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FeaturesSpecial report: Bringing in BIM
It鈥檚 no longer a question of whether you should adopt BIM, but how. So what are firms doing to persuade employees and supply chains to embrace the technology and get suitable training? Andy Pearson reports
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FeaturesMy working day: F+G QS Astrid Andersson
The quantity surveyor at consultant F+G in Leeds juggles a busy work schedule with her love for horses
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FeaturesMichael Dyke, Lend Lease: 'It's business as usual'
When Lend Lease dropped the Bovis name, it said goodbye to one of UK contracting鈥檚 oldest and best-known brands. 黑洞社区 talks to Michael Dyke, the construction arm鈥檚 new boss, about where the division will go next. Portrait David Levene
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FeaturesCarillion's purchase of Eaga: Blinded by the sun
In April, Carillion bought Eaga - a company with big plans to install PV panels on 30,000 homes - and rebranded it as Carillion Energy Services. Seven months later, government feed-in tariffs have been cut in half, and all 4,500 jobs are on the line. So was the 拢298m purchase ...
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FeaturesThe tracker: Gloom, then more gloom
As the days get darker so does the industry outlook, with the latest figures from Experian Economics showing a deterioration in all sectors and construction activity hitting a three-month low
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FeaturesNow boarding: The aviation sector
George Osborne鈥檚 autumn statement hinted at support for airport projects, including the 拢50bn Thames Estuary hub - but haven鈥檛 the best seats already been nabbed by a few framework contractors and consultants? 黑洞社区 finds out how to fight your way to the front of the queue
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FeaturesA lot to live up to: 黑洞社区 houses that meet predicted energy use
The gap between a house鈥檚 predicted energy use and actual performance has been comprehensively panned. 黑洞社区 meets three developers who reckon their projects will show that low carbon on paper can mean low carbon in practice
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FeaturesFarringdon station overhaul: Boring? If only!
London鈥檚 Farringdon station has been given an overhaul and is ready for more passengers, bigger trains and Crossrail. But it hasn鈥檛 been an easy ride - and digging a 140m tunnel by hand was the least of it. By Thomas Lane. Photography by Colin Streater
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FeaturesPCKO interview: The new country
Thirty years ago PCKO Architects broke into what was a tough UK market. Now they鈥檙e hitting China. So what鈥檚 their secret? Andrew Ogorzalek and Peter Chlapowski talk to Emily Wright about luck 鈥� and vodka
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FeaturesThe health care sector: Anyone know how this works?
The government is bent on a major shake-up of NHS estate procurement, yet it鈥檚 been almost silent on how the new system will work. Should the construction industry simply be working it out for themselves? 黑洞社区 asks the experts
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FeaturesHydropower: Water works
With all the controversy over solar, you鈥檇 be forgiven for forgetting that hydropower produces a thousand times more electricity. 黑洞社区 investigates a power source that could light up the industry
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FeaturesCost model: Temporary venues
With the popularity of global sporting events continuing to grow against a background of economic uncertainty and the need for reducing public expenditure, Hein le Roux of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, examines the pros and cons of using temporary venues for sporting events
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FeaturesArchitecture students design chairs
Nottingham Trent first year students tackle the perfect chair with three cardboard designs
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FeaturesPFI: What鈥檚 the plan?
Next week the chancellor will unveil his 拢50bn infrastructure plan, as the euro crisis causes construction scheme finance to retreat. Joey Gardiner looks at whether George Osborne can tempt new sources of private cash to fill the funding gap
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FeaturesThe notorious work of Richard Seifert
Ten years after Richard Seifert鈥檚 death, Ike Ijeh asks how some of his most well-known works have shaped the architecture of modern Britain - and how controversial they really were
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FeaturesQuadruple glazing: Fancy a fourth layer?
It鈥檚 winter and our thoughts turn to keeping warm by any means necessary. Is quadruple glazing the solution? Thomas Lane peeks out from behind his curtains to ask the experts
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FeaturesDonald Lawson: Bigger and better
Faithful + Gould boss Donald Lawson knows a thing or two about consolidation thanks to Atkins鈥� takeover 15 years ago. He tells 黑洞社区 how it got the firm to where it is today
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FeaturesAsia markets: 鈥楢nyone who is not looking at Asia should be鈥�
UK firms have known about the boom in Asia for some time, but now it鈥檚 become a region they simply cannot afford to ignore. Emily Wright reports on a part of the world that will spend $440bn a year on infrastructure
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FeaturesCost update Q3 2011
Never a dull moment: average earnings have improved but inflation is still at a 15-year high, and industrial relations remain tense. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesThe 黑洞社区 Good Employer Guide: Pathfinders
If companies are to navigate through the downturn and out the other side, they need to make some crucial strategic and staffing decisions. 黑洞社区 asks some of the most forward-thinking firms where they鈥檙e heading and how