More Focus – Page 436
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The end of the lines
The government's promise to plug broadband pipes into every new home in the UK looked like forward thinking a few years ago. Now it seems hopelessly out of date. ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø keeps pace with the wireless revolution
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The ice queen
Zaha Hadid has broken free from restraints of architecture with this sinuous, arctic installation in a Viennese gallery
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Just the job
Barbara Irwin of Turner & Townsend explains how she went from PA to project manager
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Up ladder, down snake
In this month's Tracker, ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø reports that although growth in activity picked up between February and March, it is expected slow down over the next quarter
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Focus on the regions
A closer look at activity levels and order books in 11 regions around the UK, from the sunny spots of the South-west, the East Midlands and Scotland, to the chill winds of Northern Ireland and the South-east.
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David Miliband
The schools standards minister comes across as a sixth-form debating champion – but can he convince regional contractors to play a leading role in his plan to revamp the UK's secondary schools?
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The graduate wasteland
It is received wisdom that construction is struggling to attract graduates. So why are so many graduates struggling to find jobs? The answer, is that colleges and the industry are failing them
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They think it's all covered
...it is now! But what on earth has the world's largest timber gridshell roof got to do with England's chances of winning the 2006 World Cup?
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Check list
Those tough new sound regulations apply to residential houses and flats, too. Alex Smith has 10 things you need to consider to comply with Part E
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Lifetime costs: Part M access
What is the most cost-effective way to deal with disabled access for new or existing buildings? Peter Mayer of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Performance Group considers the whole-life costs of implementing the proposed Part M
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The new skool rules - OK?
Oi, you at the back – pay attention! Superstrict new sound regulations for school buildings are set to test the abilities of every education specifier in keeping the noise down. So no messing about, or else … Alex Smith takes the class
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Local lowdown
Huge regeneration projects are turning Wales into a recruitment hotspot for professionals of all levels
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New age classes
The government wants school architecture to inspire and stimulate young minds. ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø looks at nine trailblazing projects that have tapped into children's imaginations and created very grown-up designs
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No industry is an island
Most construction laws are made in Europe, not Britain. FIEC vice-president Peter Andrews tells ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø how we need to learn effective lobbying from our EU neighbours
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Meet the beetle
It was Dutch practice Meyer en Van Schooten that came up with this astonishing insectoidal banking office in the heart of Amsterdam – possibly after spending the evening in one of the city’s many fine coffee houses...
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Words from the front
Roofers have been faced with a grotesque rise in their insurance premiums over the past two years. Here's how they've been fighting back
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Site lines:Â Tips for metal roof cladding
Ian Burns of Corus Colourcoat gives his five top tips for the trouble-free installation of pre-coated metal roof cladding
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The top down revolution
Anyone who thinks of roofing subbies as simple, horny-handed sons of toil had better think again. The modern firm is a slick, high-tech, high IQ outfit