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FeaturesConstruction materials: Past our peak?
It turns out that the construction industry is using substantially less 鈥榮tuff鈥� than it was 15 years ago. Is this a blip or a victory for resource-efficiency?
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FeaturesMarket review: A bumpy ride
A drop in monthly construction output comes courtesy of a reduction in infrastructure activity, but the bigger picture shows steady growth
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Flooring
Some big strides forward on flooring, from the latest recycled carpet tiles to low-energy underfloor heating and a fast-drying solution for Southend鈥檚 refurbished Cliffs Pavilion
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FeaturesApprentices: 鈥楾he numbers don鈥檛 add up鈥︹��
Three times as many people are leaving the industry each year as are joining, so today鈥檚 skills crisis is set to get a lot worse
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FeaturesEU procurement: Drawing lines
Architects have played down the effect that a vote for Britain to leave the EU this summer would have on the profession, but its impact on procurement could make a big difference
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FeaturesCost update Q4 2015
Labour costs continue to be the primary driver of building cost inflation in last year鈥檚 final quarter, with a mixed picture still for building materials
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FeaturesSimon Eyers: Beating the odds
National Apprenticeship Week: Being born deaf and mute hasn鈥檛 stopped Simon Eyers landing a job as an electrician at contractor FM Conway
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FeaturesGlobal city focus: China's Pearl River Delta
Connectivity between the cities of China鈥檚 Pearl River Delta is key to economic development. Investment in advanced infrastructure is creating the world鈥檚 first 鈥榤egalopolis鈥�
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FeaturesBudget 2016: Box clever
The infrastructure sector may not be expecting much from this year鈥檚 Budget, but both George Osborne and Boris Johnson are in contention for the biggest title in the land
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FeaturesMore Young Architects of the Year: On sustainability
In the second of our series talking to the nominees for the Young Architect of the Year award, the architects give us their take on sustainability
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Features7 Air Street: A breath of fresh air
Barr Gazetas鈥� retrofit of a 1920s office block on Air Street in central London has resulted in the first BREEAM 鈥榦utstanding鈥� rating for a listed building
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FeaturesThe green business case
Since its election last year the Conservative government has cut back a lot of sustainability legislation. But can sticking with the eco-building agenda benefit construction firms鈥� business model anyway?
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FeaturesYoung Architects of the Year: On sustainability
Built from the beginning in a context of eco-awareness, the work of these Young Architect of the Year nominees has been green-tinted from the start. But what do they think of the state of sustainability today?
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FeaturesEcobuild: Programme preview
The ongoing struggle to build homes, the business case for sustainability and how to drag construction efficiency into this century are just some of the themes of Ecobuild 2016
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Refurbishment
Specialist pipework is used for upgrading the heating system at the Archbishop of Canterbury鈥檚 old abode, while floor preparation products helped to create a professional floor finish at St John鈥檚 Hall in Cornwall
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FeaturesThe R word is back
Five years after the coalition cut nearly all funding for regeneration, the government is talking warmly of knocking down estates and rebuilding as part of a 鈥榖litz鈥� on poverty. But with just 拢140m pledged to back the drive and a host of obstacles to overcome, how excited should the development ...
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FeaturesEnergiesprong: Sprong is here
A runaway success in the Netherlands, a boon for contractors and for occupiers, simple, ready-to-use and straight out of the box: could Energiesprong be the UK housing retrofit market鈥檚 new start?
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FeaturesTracker: January 2016
Despite falling in January the construction activity index remains in positive territory, with the repair and maintenance sector reaching its highest value since July 2014
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FeaturesPrefab housing: Here鈥檚 one we made earlier
A new range of low-cost prefabricated housing solutions is being rolled out across the country with the potential to help tackle Britain鈥檚 affordable housing crisis
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FeaturesContractors: The new world order?
Contractor Colin Harding has come up with a proposal to totally redesign the industry鈥檚 contractural arena - using far fewer consultants and putting sole responsibility for the performance of the building onto one single contractor