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FeaturesThe North/South housing divide: A tale of two markets
With so many firms focusing their efforts on London and the South-east - Crest Nicholson and Linden Homes are just the latest - you might be tempted to write off the North. But it鈥檚 not that simple.
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FeaturesHousebuilders Salary Survey: Trick or treat?
Some housebuilders this year will find a nice bonus in their paypacket, and that鈥檚 on top of a decent salary. But for others, something altogether less welcome is in store. 黑洞社区 knocks on a few doors 鈥�
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FeaturesTim Byles' 拢1bn development pipeline: What are the opportunities?
黑洞社区 questions the former Partnerships for Schools chief on Cornerstone鈥檚 upcoming work
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FeaturesMy working day: JFA ecologist Adam Earl
The ecologist at JFA Environmental Planning doesn鈥檛 have a regular working day but they all start early with feeding his three chickens
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Stuck in the mud
Prices have continued to stagnate in 2011, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. And with the eurozone crisis and global unease, construction isn鈥檛 going anywhere fast
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FeaturesSean Tompkins: Setting it straight
锘縏he RICS has faced a lot of criticism lately, with its global expansion drive and proposal to drop its top level qualification under fire. Iain Withers finds out how chief executive Sean Tompkins plans to reconcile ambitious plans abroad with winning back support at home
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Housebuilders Salary Survey 2011: The results
Compare average salaries between regions, job titles and see whether they have gone up since last year
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FeaturesFree school conversions: Making the switch
The government went out of its way to make it easier for free schools to be formed in non-school buildings by easing planning laws. So now that they鈥檝e opened their doors, do they actually work? Take a look at two very different conversions鈥�
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FeaturesCladding: Facing the future
The cladding market is being tested by the influx of new regulations and cost pressures. The good news is that facades can now be designed on a more human scale, says Stephen Ledbetter, director of the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology
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FeaturesEC Harris and Arcadis: Two become one
After years of secret courtship, EC Harris and Arcadis finally announced their engagement this week. Before they tie the knot, Joey Gardiner asks how the merger between Dutch engineer and UK consultant will work
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FeaturesTom Haughey: Man of steel
The structural steel sector has been knocked for six by the recession. No one knows this better than Severfield-Rowen boss Tom Haughey - not that he鈥檚 going to let that stop him expanding the business. The sheer nerve is admirable
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FeaturesLead times July-Sept 2011
Although lead times remain overwhelmingly stable, growth in tower construction in London will affect capacity in steel fabrication, vertical transportation and cladding.
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FeaturesSpotlight:聽impact of tower construction
London is a rare area of growth, says Brian Moone, and the projects coming back on line include large and complex towers. Developers and suppliers had better plan early to avoid logjams
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FeaturesUniversity of the Arts: The art of simplicity
The new University of the Arts campus exudes creativity. Ike Ijeh visits the recently converted King鈥檚 Cross Granary to find a building that melds old and new, industry and art and provides a home for the next generation of designers
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FeaturesLaing O'Rourke and Atkins' standardised school: How's this for smart?
Standardised doesn鈥檛 have to mean inflexible design - that鈥檚 the message from Laing O鈥橰ourke and Atkins with their clever solution to cutting school building costs. 黑洞社区 reports on the surprising versatility of concrete
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FeaturesZero carbon housing using underfloor thermal heat stores
When you鈥檝e got houses and flats on a tiny plot, no room to store fuel and little roof space, finding a zero-carbon heating solution is tricky. One team went underground to find the answer