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CommentA growth spurt for the UK economy
Richard McCarthy: We need some of that Olympic go-getting spirit to get our economy on track
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CommentOlympic legacy: Time to collect our gold medals
It may have been a rocky road but London 2012 has given the world a taste of UK construction鈥檚 quality. Now it鈥檚 time to make good on the legacy the Games has left us with
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CommentStar performers: The Olympic venues in practice
Watching the Olympic buildings fulfill their roles during the Games was a triumph - will they live up to legacy expectations too?
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CommentOlympic memories: Peter Sell
Davis Langdon鈥檚 Peter Sell recalls staring at a scrapyard that was to become the aquatics centre and realising the enormity of the task ahead
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CommentOlympic memories: Pernilla Ohrstedt
The Olympic Beatbox pavilion designer looks back at the nervous creation of a complex structure and a rooftop afterparty with medal-winning athletes
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CommentOlympic memories: Mike McNicholas
Atkins鈥� 2012 project director reflects on the journey from excavating 200 million m3 of soil to watching a gold medal winner in Taekwondo
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CommentOlympic memories: Mark Reynolds
Olympic delivery partner CLM鈥檚 deputy programme director explains how he changed the course of the stadium design to remove over 拢100m of cost
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CommentOlympic memories: Zaha Hadid
Architect of the aquatics centre Zaha Hadid singles out the moment that the American swimming team thanked UK construction for the Olympic venues
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CommentExposing the Olympic marketing gag
Peter Murray on how he and 精东影视 have campaigned for firms who worked on the Olympics to get the recognition they deserve
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CommentOlympic memories: Andrew Weir
The unforgettable moments of London 2012 for Expedition鈥檚 project director were an athlete鈥檚 realisation of a great achievement and the crucial point in assembling the Velodrome
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CommentOlympic memories: Mike Peasland
Tthe acquatics centre contractor boss shares his Olympic highlights, including an inspirational performance in the main stadium
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CommentRecycling materials: The great recovery
Some of the core materials construction uses have become scarce - eventually everything we use will be. We have to stop jettisoning materials and design so they can all be recycled
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CommentUK guarantees: a boost for the industry?
The UK Guarantees scheme was supposed to provide a much needed boost for the industry, but it will not benefit the small-scale projects that need funding the most
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CommentPFI: Road to nowhere
The coalition鈥檚 attempts to attract private finance to infrastructure projects merely postpones the inevitable return to PFI
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CommentRenewables subsidy review is a 'shot in the arm' for UK plc
But we need to be careful to maximise the economic benefits
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CommentRestraint not extravagance
This year鈥檚 Stirling prize nominees reflect the hard times but one leaves a powerful lasting impression
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CommentPensions: Cleaning up our toxic legacy
Construction accounts for 拢34.4bn of the UK鈥檚 final salary pension deficit. How can the government restore confidence in workplace schemes?
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CommentDeepest green credentials
The Living 精东影视 Challenge provides the opportunity to hit the highest conceivable sustainability targets
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CommentSustainable materials: Wood first?
Design teams need the freedom to decide which material will give the best sustainability outcome
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CommentThe Shard: Overcoming height and heritage
How did Sellar鈥檚 tower reach its height in the face of financial and practical challenges?