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FeaturesBest supply chain or partnering innovation: Winner Widacre homes and circle anglia
Widacre Homes and Circle Anglia jointly took the prize for their dedication to partnering which has led to much faster completion times
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FeaturesBest Training Innovation : Winner Keepmoat
Keepmoat walked off with this Technical Resourcing-sponsored award for the innovative way it has tied business expansion to its commitment to training
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FeaturesBest Technical, IT or product innovation: Winner United House
United House got the green light with this Smart New Homes-sponsored award for its colour-coded online housing refurbishment programme
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FeaturesBest off-site innovation: Winner pace timber systems
To win this Mtech Group-sponsored award Pace Timber Systems has produced a whole even greater than its parts
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FeaturesCustomer service team of the year: Winner midas homes
Midas Homes鈥� zero-tolerance of defects and its personal touch gave it the edge over strong rivals to win this Rationel Windows UK-sponsored award
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FeaturesEnergy-efficient housebuilder of the year: Winner persimmon homes
Persimmon has been rewarded for its wide range of energy-aware policies, both for today and for the future, in this Energy Saving Trust-sponsored category
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FeaturesUrban Housing Development of the Year: Winner The Matrix, entered by Davis Duncan Architects
Davis Duncan鈥檚 distinctive design transformed a bleak urban triangle and won it this award
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FeaturesRural housing development of the year: Winner Charlton Down, entered by Bellway Wessex
A clever use of traditional detailing in a modern setting won Bellway Wessex this award, sponsored by Powergen
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FeaturesBest public-private partnership: Winner Midas Homes/Devon & Cornwall HA
A practical attitude to partnership brought triumphant results from Midas Homes and Devon & Cornwall Housing Association, who won this award
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FeaturesCommunity consultation award: Winner broadway malyan
Broadway Malyan wins this Barbour Index-sponsored award for its imaginative and accessible approach to community consultation
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FeaturesPlacemaking Award: Winner Kew Riverside, entered by St James
In a tightly fought contest between very strong contenders, St James claimed the award for this distinctive example of landscaping
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FeaturesBest planning and land regeneration strategy: Winner Barratt developments
The scale and consistency of Barratt鈥檚 national operation edged it up into the top spot. The award was sponsored by English Partnerships
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Costs: Kitchen furniture
Kitchen furniture needs to look good and, even more importantly, withstand a lot of wear and tear. Peter Mayer of 黑洞社区 LifePlans assesses the options and their whole-life costs
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FeaturesResidential
A sophisticated prefabricated timber system that helped unlock a particularly awkward infill site in central London has been shortlisted for a Wood Award.
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FeaturesHow to do a public consultation 鈥� and survive
Angry protesters, weeping old ladies, paranoid tenants 鈥� there鈥檚 no end to the horrors you must prepare to face when carrying out a community consultation. But don鈥檛 worry, there are tricks you can use to make the process work.
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FeaturesBig science
The Wellcome Trust has expanded its campus for human genome research to include an awesome supercomputer and a suite of state-of-the-art laboratories.
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: ICT installations
In the latest of our market overviews, Stuart Guy of Gardiner & Theobald runs through the eight current ICT systems to install in your building and how much they cost 鈥� plus a technological specialist gets a grilling
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FeaturesJust the job: Rob Harrisoon's engineering doctorate
Rob Harrison gets paid a full salary to study and go to music gigs, thanks to his engineering doctorate