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FeaturesTeam captains
The Olympics are about training, dedication and beating the odds. The 2012 bid team need the same qualities as the athletes 鈥� and vision besides 鈥�
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FeaturesFast breeder
The nuclear power industry will spend at least 拢60bn over the next 30 years, and a lot more if, as seems increasingly likely, it starts building new reactors. So how can contractors join the new atomic age?
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FeaturesThe scottish experiment
Scotland鈥檚 黑洞社区 Regulations have always been a bit different from the rest of the UK, but they鈥檙e about to become very different indeed. We report on the changes planned, and explains why Whitehall is taking an interest.
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FeaturesHeaven sent
Jewson鈥檚 are organising a competition to find the best tradesperson in Britain.
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FeaturesJust the job
QS Tony Wood talks about a far-flung career that has taken him from Manchester to Australia
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Growing but slowing
In this month鈥檚 look ahead at the market, Experian Business Strategies predicts that increases in orders will not be enough to stop the growth in activity slowing down over the coming months
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FeaturesCity slicker
Ricky Burdett, the London School of Economics鈥� new professor of architecture and urbanism, is the capital鈥檚 leading educator, adviser and ambassador of urban design. We met him to discuss his plans to improve cities across Europe and beyond 鈥�
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FeaturesSmarten up
The National Audit Office claimed last week that the government was becoming a better client. It noted that 55% of public sector projects were now completed to budget, compared with 25% in 1999. It also recommended ways to avoid the 拢2.6bn of waste caused by poor management. 黑洞社区 asked four ...
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FeaturesPolitics and architecture
With the anticipation of a general election hanging in the air, we examine the importance of architecture to politicians and the people who vote for them 鈥� and takes stock of what Blair has done for the built environment in his eight-year tenure
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FeaturesNot so quiet
The Priory may sound like a place for calm reflection or celebrity detox, but Monahan Blythen鈥檚 latest project is in fact a funky playschool for the toddlers of Great Yarmouth
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A brand new start
Jarvis recently said it just might, one day, change its name to something a bit less cock-up connected 鈥� so naturally 黑洞社区 jumped at the chance of making a bit of cash as a branding consultant. We drummed up suggestions from the industry, and judged which one was right for ...
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FeaturesCities with propellers on
Fresh planning rules are about to be introduced that call for developments to generate 10% of the energy they will use from on-site renewable sources. We ask whether this is an entirely serious suggestion 鈥�
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FeaturesOpen mike : A tale of two Englands
Many people have long suspected that the economic success of the South-east has been at the expense of the North. But are they right?
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FeaturesPackage deal
The newest building on the estate is a 33-storey tower built at high speed by Canary Wharf Contractors. It was responsible for the whole thing from concrete cores to office chairs
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FeaturesSafety first鈥�
鈥� and last for CWC鈥檚 Chris Booker. He says the contractor takes a holistic approach to health and safety
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FeaturesMaths class
CWC鈥檚 integrated cost management software keeps its accounts in order. Commercial director Ian Ferguson explains how it works
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FeaturesThe engine room
Ever-expanding plant and squatting steel are among the challenges faced by CWC design managers John Crack and Paul Mutti. Luckily, they鈥檝e been working for years to refine structural and electrical design
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FeaturesSpace station hero
Heron Quays DLR station looks pretty futuristic with its metallic hull and dramatic lighting. But what鈥檚 really innovative is how it and a six-storey building above the tracks were built without shutting down the railway. Project manager Graeme Tait reveals how it was done
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FeaturesWhat鈥檚 the big idea?
Well, one of them is an access platform that keeps steelworkers safe and another is a steel contraption that halves the time taken to raise tower cranes. And these are just a few of the innovations helping CWC to build smarter