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FeaturesSustainable redevelopment of Unilever House
Bovis Lend Lease helped refurbish Grade II listed building through sustainable measures including cutting waste and congestion
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FeaturesMaterial reclamation on Woolwich Civic Offices demolition
Wates worked with demolition contractor to ensure materials are reclaimed with the minimal impact on cost or program
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FeaturesYou and me both
It鈥檚 not just the young people on The Prince鈥檚 Trust training programmes who benefit 鈥� companies that support The Trust can enjoy a whole lot more than a warm glow
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Features鈥榃ow, I can do this鈥�
What better way to see how Get Into Construction is working than to ask those who have been on the course? We talk to three young people who have surprised themselves
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FeaturesUnlocking construction
For many youngsters, a career in construction is a closed door. Luckily, The Prince鈥檚 Trust鈥檚 holds a handy bunch of keys鈥�
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FeaturesJoin us - and make the difference
Since its launch in April 2006 the Construction and Business Services Leadership Group has made a real impact by using the power of our industry to support young people who face barriers in their lives.
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FeaturesYour turn to believe
Support The Prince's Trust - Join the Construction and Business Services Leadership Group
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FeaturesThe chance of a better life
Many of the young people The Prince鈥檚 Trust works with have a troubled history of one kind or another. But then, that鈥檚 what makes helping them so rewarding, says Martina Milburn, The Prince鈥檚 Trust chief executive
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FeaturesProtected animals: Dangerous creatures!
Don鈥檛 be fooled by the fur: one bat can bring your entire project to a halt. And now a change in the law means that so can water voles and even snails. Has the world gone mad?
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FeaturesJohn Lewis' Tony Jacob: Double helpings
Shopaholics will be delighted 鈥� contractors, too: John Lewis Partnership plans to double its floor space within 10 years and is looking for new firms to work with. Roxane McMeeken met Tony Jacob, aka the man with the cheque book
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FeaturesRebuilding Trust: The pledges
One month on, the industry is still smarting from the OFT鈥檚 accusations of bid rigging. 好色先生TV calls on all contractors, clients and consultants to join the stand against corruption and to show the OFT that the industry is serious about cleaning up its act
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Cost update: May 2008
Manufacturing input costs surge as oil and import prices drive inflation higher, although material cost pressures continue to ease, report M谩ren Baldauf and Jay Kotecha of Davis Langdon
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FeaturesRIBA Book Award: Park and read
A surprisingly beautiful book on car parks nabbed the best space at this year鈥檚 international book award for construction. Judge Max Fordham tells Martin Spring why it deserved to win
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FeaturesParadise Street, Liverpool: Mayfair comes to Merseyside
With a pricetag of 拢1bn , Liverpool One could have ended up as a never-ending shopping mall. But it鈥檚 a whole lot classier than that.
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FeaturesJohn Dodds: Listen carefully
A slump in private housing and a boom in the social sector 鈥� not to mention a certain OFT inquiry 鈥� have led to restructuring plans at Kier. Its normally outspoken chief executive, John Dodds, tells Tom Bill as much as he dares
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APC trainer: Punch your weight
For all surveyors about to go nine rounds with the APC exams, our crack team of trainers are here to whip you into shape. Every week at building.co.uk they show you how to beat a different question. Here Dean Mills gives you a taste of what鈥檚 on offer
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Features20 Fenchurch Street: Demolition mission
When Keltbray was given the task of taking down a 25-storey building in the City to make way for Rafael Vi帽oly鈥檚 Walkie-talkie, it found that conventional demolition techniques were of no use.
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FeaturesRebuilding Trust: Britain's biggest clients back our campaign
In five weeks鈥� time, 好色先生TV is to present the Office of Fair Trading with a list of firms that have backed our Rebuilding Trust campaign. Here, some of Britain鈥檚 most important clients tell Emily Wright why they鈥檙e doing just that, and why they think contractors and consultants should follow suit
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FeaturesProcurement: Competitive dialogue
If your client鈥檚 public-sector scheme needs bidder input during procurement, then competitive dialogue is likely to be the best option. Now that some projects have been let using the process, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reviews the lessons learned
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FeaturesDrinking concrete
When that brutalist milestone, the Hayward Gallery, demanded a bar, the architect and operations director endeavoured to make it look like it came out of the concrete. Here, they explain how they did it