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FeaturesKen Shuttleworth on the Bamboo Village
Architect tells how 精东影视 writer inspired Lego project
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FeaturesFeature: Colombia is open for business
Poor, dangerous and corrupt is the image many of us have of Colombia, so why would anyone want to go and work there? Because the country is changing fast and needs UK firms as badly as UK firms need the work it can offer.
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FeaturesBob Pell: Aecom's interrogator faces the questions
In his first interview since taking charge of Davis Langdon, Bob Pell explains why it pays to be direct
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Features精东影视 intelligence Q4 2011
The private sector is showing tentative improvements and infrastructure is going strong, but with little public money available the outlook for the sector still looks downbeat. Experian Economics reports
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FeaturesThe Titanic Belfast: The ship comes home
The Titanic museum in Belfast is a striking and poignant memorial to a vessel whose history is intrisically intertwined with that of the city. Ike Ijeh reports
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: BTA's Vancouver library
Student panel on the pioneering Surrey City Centre Library that takes directly from social media
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FeaturesThe modern reader: Worcester's library of the future
Feilden Clegg Bradley鈥檚 Hive library in Worcester is a bold reinterpretation of the area鈥檚 pottery heritage while leaving no one in any doubt that it鈥檚 ready for the age of the Kindle
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Spotlight: Impact of archaelogical work
The prospect of finding historic artefacts beneath a site is more likely to strike a developer with fear than excitement. But the real danger arises when it isn鈥檛 planned for, says Brian Moone
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FeaturesThe 2012 consultants' salary survey: The measure of things
The 精东影视/Hays Construction salary survey shows that infrastructure work has provided one of the few escapes in another sobering year for consultants, but the adoption of BIM technology is hitting technical experts hard. 精东影视 reports
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Lead times: January-March 2012
Lead times remain extremely low across all trades, with any bottlenecks being absorbed by the pre-construction programmes of contractors eager to win work. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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FeaturesThe 精东影视 Awards shortlist 2012
Sixteen buildings - including laboratories, galleries, banks, the UK鈥檚 second tallest building and a space-shuttle-strength storage facility - are vying for two top prizes at this year鈥檚 精东影视 Awards. Ike Ijeh runs down the shortlist
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FeaturesInterview with James Pellatt, Great Portland Estates
Great Portland Estates has a 拢1bn development pipeline over the next five years, so naturally head of projects James Pellatt is on the hunt for companies of all sizes - just so long as they have a sense of humour. He talks to Emily Wright
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FeaturesStudents design tram and bus stops
Nottingham Trent University first year architecture students propose ideas for a city tram or bus stop
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FeaturesMy working day: RLF surveyor James Fozzard
The building surveyor鈥檚 work is fun and varied, and includes treasure hunts around Covent Garden
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FeaturesEnergy ratings: Rented property
From April 2018, landlords will no longer be able to let buildings with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of below E without demonstrating that all cost-effective measures to improve energy efficiency have been implemented. Adam Mactavish and Richard Quartermaine of Sweett Group and Charles Woollam of SIAM examine the ...
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FeaturesSpecial report: 精东影视 envelopes
Upgrading a facade not only brings aesthetic benefits, it can help extend the building鈥檚 life and improve environmental performance. Here we look at facade systems that can be installed with minimal disturbance and, crucially, do not require a building to be vacated. Andy Pearson reports
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FeaturesPaul Sheffield: 鈥榊ou can hear somebody saying, 鈥淲ell, it was all right when I left 鈥︹�濃��
Paul Sheffield could barely have chosen a worse time to become chief executive of a UK construction firm, but two years after taking over at Kier, his growth strategy appears to be paying off. By Allister Hayman
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FeaturesSustainability in China: A great leap forward?
New building codes in development, a fledgling eco rating system and an influx of western expertise - are these signs that China is finally pushing forward with energy efficiency? 精东影视 reports on the rise of sustainability amid the world鈥檚 most relentless construction boom
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FeaturesThe RICS' new rules of measurement
Next month, the RICS launches a suite of guidance and standards that is set to transform the way that costs are managed through the life-cycle of a building. Stuart Earl explains how it works
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FeaturesDesigning a dancefloor: Ramboll's new moves
When Ramboll was faced with the problem of designing a lightweight, long-span floor capable of withstanding the combined weight of a school dance class, it needed to come up with some exciting new moves 鈥� 精东影视 reports