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FeaturesGods of the Plague
They gave Shepherd Construction a two-sheet brief and asked it to build a lab secure enough to test the most dangerous virus on Earth 鈥� inside six months. Thomas Lane reports on how the team took the test and triumphed
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精东影视 intelligence Q2 2006: Slow start
Since the fall in output in 2005 鈥� widely regarded as a blip 鈥� the industry has failed to bounce back at the speed predicted. But although public sector output declined in the first half of 2006, there has been an acceleration in the commercial sector
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FeaturesWelcome to Pete Waterman鈥檚 鈥榠nstitute for the mentally insane鈥�
The Pop Idol panellist, and man behind Kylie and Rick Astley, opens the doors to his 鈥榗reative village鈥� 鈥� a 300,000ft虏 redevelopment of London鈥檚 County Hall
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Features鈥楳aybe we are just waking up to a serious problem鈥�
After two men died in a crane collapse in Battersea last week, the public suddenly started treating all cranes with suspicion. Sarah Richardson looks at whether they have good reason to
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FeaturesWho鈥檚 going to clad all these?
After the collapse of Schmidlin earlier this year, the world of curtain walling has been in a state of unusual nervousness, with contractors wondering who they can turn to to do the work on major projects. Sarah Richardson looks at an uncertain future for cladding services
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FeaturesWhat鈥檚 new under the sun
Viridian Solar has just started business on the basis of a green water heater 鈥�
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Features鈥業 have tended to make a nuisance of myself鈥�
HOW THEY MADE IT 鈥� In the first of a series looking at how the sector鈥檚 heavyweights scaled the career ladder, Lydia Stockdale speaks to Andrew Wyllie, chief executive of Costain
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Let the good times roll
This month鈥檚 survey reveals an optimistic mood among UK contractors, who are more willing to take on workers, particularly in the civil engineering sector
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FeaturesA light topping
Kicking off this week鈥檚 Specifier, Sonia Soltani found out why the intricate larch structure has been shortlisted for a Wood award
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FeaturesWhat to specify: roofing
Specifiers hunting for roofing solutions that offer decorative window effects, energy-efficient solar power, tiles with lower pitches,or delightfully different colours to natural slates, need look no further
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Roofs
Roofs are those things that keep the rain off us when we鈥檙e watching TV, aren鈥檛 they? Well, yes, but properly specified they have all sorts of other uses. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg looks at the options
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FeaturesRaising the roof in Adamstown
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER 鈥� With an awkward site, a tight deadline and little room for error, spaceframe roof pioneer Mero UK was the obvious choice for architect BDP Ireland
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Keeping out water since 1873
WHO MAKES IT - Germany鈥檚 FlachDach Technologie is a 鈧�70m-turnover company that manufactures waterproofing roofing membranes from polyisobutylene. For a full guide to suppliers of sustainability products, log on to www.building.co.uk/specifier
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FeaturesUnder their wings
Ryder HKS鈥檚 Darlington Education Village brings together the least able children, including those with severe behavioural difficulties, and the most academic 鈥� an architectural and curatorial challenge that has been met with verve. Not bad for a PFI project
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FeaturesPartridge鈥檚 parallel universe
Physics buff David Partridge on why Argent is now two places at the same time
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FeaturesThe future of construction training in this country hangs on what happens to this crumbling site. Why?
By 2009, the National Construction College鈥檚 flagship facility in Bircham Newton, west Norfolk, stands a good chance of being shut down. Many industry observers will probably snigger that the construction sector cannot even build and maintain its own training centre. Unfortunately, there鈥檚 precious little to smile about.