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FeaturesThe i-wasp generation
Reading University鈥檚 Colin Gray explains how construction best practice can be downloaded as easily as music
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A happy new year for Bovis as it tops the charts
Contractor takes the lead with 拢451m worth of projects in January
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FeaturesCan you read me? Dutch architect MVRDV
Dutch architect MVRDV has divided its modernism-influenced Barcode House into nine distinct strips, each with its own purpose
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FeaturesStop passing the buck
Making the news Sustainability needs to be a priority not a chore, says Sir Jonathon Porritt
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International costs: 2007
It鈥檚 a suppliers鈥� market as delivery delays complicate schedules and demand pushes inflation up. Gardiner & Theobald examines global costs and forecasts in this yearly update
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Features鈥楳y most obvious mistake? Taking out the dampers on the Millennium Bridge鈥�
HOW THEY MADE IT - Despite that minor mishap, Chris Wise is proud of the 20 years鈥� work he did at Arup. He tells Dan Stewart what he learned 鈥� and why the best is yet to come
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FeaturesDead Sea canal: And the dead shall live
Vikki Miller reports on how a canal became an obsession for architects and engineers around the world, including a chap at Foster + Partners
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Features鈥楶ut this job on a CV and it'll set you up for life鈥�
Being there There are some projects that every self-respecting graduate would do just about anything to work on. Dan Stewart meets nine tyros who had the chance to tackle Heathrow T5
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FeaturesA guy called Gerald
A tycoon, a predator, a convict, a philanthropist, a philosopher, a doting father ... even among the outsized characters who make up the property developing fraternity, Gerald Ronson is remarkable. Emily Wright found out just how remarkable
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FeaturesIs Foster on the eve of dominance or decline?
Britain鈥檚 greatest architectural practice is planning a massive expansion. But what does it mean for the man who founded the business, the global brand and, of course, the buildings?
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FeaturesSorry, but these rules don鈥檛 work
Quantity surveyors are piling pressure on the Home Office to rethink the laws that are keeping foreign workers out of the UK 鈥� and sending some badly needed ones back home.
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FeaturesLife, or something quite like it
Second Life is the virtual world that has its own businesses, currency and an exchange rate with real money. And where there鈥檚 real money, developers are never far behind. Katie Puckett steps 鈥榠n-world鈥� as Katarina Rockett (she鈥檚 the one with the red bunches) to investigate the world鈥檚 first virtual construction ...
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FeaturesDrainage channel for patios
Manthorpe has launched a drainage channel for patios and driveways.
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FeaturesStainless steel sinks
Carron Phoenix has launched a range of stainless steel sinks called Zeta. They have 180mm deep bowls and a draining board and sit 4mm off the work surface.
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FeaturesWalk-in shower enclosures
Aqata has brought out a range of walk-in shower enclosures called Minimalist.
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Pleased to meet you ...
Anyone in doubt about the value of eavesdropping should read this tale of how an overheard remark at a lunch led to a close working relationship between Gladedale Homes and HawkinsBrown.
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FeaturesThe attainment of zero
Housing The industry clearly has a lot of work to do to achieve carbon-free homes by 2016. Jan-Carlos Kucharek looks at four projects that are working out how it can be done
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Heat exchanger for flats
Alfa Laval has launched a heat exchanger to transfer heat from a district system to the local hot water supply in flats.
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Home networking system
Network solutions company Emitex has upgraded its home networking chassis to make it easier to install.
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Stainless steel sinks
Carron Phoenix has launched a range of stainless steel sinks called Zeta. They have 180mm deep bowls and a draining board and sit 4mm off the work surface.