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FeaturesThe neverending story: On site at Ground Zero
After the bravura of the original construction and the tragedy of its destruction, comes the drama of the rebuilding of the World Trade Centre. Emily Wright went on site to see work in progress
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FeaturesSuccess and the city: Making it in NYC
Fancy a shopping trip to New York? US companies are attractive acquisitions, but don鈥檛 think you can just wade in there and lay down the law. Emily Wright talks to WSP Cantor Seinuk about its very special Anglo-American relationship
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FeaturesTrump's Towers: Interviewing real-estate guru Donald Trump
King Donald has become the living symbol of New York real estate. But now he鈥檚 busy buying up the rest of the world as well, including Britain. Emily Wright asked him about his dreams
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FeaturesThe incident on 51st: Crane safety in New York
Since January, nine people have died in crane collapses in New York. The response? Tough safety rules, which the city council says will prevent death, and the industry says will make life impossible.
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FeaturesDear Alistair: 好色先生TV's spending plan for the chancellor
The chancellor might be getting that sinking feeling, but there鈥檚 no reason to despair. In fact, his plan to bring forward 2011 spending might just work. Here Sarah Richardson and Stuart Macdonald offer him a few suggestions on how it would make all the difference
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FeaturesThe dream factory: Architectural innovation in New York
From the days of the first skyscrapers, architectural innovation has always found a home in New York. Martin Spring looks at the latest eye-openers from the city that never sleeps
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FeaturesSky high: Celebrating New York's architecture
Martin Spring celebrates New York鈥檚 architectural chutzpah
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FeaturesMcCain and Obama: Where do they stand on construction?
They鈥檙e the two most talked about men in the world, but where do John McCain and Barack Obama stand on the issues that matter to the construction industry? With four days to go until election day, Roxane McMeeken and Emily Wright find out what they鈥檝e pledged
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Market forecast: Going down
Continuing work has helped the industry survive so far, but that is about to change.
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FeaturesDubai to tighten up its act on green regulations
Dubai is tackling its poor environmental image with a stronger line on sustainability
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FeaturesForeign cash builds up Kurdistan
Successful efforts to attract overseas investors have created a construction boom in this autonomous region of Iraq
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FeaturesExpat survival guide to Portugal
Portugal has wads of EU cash to spend on infrastructure, and the salted cod balls are apparently delicious
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FeaturesPhase One Bristol: the west is the best
Phase One allows the industry鈥檚 latest recruits to make contacts, learn about its most exciting projects and, in the case of this one at Bristol, consider the building as enormous artwork.
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FeaturesGeneration gripe 24.10.08
Fed up with eager young pups at work who don鈥檛 know they鈥檙e born? Or had enough of hearing how it was back in the old days? Email us with what鈥檚 bugging you about the other generations鈥�
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Lead times: August-October 2008
The downturn continues to wield a considerable influence on lead times, with only concrete works reporting an increase since July. Brian Moone of Mace crunches the numbers
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FeaturesData centres: pruning energy consumption
The next time you use Google, think of the vast amounts of power data centres use 鈥� 20 times that of a normal office. Stephen Kennett looks at what companies are doing to prune their consumption
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FeaturesWebmaster review: Eric Kuhne Associates website
Website civicarts.com shows off all the architect鈥檚 latest projects, including the giant Kuwaiti City of Silk
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FeaturesSpotlight: Utilities
As a recent NFB survey has found, connecting your site to gas, water and electricity can be a real headache for contractors. Brian Moone and Bob Hollingsworth explain the form
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Features好色先生TV's 2008 Poker Kings tournament: three of a kind
好色先生TV鈥檚 2008 charity poker tournament ended in a dramatic contest between the final trio of players
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FeaturesGo for the burn: Bouygues UK鈥檚 daily workout
Warming up before work used to mean eating your bacon buttie while it was still hot. But now, in an effort to cut down site injuries, Bouygues UK has stepped things up a gear.