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FeaturesInternational markets: Welcome to Iraq
Emily Wright reports on nation-building in the world's most dangerous country
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Features'India is on the move'
And the good news is that UK companies are uniquely placed to capitalise on the South Asian powerhouse鈥檚 拢344bn infrastructure boom 鈥� as an increasing number of firms are discovering
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FeaturesGet your skates on: Vancouver鈥檚 2010 Olympic ice rink
The 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has triggered a flurry of building activity 鈥� including this Trout Lake ice rink. Stephen Kennett hurried along for a preview
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Spending cuts: What, where and how much?
Now that politicians of all parties have admitted spending has to be cut, the question is how much and where. Here Sarah Richardson makes the case for keeping capital programmes going. Overleaf, we mark your card for the upcoming party conferences
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update
In the final part of our series, Sense Cost Consultancy explores the difficulties that M&E contractors and suppliers are facing, the effect that鈥檚 having on prices, and what the future may have in store
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FeaturesPhilip Youell interview: 鈥榃e read the market right鈥�
No new major schemes in the UK or Europe, a global recession and the collapse of business in Dubai. So why is EC Harris so bullish? Chief executive Philip Youell explains how his re-engineering of the (former) cost consultant has been vindicated
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FeaturesGetting through Christmas: Hays contractors' salary survey 2009
There may be the odd sign of spring in some sectors, but the labour market is stuck in the bleak midwinter 鈥� as this year鈥檚 contractors鈥� salary guide makes clear
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FeaturesEnhanced security
Sch眉co International has become a member of Secured by Design, offering a range of police preferred specification doors and windows
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FeaturesDigital mixer taps
Rada has launched Acu, a range of digital thermostatic mixing valves designed for washbasins in healthcare buildings
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Exit signs
Cooper Lighting has expanded its Safe Edge range of exit signs, adding two models that incorporate LED light sources to increase energy efficiency
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Acoustic panels
CMS Acoustic Solutions has launched SuperPhon Hi-Impact, an acoustically absorbent wall panel for use in high-impact areas such as gymnasiums, sports halls and classrooms
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Foot troughs
Pland Stainless, a manufacturer of stainless steel washroom products, has launched the Piedmont foot trough for environments such as hospitals and leisure centres where high levels of foot hygiene are required
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Air-tightness adhesives
Responding to the demand for increased air-tightness, Natural 好色先生TV Technologies has introduced a series of Siga adhesive tapes and membranes
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International costs 2009
No country has been safe from the effects of the global recession and even China鈥檚 legendary growth is at its slowest rate for a decade
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FeaturesMedia City, Salford: This is the BBC
Developer Peel Holdings and Bovis Lend Lease enjoy a high level of trust 鈥� which is just as well, because when they took on the Beeb鈥檚 new studios at MediaCity in Salford, there was a fair degree of risk involved 鈥� and getting the project in before the pips was ...
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FeaturesFirst impressions: HOK's Californian transport hub
Two RCA postgraduate architects gives their verdict on HOK鈥檚 design for a Californian transport hub
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FeaturesHow's the view?
The director of Exacta Consulting send us some photos he took from his window in Old Town, Dubai
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FeaturesTaming the beast: Winchester鈥檚 green office refurb
This is the story of how a sixties brutalist eyesore was turned into a building more becoming to the genteel town of Winchester 鈥� and made into one of the UK鈥檚 greenest offices in the process
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The tracker: Emerging markets
Most indicators are finally recovering, with residential activity at 50, tender enquiries at an impressive 69 and all regions showing signs of improvement