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Interview: Neil Martin
It’s been all change in Lend Lease’s European business, with recent years marked by management instability and falling profits. Can the managing director of its construction arm Neil Martin succeed where others have failed and turn the business around?
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Budget 2014: Over to you, George
Ahead of next week’s Budget, ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ looks at the measures the construction industry can expect to emerge from Osborne’s red box
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What to specify: Flooring
This week, we tread over new ground, including heavy-duty entrance matting at the Birmingham New Street redevelopment, coloured concrete at the British Museum and a walnut finish at Corby Cube
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Magazine Small Project of the Year shortlist
This year’s Small Project of the Year finalists include a private residence, a youth centre, a creative arts hub and an architect’s own office
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Magazine Project of the Year shortlist
There’s a packed field for the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards’ prestigious Project of the Year prizes, with museums and libraries jostling with the Baby Shard and London’s first inhabited bridge for 250 years
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Country focus: The Philippines
After last November’s super-typhoon Haiyan, the Filipinos are showing their resilience. Alan Hearn of Langdon Seah and Magda Skalska-Burgess of EC Harris outline an impressive economy and strong construction market forecasts
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Ecobuild video: Ed Davey
Energy secretary talks about improvements to the Green Deal finance plan and the target to upgrade one million homes
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Flooding: 'We're planning for the wrong future'
As recent events have starkly illustrated, the UK can no longer ignore the growing risk of floods. But what can planners and designers do to manage our rising water levels? Here four of the country’s leading experts give their views
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Interview: John White
After 30 years heading Persimmon, John White was never likely to spend his retirement at home in his slippers. But few expected him to take the helm at troubled retirement housebuilder McCarthy Stone
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Ecobuild video: Interview with Munish Datta
Munish Datta, head of property plan A FM, Marks Spencer on his companies talks at Ecobuild this year
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Ecobuild video: Interview with David Ball
David Ball, chairman of David Ball Group, talks about his companies next generation of products
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Ecobuild ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Performance and BIM highlights: Thursday 6 March
Robert Cohen previews his talk at Ecobuild
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Ecobuild Green Energy Zone highlights: Thursday 6 March
Dr Tim Fox previews his talk at Ecobuild
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Tracker: January 2014
At the start of the year the construction activity index is up six points on last month. This represents seventeen months of continuous positive activity. Experian Economics reports
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Ecobuild ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Performance and BIM Zone highlights: Wednesday 5 March
Munish Datta previews his talk in the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Perfomance and BIM content zone
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Ecobuild Future Cities Zone highlights: Wednesday 5 March
Dr Tristan Kershaw and Tony Barrett preview their talks
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Ecobuild Green Energy Zone highlights: Wednesday 5 March
Rachel Coxcoon previews her talk at Ecobuild
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Ecobuild Retrofit and Refurbishment Zone highlights: Wednesday 5 March
Stephen Passmore of the Energy Saving Trust previews his talk
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Ecobuild Water, Waste and Materials Zone highlights: Wednesday 5 March
Peter Wilder of Wilder Associates previews his talk at Ecobuild