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FeaturesThe 拢6.5bn men
Every year these 10 men greenlight more than 18,000 projects worth north of 拢6bn. Katie Puckett got them together to find out what impresses and depresses them about construction firms, and on pages 58-59 we list the top 100 clients in the UK
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FeaturesYes, prime minister?
Good morning world! You鈥檝e just woken up as the most powerful person in Britain. No, not Jamie Oliver 鈥� the prime minister. Against all expectations, you鈥檝e managed to win the premiership, despite fierce challenges from Tony Blair, Michael Howard and Charles Kennedy. You鈥檝e even edged out Bobby Kilroy-Silk. So, what鈥檚 ...
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FeaturesSustainability costs
It is commonly assumed that going green will rack up the costs of a building project, but a unique study contradicts that view. In this cost model, Cyril Sweett details sustainable solutions for four building types indicating how improvements can be made at little or no extra cost
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Features鈥業f our neighbours have people around for a dinner party we go out 鈥� I would rather sleep on a friend鈥檚 floor for the night鈥�
A block of flats in the Greenwich Millennium Village is at the centre of a bitter dispute about noise transmission. Although the building originally passed an acoustic test, the residents claim the problem is so bad they cannot sleep.
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FeaturesDesign laid bare
The opening of an adult emporium designed by Papa Architects was almost too much to bear for one upright 黑洞社区 reporter.
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FeaturesThe quiet american
The winner of this year鈥檚 黑洞社区 Award for Chief Executive of the Year is Charles Banks, boss of materials firm Wolseley 鈥� a man whose calm manner belies his amazing track record and aggressive hunt for acquisitions.
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Head for the hills
This month, Experian Business Strategies predicts that construction growth will continue its slowdown 鈥� and explains why it鈥檚 better to be working in Yorkshire or the North than London
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Kier snatches top spot in March league table
Twenty-seven contracts worth 拢302m push contractor to pole position, ahead of Carillion and Laing O鈥橰ourke
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One voice
When Labour introduced the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, hopes were high that construction would finally have a loud voice in government. Yet, eight years on, the DETR is no more and the industry has little or no representation at the highest levels of government. An industry ...
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Four exemplary policies
Four flagship initiatives, launched amid much fanfare. But what happened to them when they were implemented?
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The comment
Graham Watts, chief executive of the Construction Industry Council, joins the calls for a dedicated minister of state
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FeaturesWhen design is a crime
It is estimated that half of all site accidents are caused by hazardous designs. The CDM regulations were intended to change this, but only 8% of architects are aware of their duties under them. The HSE has now lost patience with this situation, and is threatening to put negligent designers ...
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FeaturesA game of two halves
In a top-of-the-table clash, architect Austin-Smith:Lord takes on old warhorse Denys Lasdun. But how will the young pretender respond to Lasdun鈥檚 brutalist Liverpool University sports centre?
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Features黑洞社区 at altitude
What a difference 30 years makes. High-rise apartment blocks have gone from upright slum terraces to homes for the upwardly mobile. But building tall towers on tiny city-centre sites is a tough challenge. We report on the new popularity of homes in the sky and the engineering and logistical solutions ...
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FeaturesKO scoop for Kenmore Homes
Housebuilder鈥檚 guests lap up the paparazzi attention at big night out.
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It鈥檚 who you know
Want to further your career? Young Entrepreneurs in Property has a networking solution