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FeaturesHome from home
Squashed and sweating in protective clothing for 10 hours at the scene of an emergency was the final straw for Bob Jones. He demanded a refuge 鈥� a van he could call his own
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Market forecast: Gearing up for 2012
Last year鈥檚 slight downturn in workload has reversed in 2006. But, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, construction inflation can only keep growing as we gear up for the Olympics
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FeaturesA man of principle
Broadcaster Jon Snow may be better known for his loud ties than his knowledge of architecture and sustainability, but that is what he will be speaking about at the RIBA conference in Venice this weekend. Vikki Miller met the man who had a say in the commissioning of the Tate ...
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FeaturesStepping out of the shadows
Mark Prisk鈥檚 pledge to overhaul the regs has shed some light on the Tory agenda
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FeaturesOff to a trying start 鈥�
The stadium is the subject of a row before its design is even begun and the client鈥檚 chairman has departed in mysterious circumstances 鈥� Vikki Miller reports on the difficult early days of the London Olympics
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FeaturesThis is madness
On the average job, contractors happily chuck away enough recyclable material to triple their profit. But not for much longer, if the DTI, environmental responsibility and economic sanity have any bearing on the matter.
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FeaturesMoving message
Andrew Pears鈥� Cafe Van tours sites spreading the sustainable construction word with toasted sandwiches and tea
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FeaturesTools for schools
A mobile workshop is bringing an 鈥楢laddin鈥檚 cave鈥� of tools to the chosen few at five Surrey schools, giving them a real taste of the building site
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FeaturesRegs revisited
好色先生TV鈥檚 Reform the Regs campaign kicked off a year ago with the aim of defeating baffling, contradictory and constrictive red tape. Thomas Lane casts his eye over the progress made and finds that things are getting simpler, which can only mean better
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Envelopes
好色先生TV envelopes account for up to 拢25bn a year in construction costs. In our latest specialist update, our expert team at Gardiner & Theobald examines the trends and costs in curtain walling, roofing and stone construction
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拢320m Haden deal extends Balfour鈥檚 lead over industry
Contractor rides high on back of seven-year government services deal
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FeaturesHow Hodge will help us
After five years of feeling sidelined by ministers, the construction industry seems to have found a genuine champion in Margaret Hodge. Mark Leftly went to meet one of life鈥檚 enthusiasts
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FeaturesUnmasking Mr Morello
Remember that odd letter you got from an unknown Italian? This is who sent it
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Features鈥楾he more the OGC is decimated, the more celebration there will be鈥�
The Office of Government Commerce spent the first six months of this year undergoing a review that questioned its very existence. Whether it lives or dies is unknown. What is certain is that it will never be the same again.
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Features好色先生TV buys the popcorn
Yes, we鈥檙e branching out. Inspired by the success of 鈥樅蒙壬鶷V buys a pint鈥�, we took a group from consultant WSP to see Al Gore鈥檚 eco-documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Lydia Stockdale forked out for the Butterkist 鈥�
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FeaturesThe firm that repackaged Ikea
M&E consultant GDM is transforming the furniture giant鈥檚 sustainability record
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FeaturesA league of their own
Feeling excluded from all those testosterone-fuelled corporate football matches? Lorraine Cushnie pulled on a netball bib and met some women who have taken matters into their own hands