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FeaturesIt鈥檚 a balancing act
Last year, employers had one overriding problem to address: how could they recruit/poach/scrounge/bribe enough decent people to handle the endless stream of projects flowing from well-capitalised clients?
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FeaturesBrave new world
Many companies are mounting expeditions abroad to escape the UK downturn, but with global expansion comes a whole set of interesting problems.
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FeaturesTreat your staff with honesty and humanity
Thousands of people have been made redundant in the past few months and more will probably follow. How should a good employer handle this painful process? Josephine Smit found out
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FeaturesWhy do we give benefits?
Some firms shower their staff with cars, flexitime, parties and sabbaticals on the understanding that their generosity will be rewarded. Debika Ray finds out if it is
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The big picture: Employers guide 2008
So now we know which construction鈥檚 best employers are, but what else does all that data tell us? David Rogers crunches the numbers
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FeaturesCrumbling cookies
Your wallet may feel a bit light right now, but that鈥檚 just the way things are sometimes. Cheer up, put on a cuppa and mull over Guy Browning鈥檚 creative economies, starting with 鈥�
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FeaturesLean machine 鈥� Southwark council HQ
So many commercial developers crank out the same old generic office space. But here鈥檚 one that dares to be different. Stephen Kennett visits Southwark council鈥檚 low-energy headquarters in London 鈥� and, no, there鈥檚 not a false ceiling anywhere
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Products in brief
The Galvanizers Association has published a new guide, Galvanizing and Sustainable Construction, which aims to help architects, specifiers, engineers, developers and their clients use galvanized steel in the context of sustainable construction.
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Thermal mass
Integrating structures and services to get the most out of thermal mass can be a good road to lower energy consumption. Stephen Kennett looks at Tarmac鈥檚 solution
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FeaturesWe want to make a complaint 鈥� ConstructionSkills鈥� Mark Farrar interview
It seems that the industry is deeply unhappy with ConstructionSkills. Roxane McMeeken tells its new boss why 鈥� and asks him what he鈥檚 doing about it. Photographs by Tom Harford Thompson
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FeaturesThe likely lads 鈥� who will be chief construction officer?
A new actor is about to go on stage: the chief construction officer. And whoever gets the part will need to be quite a performer, because they鈥檒l have to act for the industry in Whitehall, and for Whitehall in the industry. Sophie Griffiths conducted a quick audition 鈥�
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FeaturesA lens on 3XN鈥檚 new Museum of Liverpool
There is just one thing about 3XN鈥檚 Museum of Liverpool on which everyone agrees: it will offer fabulous views of the Mersey. Thomas Lane looks at the construction challenges behind the city鈥檚 most controversial new structure.
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FeaturesPlenty of countries for old men
好色先生TV鈥檚 second Good Employer Guide, published with this week鈥檚 issue, looks at how firms can help their staff to find their feet overseas. And, as Dean Gurden reports, this has become an increasingly tempting option for more experienced professionals
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The tracker: Still in the woods
Although some regions鈥� fortunes are looking up, activity continues to decline and it鈥檚 showing no signs of getting better, warns Experian Business Strategies
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好色先生TV intelligence Q2 2008: A mixed picture
The downturn sent most graphs south in the second quarter of the year, but a closer look at the data shows wide variations between regions and sectors, according to Experian Business Strategies
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Rising damp
Manchester-born developer Urban Splash made its name building funky flats for trendy Northerners but the current climate hasn鈥檛 suited its business model. Muireann Bolger examines how it鈥檚 keeping its head above water
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FeaturesExpat survival guide to South Africa
The 2010 World Cup is driving a boom in construction, but beware the capital's crime levels
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FeaturesWhen cheap and cheerful turns nasty
Beware your duty of care when recommending the cheapest contractor, warns Tony Bingham
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FeaturesSurvival of the fittest
Despite all the publicity surrounding the economic downturn, the construction industry is managing to stay afloat 鈥� if only just. But long-term survival will depend on the economy鈥檚 health. Victoria Madine explains
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Alco Beldan completes walls project in Liverpool city centre
The installation cost L1.1m, comprising 340 panels for full acoustic sound