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FeaturesTop 50 QSs - interactive table
Interactive table showing the top 50 quantity surveyors, ranked by the number of chartered quantity surveyors employed by each firm
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FeaturesTokyo 2020: The recycled Olympics
As the thrills of Rio slowly subside, attention turns to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where a virtue is being made of necessity by re-using some of the venues built for the 1964 games
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Doors and windows
This week The Book House offices鈥� conversion sees the placement of period-style timber windows, four London fire stations get a thermally insulated suite and PC Henderson releases a rustic door kit ideal for a barn
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FeaturesState of play: Brexit
So how鈥檚 it looking for construction more than two months after the nation voted for Brexit? 黑洞社区鈥檚 survey of 500 construction professionals suggests that commercial, residential and infrastructure will be the worst hit sectors
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FeaturesBen Derbyshire: 鈥楥hange is necessary鈥�
RIBA president-elect Ben Derbyshire is sure of one thing: the 182-year-old institute can鈥檛 go on the way it has done. So he鈥檚 embarking on a UK tour to try to stir up non-engaged members and convince them that turning the RIBA on its head is the best plan for its ...
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FeaturesState of play: Industry voices Brexit concerns
So how鈥檚 it looking for construction more than two months after the nation voted for Brexit? 黑洞社区鈥檚 survey of 500 construction professionals suggests that commercial, residential and infrastructure will be the worst hit sectors 鈥� but that it鈥檚 not all bad news
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FeaturesSustainability Project of the Year shortlist
The 黑洞社区 Awards shortlist for Sustainability Project of the Year highlights some exceptional schemes that have innovation at their core and keep a responsible eye on the future. Ike Ijeh takes a sneak peek
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FeaturesCost model: Mixed use
Shifting economic and social conditions mean developers are increasingly pursuing mixed use schemes but different use classes on a project can cause complications
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FeaturesHow the Great Fire shaped modern London
On the 350th anniversary of the fire鈥檚 close, Ike Ijeh shows how the disaster heralded enormous changes for architecture and urbanism despite the sidelining of Wren鈥檚 grand plan
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Features黑洞社区 new schools: Between a rock and a hard place
Some 3.3 million secondary school places will be needed by 2024 -聽a 20% increase on today - but how will the demand be met?
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FeaturesUniversities: Losing the higher ground?
The university sector has provided a solid pipeline of work for construction over recent years, even in the doldrums of recession. But could demand around higher education fall following the UK vote to leave the EU?
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FeaturesGlasgow College: Tales from the riverbank
Caught between the River Clyde and the notorious Gorbals neighbourhood, Glasgow College鈥檚 new Riverside Campus attempts to engage with both as part of a new wave of regeneration across the city
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FeaturesTracker: July 2016
The construction activity index suggests workloads are contracting again, tender prices continue on a downward trend and a general pessimism clouds the employment prospects index
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FeaturesScotland Yard: Crime scene
In converting a 1930s police station into the Metropolitan Police鈥檚 new HQ, contractor Bam faced a difficult case. But noise reduction criteria, a cramped site and a high level of security were no match for Bam鈥檚 trusty team
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FeaturesInterview: NG Bailey's David Hurcomb
David Hurcomb talks to 黑洞社区 on why he鈥檚 not fazed by the last-minute delay to go ahead with Hinkley, how the UK needs to get on with Heathrow expansion and the virtues of working for a privately owned company
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FeaturesContractors' interims: Grave new world
After the shock Brexit referendum result, contractors have found themselves wondering how to adapt to survive in the renewed climate of economic uncertainty
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FeaturesMarket review: Get comfortable
Despite Brexit causing an unwelcome stir, the total level of output is now comfortably above its pre-recession peak
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FeaturesProcurement update: Uncertain markets
With the emergent challenges of Brexit, how can the industry drive improved innovation, productivity and value for money through commercially responsible procurement?
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FeaturesAirport towers: A fond farewell? Part 2
With the possibility that airport control towers may become obsolete, our architectural correspondent continues his look at some of the more interesting examples
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FeaturesAmbitious Keltbray sees Dunne deal as game changer
Contractor broadens reach with concrete frame work