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FeaturesHave you got what it takes?
Clients have got a new way of testing the mettle of a bid team 鈥� by simulating a project that鈥檚 going up in smoke and down in flames and watching what happens next. Katie Puckett finds out how the process works 鈥� and how to beat it
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FeaturesWhat it costs: roof coverings
Reducing wind damage to roofs is one key to meeting the challenge of climate change. Peter Mayer of 好色先生TV LifePlans considers the whole-life costs of materials
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FeaturesGeorgious Washington
Roofing If you liked the British Museum鈥檚 Great Court roof, you鈥檙e going to love its designers鈥� spectacular covering for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
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FeaturesWhat to specify
Up on the roof, we鈥檝e got glossy black tiles and red cedar shingles, cold roof systems and products to keep in the heat and block out the noise 鈥� and that鈥檚 before we even reach the dogs鈥� home ...
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FeaturesWho makes it
Jonathan Clemens, the managing director of Kalzip, explains why the firm justifies the title 鈥榯he daddy of standing seam roofing鈥�. For a full guide to suppliers of sustainability products, log on to www.building.co.uk/specifier
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FeaturesA rough guide to working life
Q: A group of students is staying behind at school to carry on studying. They say it鈥檚 a breath of fresh air and like the exams. Are they:
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FeaturesOut of the blue ... and into the red
A furious argument is brewing in the Treasury over a surprise change to accounting rules that could suddenly dump billions of pounds of PFI liabilities in the government鈥檚 lap. Mark Leftly looks at what the rule says, and what it could mean for Gordon Brown
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Appointments
HousebuildersAntler Homes Southern has appointed Duncan Morris and Paul Osborne as land directors. Morris was previously with Michael Shanly; Osborne joins from Gladedale Homes.Consultants project management consultant ChandlerKBS has promoted Dylan Davies and Chris Hunt from associate to partner, and Julian Kelly from senior cost manager to associate. Faithful + ...
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FeaturesHundreds of new carpets, lights, doors, furniture ... and it all ends up in a skip. Call that sustainable?
The property industry has just begun to notice the sheer unrestrained waste of speculative fit-outs. But what are they going to do about it? Katie Puckett unravels the madness
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FeaturesMuseum of Scotland: A revisit to the museum
Nine years after it was built, Martin Spring went back to Benson & Forsyth鈥檚 Museum of Scotland. He found a striking, intriguing building that is struggling to cope with the Edinburgh weather
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Starting out
How they made it Deena Mattar is one of the industry鈥檚 only female finance directors. She tells Lydia Stockdale how keeping her temper and her head down got her to the top
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The tracker: Growth is growing
The infrastructure sector鈥檚 revival is likely to continue, whereas it has been a quiet period for the residential and non-residential sectors. According to the Experian Business Strategies survey overall growth will be moderate, but it will remain robust
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FeaturesDoing justice to the law
Michael Wilford鈥檚 law academy in the Hague is a judicious mix of the traditional and the avant-garde
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FeaturesNever again
In the past four months accidents involving tower cranes have left three people dead, including a member of the public. To prevent further fatalities 好色先生TV is calling for rigorous checks, better supervision and public accountability for these potentially dangerous pieces of equipment.
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FeaturesYou wait all year for a green initiative ...
Sustainability Having introduced a raft of sustainability measures just before Christmas, the government must allow them time to develop into a clear strategy.
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好色先生TV intelligence Q3 2006: Perfect poise
It鈥檚 almost like they planned it this way. As the government was forced to scale back its ambitious spending plans, commercial and industrial output picked up. And, as Experian Business Strategies reports, this all adds up to a modest recovery in the first three quarters of 2006
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FeaturesIf at first you don鈥檛 succeed ...
Lift has had trouble taking off in England. But that hasn鈥檛 deterred the Scottish executive from dusting off the healthcare initiative, giving it a few design tweaks, and seeing whether it will fly.
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FeaturesDone to a turn
Architect Clague鈥檚 curvaceous extension to the Strode Park Foundation brings something that most housing for disabled people has never even heard of 鈥� glamour.
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FeaturesAdam family values
Many go into the construction industry because their dads did, but only a handful have one as famous as Robert Adam. Emily Wright met him and son Jamie to find out whether the agony outweighed the ecstasy
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FeaturesNo more trouble at the top
Few things are more galling than having your penthouse office suite shaken by high winds or the odd overgrown ape. Arup鈥檚 solution to wobbly building syndrome is dependable and cost-effective 鈥� though we鈥檙e not sure if it鈥檚 been tested on animals.