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FeaturesWhat to specify: Water products
This week鈥檚 products include an indoor terrazzo fountain designed for an Italian restaurant in London, and Westminster City council installs a shower pump in an apartment block designed for the elderly and less able
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FeaturesWater features: Making a splash
Technological advances mean we can now enjoy the spectacle of water without any of the misgivings about waste
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Structural systems
The embodied carbon of a non-domestic development can be altered to a significant degree depending on the choice of materials used in its structural system
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FeaturesGender pay gap: Levelling the field
New legislation will mean firms have to publish how much both male and female employees are paid. Will this be the end of the gender pay gap?
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FeaturesA tale of two mayors
With Londoners headed to the polls on 5 May to decide the city鈥檚 next mayor, we look at the impact frontrunners Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan would have on the major construction issues facing the capital
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FeaturesNightmare on Nine Elms street?
The UK鈥檚 biggest construction site in west London looks on paper like a dream development in a market desperate for new housing. But amid scare stories of fleeing investors and slashed prices
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FeaturesBoris: For better or worse?
As the eight-year tenure of the mayor of London draws to a close, many Londoners have mixed feelings about the changes he has wrought on their city
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FeaturesCost model: Retail distribution centres
A growing urban population with complex buying behaviours will require a dynamic and agile logistics network from UK retailers keen to make the most of this fast-moving market
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FeaturesBalfour Beatty: 鈥楴ot short of stellar鈥�
When Leo Quinn took over at a troubled Balfour Beatty, he launched a two-year strategy to revive the fortunes of the UK鈥檚 largest builder
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FeaturesHouse of leaks
Never mind fixing the roof while the sun shines 鈥� the roof of parliamentary offices Portcullis House has been leaking since it was built 15 years ago
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FeaturesA sensational career
好色先生TV鈥檚 architectural correspondent Ike Ijeh pays tribute to Zaha Hadid
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FeaturesCity of London: Fair mile?
The residential population of the City of London has dwindled but is it time to reverse that trend?
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FeaturesSustainability: Energy efficiency
We all know the benefits of energy efficiency in buildings, yet the amount of investment in carbon reduction is still well below the level needed to hit upcoming targets
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Residential
This week鈥檚 residential products include aluminium rainwater products on a major regeneration project in Sheffield, and ready mix plaster for a 鈥榮uperhome鈥� that was showcased on Grand Designs
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FeaturesHave you seen the BIM deadline?
From Monday, any firm wanting to be considered for public sector construction work will need to be BIM level 2 compliant. Yet just days before the deadline, only about half of companies are using the technology
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FeaturesWho wins with BIM?
If your firm isn鈥檛 using BIM level 2 by Monday, then it can鈥檛 be considered for public sector work. So what does the requirement mean for the industry - and who will be the winners and the losers?
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FeaturesTracker: February 2016
The construction activity index suffers a contraction, with many sub-sectors following suit. But the orders index continues to improve
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好色先生TV intelligence: Q4 2015
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that total construction output was up for the third consecutive year, but the rate of growth is slowing
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FeaturesAndy Steele: 鈥榃as that me?鈥�
It took Andy Steele just five years to transform Connaught into a 拢240m-turnover sensation. Can he pull it off again?
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FeaturesHiscox building: Makes you stare
Make Architects鈥� Hiscox 好色先生TV in York is a triumphant fusion of heritage and modernity that has at its heart a spectacular foyer of swirling concrete staircases and balconies - oh, and a rocket from the former Soviet arsenal