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  • Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece
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    2016: Back to the future - part one

    2016-12-20T06:00:00Z

    The Tate Modern extension provided a warped contrast against the former power station and the Design Museum gained a historically sensitive 1960s rebuild

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    2016 untangled - part two

    2016-12-19T06:00:00Z

    Even people who like surprises are likely to end 2016 wondering if there isn’t something to be said for ‘boring and predictable’. The ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø team reports on the rollercoaster highs and lows of one of the weirdest years on record

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    2016 untangled - part one

    2016-12-16T06:00:00Z

    Even people who like surprises are likely to end 2016 wondering if there isn’t something to be said for ‘boring and predictable’. The ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø team reports on the rollercoaster highs and lows of one of the weirdest years on record

  • ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø's Christmas cocktail making
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    Christmas charity challenge: Good mixers

    2016-12-15T06:00:00Z

    Nothing is better to round off an unsettling year than a nice stiff drink. So ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø invited three teams from the construction industry to find out who could make the best festive cocktail, as part of our Christmas charity appeal for Crash

  • New York
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    How is New York dealing with Trump?

    2016-12-09T06:00:00Z

    New Yorkers are still in shock at the idea of a Trump presidency

  • Exchange rates
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    Cost update Q3 2016

    2016-12-08T16:34:00Z

    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø costs rose overall, with materials cost inflation increasingly contributing to this - labour costs are rising too but at a lower rate

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    Neil Martin: Steady as he goes

    2016-12-08T06:00:00Z

    Since Neil Martin took over at the helm of Lendlease’s European construction operations he has returned the firm to profit and steadied the ship. So the question everyone wants to know is how he did it

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    Bacton Low Rise: Community blessed

    2016-12-07T06:00:00Z

    The reinvention of the Bacton Low Rise council estate shows that regeneration is as much about residents as construction - and that it is better to view the local community as an asset than a hindrance

  • Vasco-ONI-ultra-thin-radiator-_kitchen_-in-matt-Tele-Grey-4
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    What to specify: Residential

    2016-12-06T16:14:00Z

    Rapid rendering, accessible windows, vibrant carpet tiles for student housing, a deep undermount sink and a very thin radiator are among this week’s product news

  • Figure 1: Warehouse Relocated: 9 Cambridge Avenue
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    Whole-life carbon: Circular economy

    2016-12-02T06:00:00Z

    Typical design approaches minimise energy use and then offset to reach net zero – but how reliable is offsetting in reality?

  • Holy Trinity Primary School, Dalston
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    Holy Trinity Primary School: Dual distinction

    2016-12-01T06:00:00Z

    A lack of space means that many new schools in London are built within residential schemes and lack a visual expression of their own

  • Tour of a building site
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    Autumn Statement: Hit and miss

    2016-11-30T15:14:00Z

    Last week’s Autumn Statement trumpeted an extra £1.4bn for 40,000 affordable homes, but is the government set to miss its own target?

  • Economic Construction Market Review - November 2016
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    Market review: Better than expected

    2016-11-29T06:00:00Z

    The economy has lost some momentum since the summer’s Brexit vote, but is doing better than analysts had forecast

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    Specialist contractors: Marginal moves

    2016-11-25T06:00:00Z

    Many specialist contractors are seeing margins recover, but wariness about future work remains

  • GEG2016
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    Good Employer Guide 2016: Winners

    2016-11-25T10:24:00Z

    Find out the overall top five winners in this year’s Good Employer Guide

  • Good Employer Guide 2016
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    Good Employer Guide 2016: Diversity challenge

    2016-11-25T10:05:00Z

    Women and people from ethnic minorities make up just 10% of the UK building industry’s total employees, and new recruits are few and far between. So what are firms doing to widen construction’s gene pool?

  • GEG 2016
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    Good Employer Guide 2016: Trend Setters

    2016-11-25T07:00:00Z

    An ever-dwindling workforce means the built environment is in dire need of fresh blood. So what improvements are this year’s top 50 employers making to retain staff and entice new recruits?

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    Top specialist contractors 2016 tables

    2016-11-25T06:00:00Z

    Specialist contractors by discipline

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    Tracker: October 2016

    2016-11-24T06:00:00Z

    The construction activity index ticked down three points, while the R M index lost points and is exactly in the zero-growth region

  • Donald Trump
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    Waiting on the White House

    2016-11-23T12:38:00Z

    Could having a property developer as US president be good for UK construction?