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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.
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FeaturesRelax 鈥� we have a plan
SME focus 鈥� Design consultancy MPSL has opened a total planning service for developers
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FeaturesWhat to do if your boss won鈥檛 leave
You know the problem: you鈥檙e hungry for power, you want your boss鈥� job and you want it now. But the boss is showing no signs of wanting to quit. What to do? Lydia Stockdale looks at the options
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FeaturesThinking outside the box
Steve Small is contracts manager at Higgins Construction. He joined the company four years ago after 10 years with Wilmot Dixon. His experience spans both traditional construction and off-site methods. He is currently working on Cambourne Village in Cambridgeshire, a social housing scheme spread over 11 sites
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FeaturesTaking the world by storm
As the world embraces off-site construction, Andy King, operations director of Mtech Consult, looks at the opportunities and pitfalls awaiting those imaginative enough to shop overseas
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Looking for unity
While the use of off-site construction is growing steadily, the demand for innovation is bringing pressure for greater integration and certification. Charles Westbrook, R&D director of Mtech Consult, reports
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FeaturesSpreading the word
Saba Salman looks at the key reports to influence the growing use of modern methods of construction
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FeaturesMove into the mainstream
Modern methods of construction are accepted as useful tools, but it鈥檚 time to step up a gear. Martin goss, group technical director at mtech, argues for early project involvement
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FeaturesSecond sight
Off-site construction has proved itself when it comes to speedy and cost effective building, but how does it look a year or two down the line? Graham Ridout went back to three key projects to see how they are standing the test of time
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Balfour Beatty cements its dominance of UK contracting
Scottish company completes triple in contracting league tables
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FeaturesThe subtle art of regime change
New construction chiefs seeking to stamp their authority on a firm by overhauling it do so at their peril. Staff can be alienated as much as inspired, quite apart from what the outgoing boss thinks 鈥�
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FeaturesCalatrava swoops on Belgium
The architect鈥揺ngineer is topping a Li猫ge train station with yet another astonishing roof
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FeaturesBlair鈥檚 last lap
With Tony Blair fast running out of time to tackle the policy issues of central concern to the construction industry, 精东影视 spoke to 10 of its leading figures to see what they want from Blair before he goes. Or will it be left to Gordon Brown to take the baton ...
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FeaturesA 2bn student village in a bullet-proof vest
Construction of the first entire garrison to be built in 100 years is being marshalled with the same discipline and tactical precision needed in times of war.
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FeaturesMorriss ignites SPPARC
SME focus 鈥� Maverick boss鈥� methods boost turnover from 拢400,000 to 拢1.8m in four years