥檚 demise have been greatly exagerrated. But what type of work is likely to be available? And where鈥檚 the money going to come from?
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FeaturesPsychic power: The future of nuclear
In one way, the future for nuclear energy looks assured. In another, it鈥檚 at the mercy of all sorts of possible problems. Olivia Boyd shuffles the cards and identifies five of the biggest
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FeaturesI'm still here: Expats surviving in Dubai
When the recession brought work in Dubai to a virtual standstill, it triggered an exodus of expat professionals. But not everybody went home. 好色先生TV talks to some of the survivors to find out how life in the UAE has changed
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FeaturesCost model update: Small projects
Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon revisits affordable homes, extra-care homes and nursing homes to find out what effect changes in regulations and tender price deflation have had on the sums
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FeaturesSliding glass facade with PV
Austrian firm M-systems has launched the EV3000, an aluminium framed glass sliding panel designed to provide solar shading on facades and which also incorporates thin film photovoltaics for power generation