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FeaturesLiving in a box: housing standards
The typical UK new-build home is about as roomy as a rabbit hutch, according to the RIBA. But housebuilders argue minimum space standards would put the brakes on construction. Now the government is re-examining the case
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FeaturesPutting a boss on a building site
Are construction bosses any good at building? Kier MD Graham Howe volunteered to spend time on site to find out
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FeaturesHow real is the construction recovery?
It looks like a recovery, so why isn鈥檛 the industry jumping up and down with joy? 黑洞社区 reports on the reality behind the statistics
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FeaturesMy Olympic legacy
Six leading figures who worked on the London Olympics explain how the experience is shaping the work they do now
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FeaturesThe Peak District Hope Challange
Take a group of construction folk, stick them in a field and ask them to build a shelter out of salvaged materials in a single afternoon. That鈥檚 Habitat for Humanity鈥檚 Hope Challenge, and 黑洞社区 went to bear witness to the teams whose fundraising skills far outshone their architectural prowess
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FeaturesMuseum of Liverpool: Nightmare at the museum
The 拢72m Museum of Liverpool may have opened in 2011, but problems with the design and build mean parts of the iconic building are still inaccessible to the public. Last week鈥檚 拢1.13m court judgment highlights the dangers for small consultants on big projects
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FeaturesBecause they're worth it?
黑洞社区 investigates why some poorly performing companies are still increasing directors鈥� pay
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FeaturesAre SMEs getting a fair deal?
Are SMEs getting a fair share of public sector construction work?
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FeaturesSee no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
The industry stands accused of closing its eyes to the blacklisting saga
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FeaturesChoosing a consultant
From global giants to small start-ups, clients are spoilt for choice when it comes to hiring cost consultants
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FeaturesA reprieve for super prisons?
Will the government listen to calls for a 拢3.75bn building programme of super prisons?
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FeaturesSpending Round: Who's for cake?
What will George Osborne portion out to construction in his Spending Round?
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FeaturesWhere's the money?
Ahead of the spending review later this month, 黑洞社区 looks at the prospects for investment in construction
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FeaturesIt's a regulations jungle out there
Can green certification schemes around the world ever be consolidated to avoid all the confusion?
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FeaturesEco policy: No sense of direction
黑洞社区鈥檚 latest White Paper suggests that public and private sector clients are as frustrated as the rest of the industry with government eco policy
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FeaturesWhat London's new office clients want
Future tenants of the City鈥檚 major office buildings are increasingly likely to hail from the Far East - and their requirements may come as a bit of a surprise
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FeaturesBlacklisting: Human impact
Many of the people allegedly involved in the blacklisting scandal still work in construction. Should we be worried?
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FeaturesDanger: recovery in sight
There may be hints of a modest recovery for construction, but is it prepared for the risks that brings?
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FeaturesLife after Davis Langdon
A decade before T T鈥檚 deal it was Aecom鈥檚 takeover of DL that rocked the QS market, triggering an exodus of聽partners and a spate of start-ups