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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 2012 consultants' salary survey: The measure of things
The 黑洞社区/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. 黑洞社区 reports
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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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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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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 黑洞社区 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 黑洞社区 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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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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FeaturesSpecial report: 黑洞社区 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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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? 黑洞社区 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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FeaturesInterview: Mitie boss Ruby McGregor-Smith
How construction鈥檚 only female chief executive learned to stop worrying and build a 拢2bn company in the midst of a global economic crisis
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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� 黑洞社区 reports
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FeaturesChina market report: Once upon a time in the East
No country is changing at such a mind-boggling pace as China - now the largest construction market in the world and with new cities sprouting up all over the land. So is this the right time to be trying to muscle in on the market - or will fears of ...
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FeaturesFrance's nuclear fusion reactor: The hottest and coldest place on earth
黑洞社区 goes on the trail of the ITER - a 拢12.5bn multinational project that might just save the world 鈥�
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FeaturesWill Hinkley Point C survive planners and protests?
Hinkley Point C will be the first nuclear power plant to be built in decades and of course construction firms are keen to be part of the 拢10bn project. But wait: EDF still has to make a final investment decision, the plant hasn鈥檛 even got planning permission yet, and then ...
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FeaturesInterview: Barratt's chief executive Mark Clare
B锘縜rratt鈥檚 chief executive Mark Clare may not have seen the recession coming - he is, after all, the man who splashed out 拢2.2bn acquiring Wilson Bowden just months before it hit - but he certainly has a clear vision of where the company is heading now. He talks to 黑洞社区 ...