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    Time out

    2004-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Career breaks are increasingly common 鈥� and can take you to the strangest of places.

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    Appointments

    2004-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Movers and shakers

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    Winding down

    2004-10-29T00:00:00Z

    In this month鈥檚 Tracker, Experian Business Strategies division reports that growth in the industry is expected to continue but the growth rate is set to decline over the three months to November

  • Time for change
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    Time for change

    2004-10-29T00:00:00Z

    In the last of this five part series, CITB-ConstructionSkills explains how major breakthroughs in the drive for vocational and on-site training will benefit employers, government and training providers

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    Bums on seats

    2004-10-25T15:45:00Z

    Alcohol friendly public benches complete with bins and ash trays have been installed in Old Street, London

  • Morrison (left) and Allies: Rational, conservative revolutionaries 鈥�
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    The paradox twins

    2004-10-22T00:00:00Z

    George Hay talks to Bob Allies and Graham Morrison, the men behind the 鈥榰nfashionable鈥� architectural practice that鈥檚 all the rage with Britain鈥檚 biggest clients.

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    JCB in the pink

    2004-10-22T16:11:00Z

    Pink digger set to raise cash, and awareness for breast cancer charity

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    Specifier Products

    2004-10-22T11:50:00Z

    Everything you need to know about the latest roofing kit, from harsh-weather protection to a pyramid over a swimming pool. Plus, the latest services and innovations from manufacturers

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    Costs: Roof coverings

    2004-10-22T11:38:00Z

    Different roof coverings vary widely in terms of costs and durability. Peter Mayer of 黑洞社区 Performance Group sets out guidelines on lifespan and whole life costing for fully supported metal sheet roofing, while Davis Langdon provide capital costs for a range of other roof types

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    Checklist

    2004-10-22T11:33:00Z

    There are many, many potential problems to consider when specifying a roof. Barbour Index and Scott Brownrigg run through the 10 main points to consider

  • The Komodo Dragon House at London Zoo has a green roof
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    Green with life

    2004-10-22T11:16:00Z

    London Zoo built a bespoke lair for its breeding pair of Komodo dragons. Sadly, Nina, the female dragon, died in August from fall injuries after trying to scale the wall that separated her from her future partner, and the Dragon House is now a bachelor pad for the bereaved Raja. ...

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    Innovation in delivering NHS facilities

    2004-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Nigel Griffiths, minister for construction, Talks about procure21

  • Peter Woolliscroft
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    鈥淣ow trusts are saying project teams are a dream to work with鈥�

    2004-10-22T00:00:00Z

    鈥� That said, Peter Woolliscroft, NHS Estates head of construction, thinks the year-old ProCure21 still has a long way to go. Here he talks about supply and demand, water meters and what the future holds

  • It鈥檚 all about trust
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    It鈥檚 all about trust

    2004-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Okay, so 鈥淧roCure21鈥� is a neat moniker for the government鈥檚 approach to healthcare construction 鈥� but setting aside all the jargon, what does it really mean? Here鈥檚 the truth

  • The success of modular construction for the three-storey treatment centre (above) led to its use on a subsequent operating theatre scheme
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    A precision operation

    2004-10-22T00:00:00Z

    The team at Birmingham鈥檚 Royal Orthopaedic Hospital was charged with creating a 拢15m state-of-the-art specialist treatment centre. So what made them choose modular construction 鈥� and was the operation a success?

  • A cure for one-off-clientitis
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    A cure for one-off-clientitis

    2004-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Does the idea of working with any one of 600 NHS trusts, all with varying levels of construction experience, make your heart stop? fret not 鈥� an antidote has been found 鈥�

  • In April, the architect鈥檚 impression of the centre will become a reality, just 33 months after the arson attack
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    Like Phoenix from the ashes

    2004-10-22T00:00:00Z

    The miraculous resurrection of Sandwell鈥檚 fire-ravaged A&E meant that this hospital was not a casualty for long 鈥� thanks to ProCure21 coming to the rescue

  • Vitruvius鈥� WOW factor
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    Vitruvius鈥� WOW factor

    2004-10-22T00:00:00Z

    When people think of NHS architecture, they imagine grey monoliths with endless corridors and stark fluorescent lighting. but all that is changing in a drive to increase design impact 鈥� with a little help from ancient Rome 鈥�

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    Care at the centre

    2004-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Any project that changes construction route halfway through is bound to hit rocky ground, surely? Here鈥檚 how procure21 meant Oldbury鈥檚 care centre avoided trouble 鈥� and avoided the need for adjudicators 鈥�

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    How do you measure up?

    2004-10-22T00:00:00Z

    What鈥檚 the best way to benchmark the performance and value of your projects when the existing data isn鈥檛 exactly bang up to date? Get rewriting the rules, that鈥檚 how 鈥�