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FeaturesCost model: Small industrial units
They鈥檙e flexible, investor-friendly and easy to build. But how much does it cost to construct small industrial units? Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon explains
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鈥楲et鈥檚 talk again two years from now 鈥︹��
Hays Executive salary guide聽In 2006 executives have bided their time, choosing to wait and see where the top Olympic jobs will arise. But when the time comes, it will pay to have had one or two discreet meetings with headhunters
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FeaturesFoster joins the pod people
This Toronto university faculty looks like a tribute to Will Alsop, but it鈥檚 a very Foster building, too
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FeaturesToday India, tomorrow the world
Cyril Sweett boss Dean Webster on the firm鈥檚 plans for international growth
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FeaturesFive days in June
Although it鈥檚 mostly a question of hobnobbing and hats, the punters at Royal Ascot do like to see the races as well. Mark Leftly and Tom Broughton report on why its new grandstand was built with restricted views, and what鈥檚 being done to put it right
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Features鈥業 can鈥檛 tell you on the hoof what our policy would be鈥�
Finding out where David Cameron stands on the big questions is a tricky matter, but at least he is starting by putting his own house in order. Thomas Lane spoke exclusively to the Tory leader, then met the architect and builder who are tackling the green makeover of his family ...
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Features130 go mad in Stockholm
Give 130 young engineers 拢65,000 and a conference hall in Stockholm and what do you get? Emily Wright discovered the answer at WSP鈥檚 latest Taskforce jamboree
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FeaturesIf you go down to the woods today 鈥�
WHO MAKES IT 鈥� Coed Derwen was set up last year to make doors and windows from local Welsh hardwood. And its green credentials have already attracted the attention of Prince Charles.
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FeaturesBirmingham does the double
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER 鈥� The 拢34m refurbishment of Birmingham Town Hall needed secondary glazing to block noise. Enter manufacturer Selectaglaze, which teamed up with main contractor Wates to design a solution.
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FeaturesWhat's your carbon footprint?
After an amazing response to our online Carbon footprint estimator, now readers can find out which professions are the environmental angels and which are gas-guzzling sinners...
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FeaturesThrough the keyhole
The lengths that modern fit-out specialists go to capture the essence of their client is inspiring, inventive and occasionally surreal. So, in inimitable Loyd Grossman fashion, we go behind the bricks and mortar to ask: who would work in an office like this?
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FeaturesInside the Hall of Fame
Construction鈥檚 stars turn out for the unveiling of 好色先生TV鈥檚 celebration of the industry鈥檚 finest
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FeaturesBeer, cannabis, glue and a generous helping of lime
No, not a recipe for a quiet night in, but rather the ingredients of Adnams鈥� deep green distribution centre. Thomas Lane went to Suffolk to meet a brewer with a difference
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FeaturesStarting out
For managers on site, taking responsibility for health and safety can be a matter of life and death. And for graduates in their early twenties, that responsibility can weigh very heavily indeed.
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Lead times July-September 2006
In the latest quarterly update on lead times, Tony Gale of Mace reports on dramatic rises in two packages
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FeaturesA living legacy
Frank Gehry鈥檚 Maggie鈥檚 centre has been open for three years. Martin Spring paid a visit to find out how well it has served the cancer patients that use it. And on page 60, he reviews the latest centre, which also happens to be Zaha Hadid鈥檚 first completed project in the ...