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FeaturesCivil stars: ICE鈥檚 London award winners
Civil engineering may not be the most glamorous profession but the ICE鈥檚 London awards give its brightest and best their moment in the limelight. Thomas Lane takes a look at the winners
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FeaturesCountry focus: United Arab Emirates
The end of the year could see a more robust performance from the UAE economy, but for the time being it鈥檚 displaying only the most anaemic of recoveries. Simon Light of EC Harris in Dubai reports
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FeaturesMe and my baby: Steve Morgan is back at Redrow
You can鈥檛 imagine much intimidates Steve Morgan. In his time, the 57-year-old former site engineer has battled the prime minister of Thailand for control of Liverpool football club, founded Redrow at the age of 21 with a 拢5,000 loan from his father and was on the wrong end of a ...
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FeaturesUS and you: America鈥檚 London embassy is looking for UK firms
America is about to build a 拢330m embassy in south-west London and it wants British firms to do the lion鈥檚 share of the work
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FeaturesThe two-year rush hour: London鈥檚 Park Plaza hotel
Park Plaza has built a 1,000-bedroom hotel and conference centre in the middle of one of London鈥檚 noisiest roundabouts. But it was delivering the project in just 24 months that kept the construction team suitably stressed
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FeaturesTaking the law into your own hands
With the number of construction disputes getting ever higher, now could be a good time to hit the books and get some legal qualifications
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FeaturesWinging it: Eddie the Eagle on sport and building
Eddie the Eagle, aka Michael Edwards, soared to international stardom when he flopped in the 1988 Winter Olympics ski jumping event. After the glow faded, he finally came back to earth as a Gloucestershire builder. Emily Wright asked him about a life of brilliant improvisation
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FeaturesCharter 284 Transport: Spending vital for construction and the UK
In the second week of the Charter 284 campaign, Katie Puckett explains why the UK鈥檚 future prosperity hinges on the government maintaining spending in this vital sector
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黑洞社区 pathology: Wind turbines
The output, reliability and lifespan of wind turbines varies widely depending on a number of factors. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance talks us through them
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FeaturesGive me five
Greeting you at Ecobuild in March will be more than 1,000 exhibitors and 100 conferences 鈥� that鈥檚 an awful lot of ground to cover, so Stephen Kennett guides you towards five five-star attractions you won鈥檛 want to miss
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Natural insulation
Second Nature is launching EdenBloc35, a patented, low-density rigid insulation that is suitable for roofs and walls
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FeaturesBiomass boiler
As well as its heat pump towers, German heating products maker Viessmann will be launching the Vitoligno 300-P biomass pellet boiler, which has outputs between 4kW and 48kW and a claims efficiency of 86%
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FeaturesPV roof tiles
Redland is launching five photovoltaic roof tiles for the housebuilding market to take advantage of the government鈥檚 recently announced feed-in tariffs
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Green roofs
Lindum is launching the Biodiverse Green Roof Mat, a pre-grown vegetative layer designed to offer an alternative to pure sedum blankets
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Floor coverings
Floor covering specialists South East Coatings will be launching several products