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FeaturesThe carbon factor
First it was Coldplay, then David Cameron, now even parts of the gas-guzzling construction industry are trying to go 鈥榗arbon neutral'. Katie Puckett reports on how mounting pressure from clients, the government, investors and consumers is forcing the industry to face up to its eco sins. Illustration by Michelle Thompson
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FeaturesHow to survive 鈥� a CV overhaul
Amaya Lopez offers five points to consider before tackling that most painful of chores, compiling your CV
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FeaturesSustainability: Drainage systems
With global warming increasing flood risk, projects are turning to sustainable urban drainage systems for solutions. Here, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon considers the options and costs.
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FeaturesIs this a joke?
Architectural practice FAT has a reputation for taking the mick. But its new social housing scheme in Manchester is at once playful and perfectly serious.
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FeaturesThe missionaries
Stepping down after seven years as a CABE commissioner, Sunand Prasad has plenty of advice about how to make a success of the job.
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FeaturesA Dagenham Wonderland
Shiny pixelated bricks, mirrored blocks, multi-height openings and sliding doors that give surprising views from all angles - DSDHA's John Perry Children's Centre would delight Alice, herself
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PFI: how the changes effect you
When Gordon Brown unveiled a paper on the future of the PFI alongside his tenth Budget, the procurement method's supporters breathed a sigh of relief. But the document is not a love letter: it sets out a raft of measures to update and improve the process. Mark Leftly translates the ...
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Sustainability: Recyled content
Jobran Hammoud of Cyril Sweett examines the opportunities for, and costs associated with, increasing the use of recycled materials in construction
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FeaturesA law unto itself
Richard Rogers has once again turned convention on its head in its radical design of Antwerp's law courts building, opened this week by the King of Belgium.
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FeaturesNow 50% off!
Why pay more for your building materials? Sonia Soltani discovered one company that is buying from abroad, slashing prices and passing the savings on to some very happy customers
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Sir Robert McAlpine cashes in on commercial revival
Contractor picks up 拢429m worth of work from office and retail sector while Bovis wins school prize
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FeaturesYoung, gifted and in the black
It might seem like an unglamorous option, but housebuilding is becoming the sector to work in. Increasingly young executives are enjoying increasingly fat pay packets and perks, according to the first ever 精东影视/PSD housebuilders' salary survey. Illustration by Jamie Jay
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Projectsupdate: Regulations
Two important changes to the fire regulations coming into force this year will affect the duties and responsibilities of designers and owners of commercial buildings. John Tebbit reports
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FeaturesWhole-life costs: Height of offices
In the latest of our whole-life cost comparison articles, David Weight of Currie & Brown examines the crucial financial considerations when deciding the height of an office block
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Just the job: swapping reverb for referb
Warren Lubin tells James Rose why refurbishing housing estates beats life in the music business
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Gleeson's choices
When chief executive Terry Massingham announces his plans for one of Britain's oldest construction firms next week, there's little doubt they will entail its radical reformation - but it's not clear just how radical, or what will remain when it's over.
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FeaturesUK Green 精东影视 Council: here at last?
A Green 精东影视 Council for the UK would ensure that we stay in the vanguard of sustainable building. There's been one in the USA for 11 years, so shouldn't we have one too?
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FeaturesPlace your bets
The consensus in the industry is that the office market is finally back. But which particular project should you be trying to win work on?