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FeaturesSeamless lighting
Whitegoods has supplied integrated lighting for this modern cricket pavilion designed by architect John Pawson, for St Edward鈥檚 School in Oxford
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FeaturesGame of two halves: Galliford Try鈥檚 Greg Fitzgerald defends the hybrid model
Galliford Try鈥檚 construction arm has been keeping the company afloat while its housebuilding side has struggled. Now, as construction wobbles, Emily Wright asks chief executive Greg Fitzgerald if the hybrid model can survive
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FeaturesThe best seats on earth: South Africa鈥檚 World Cup stadiums
On 11 June, the 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa, the first time it鈥檚 been held on the African continent. Some 32 nations will compete in 10 stadiums, five of which are new. Stephen Kennett and Thomas Lane take a look at the construction of the big three
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FeaturesAll about the kit: school furniture and equipment
A flexible approach to school design doesn鈥檛 usually start with the furniture and equipment. But if we want to make best use of teaching spaces, maybe it should
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Sound-absorbing carpets
Carpet maker Desso has introduced SoundMaster, a high performance carpet backing that is claimed to improve acoustic performance by 60% when tested to ISO 354 鈥� measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room
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Bespoke mortar colours
Five new Sports England colours have been developed by Cemex Mortars for the sports complex at the 拢35m Warwickshire College
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Safety flooring
More than 1,000m2 of Altro Mirica and Suprema flooring have been installed at Lutterworth High School in Leicestershire
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Composite windows
The Parkside Group has launched Alu-Timber, a range of aluminium and timber composite windows, doors and framing systems
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Acoustic ceilings
Rockfon has launched three acoustic solutions for the education sector 鈥� Rockfon Contour baffles, Rockfon Eclipse ceiling islands and the impact-resistant Rockfon Boxer ceiling system
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FeaturesThe tracker: On the sunny side
Yes, the situation is still getting worse, but the rate of decline is slowing and non-residential is looking brighter for the first time in 21 months. Experian Business Strategies fills in the forecast
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FeaturesFor love and money: One in three QSs face takeover
The word is that one in three UK consultants is facing a takeover 鈥� with many set to be married to US engineers. Roxane McMeeken plays Cupid 鈥�
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Risk! Is moving abroad to work worth it?
Moving abroad can be the only way to find work in a recession, but it can also be a gamble. Emily Wright spoke to three farflung Brits about the sacrifices they have made and the difficulties of fitting in, as well as the exciting opportunities for those willing to play ...
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FeaturesAny better?: Liverpool tower
This is the redesign of Leach Rhodes Walker鈥檚 165m tower in Liverpool
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FeaturesThat鈥檚 all, Folkwangers
David Chipperfield Architects has completed an extension to the Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany
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FeaturesActon up: 拢560m South Acton estate
Countryside Properties and L&Q have been selected to help regenerate the 拢560m South Acton estate
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Drost + van Veen education centre
Students from the Royal College of Art and Nottingham Trent University comment on the Netherlands scheme
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FeaturesThe big squeeze: 5 taxes that could affect your business
A special feature on small businesses鈥� struggle with bureaucracy begins with Roxane McMeeken鈥檚 look at five ways HM Revenue and Customs is squeezing more money out of its customers
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FeaturesGrant Shapps: A young man in a hurry
Come the summer, Grant Shapps is probably going to be in charge of housing policy. And he鈥檚 got an awful lot of policy to get through, from a root-and-branch rethink of planning to a radical overhaul of the HCA. Joey Gardiner asked the questions, Tim Foster took the photos
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FeaturesTwist and shout: RMJM鈥檚 Abu Dhabi Capital Gate tower
RMJM鈥檚 Capital Gate tower in Abu Dhabi leans at a stomach-lurching 18潞, making it a project that largely consisted of geometrical and structural problems 鈥� not least of which was finding out where the building had moved to each morning