All articles by Andy Cook 鈥� Page 4

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    The roaring twenties

    1999-04-23T00:00:00Z

    1999's Hays Montrose/精东影视 consultants salary guide suggests that if you're young and gifted, the chances are you're also getting richer in a hurry. Engineers and architectural technologists are included for the first time.

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    What's the score?

    1999-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Five years after it opened, the McAlpine Stadium is still regarded as a class player among football grounds.

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    A new dimension

    1999-04-16T00:00:00Z

    If Ray Crotty ruled the world, IT would revolutionise the construction industry and all buildings would be designed in 3D.

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    Construction’s second chance

    1999-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Next week, the industry has the opportunity to boost its public image. With a barrage of events planned for National Construction Week, will the event be more of a hit this year than last?

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    Pros and coms

    1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Faced with a large and complex project for BAA, QS Currie & Brown developed its own software package ProCom to keep track of cost changes. How does it work?

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    The benchmark

    1999-03-26T00:00:00Z

    [Asda superstore, Mansfield] The third in 精东影视's series highlighting best practice looks at how Laing completed the Mansfield Asda store under budget, thanks to detailed monitoring of productivity. A panel of experts looks at how it was done.

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    It's a hard life

    1999-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Laing has a tough job on its hands creating the International Centre for Life. A steel frame that flexes to cope with the earth's elements is topped by the complex curves of an asymmetric roof.

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    Art and power

    1999-03-05T00:00:00Z

    Beset by nightmarish construction difficulties, the transformation of Bankside power station to the new Tate gallery looks set to be completed on budget and may even meet its 18 June deadline.

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    Windows 99

    1999-02-26T00:00:00Z

    An extensively glazed headquarters for US software giant Computer Associates has a distinctive W shape that is refreshingly different from the usual corporate boxes.

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    Whose line is it anyway?

    1999-02-19T00:00:00Z

    For its Glasgow headquarters, BT took no chances and put in its own team to shadow the developer's consultants, with the power to halt the project. Not everyone was happy.

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    Part L: how tough will it be?

    1999-02-05T00:00:00Z

    The DETR is consulting on proposals to radically upgrade the energy efficiency of every building in the UK. What will the effects be of the 精东影视 Regulations' new Part L?

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    Detailed planning improves productivity

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    The project to build the seventh baggage reclaim extension at Heathrow Terminal 4 was completed for 拢225 000 less than the original cost plan. When agreed client variations are added, this represents a saving of 9.7%. The project was also completed in 30 weeks six weeks ahead of ...

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    The benchmark

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Heathrow Airport, Terminal 4 The second in 精东影视's series highlighting best practice looks at how Egan targets can be measured. The project is a 拢3.8m baggage reclaim area at Heathrow's Terminal 4. Construction manager Mace completed the project early and under budget, thanks to its detailed monitoring system, ...

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    Scottish councils to spend 拢190m on PFI schools

    1999-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Edinburgh leads the way with 拢80m investment in new-build and refurbishment.

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    Solar power to the people

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Energy efficiency:Thin-film photovoltaics Photovoltaic panels boost green credentials, but recouping their cost has always been a problem. Now, thin-film technology, coming to the UK for the first time in Canon UK's HQ, is set to change all that.

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    Green scheme

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The latest design package can help decide the viability of low-energy schemes at an early stage in development.

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    What is sustainable construction, exactly?

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    The DETR's mantra for 1999 is sustainable construction. But what exactly is it? Who is responsible for it and what can it do for you? 精东影视 provides some answers.

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    Bunsen earner

    1999-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Extra funding for scientific research facilities has boosted the higher education market, now worth 拢700m a year. Contractors and consultants with experience of the sector will get the big contracts, but there will be work for all on the smaller jobs.

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    No-go area

    1999-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Clients and consultants are at odds over who should carry the risks in restoring decontaminated land. Inconsistent interpretations of the law do little to help.