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FeaturesCity slicker
Further education colleges are often slated as universities' backward cousins. But if Wilkinson Eyre's City and Islington College refurbishment is anything to go by, they're going forward fast.
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FeaturesLocal lowdown: South-west
Robert Smith of Hays Construction and Property says the South-west is the place to be
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FeaturesThe station master
Sir Terry Farrell has often reserved his most iconic architecture for Far-Eastern railway stations, as three futuristic airport-sized interchanges reveal.
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FeaturesThe billion-pound black hole
With the pensions deficit of the top 20 construction firms topping the 拢1bn mark, companies are rapidly closing their final salary schemes in a desperate effort to control the situation. Katie Puckett explains why the problem has never been so bad - and what you could stand to lose.
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FeaturesLovers in the air
Inspired by Valentine's Day and the promise of free champagne, the latest in our series of Projects Reunited is less about reuniting old friends than celebrating those special unions that have stood the test of time. We took four happy couples that met through the construction industry for a trip ...
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Why carbon counts in more ways than one
There's no time to rest on your laurels if you achieved a low score. The next generation of carbon scales will be much more revealing.
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Bill Gething to chair new independent BRE body
RIBA sustainability advisor appointed chair of BRE's Certification Sustainability Board.
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New toolkit analyses recycled content in materials
WRAP's online tool analyses recycled content for about 500 specifications.
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DTI tries to cut waste
Be Aware programme will find out whether 40 materials can be used more efficiently
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FeaturesBlack, white and Foster
The superstar architect's new tome Reflections divides his work into nine architectural themes, then illustrates each one with sumptuous full-page photographs. Martin Spring introduces a taster of the visual delights coming soon to a coffee table near you
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FeaturesHow to survive 鈥� an interview
Amaya Lopez offers a pleasingly round-numbered 10-step guide to convincing potential employers they want to hire you
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Features鈥楢nyone can be a millionaire. it's so easy, it's boring'
At 19 Duncan Bannatyne was behind bars. Today the entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den star has amassed 拢136m with shrewd investments in ice creams vans, care homes and gyms.
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FeaturesLIFT fiasco
The government's LIFT programme was set up five years ago to help him. In fact it's made things worse. So how has LIFT gone so wrong?
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FeaturesPickets and pockets
Heathrow Terminal 5 was supposed to mark a new phase in modern industrial relations. And as the trades compete ever more fiercely to wring money out of their employers, it seems that, unfortunately, it has. Olympic Delivery Authority please take note 鈥�
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FeaturesVoyage to the centre of the earthship
If you've ever idly wondered what the most sustainable building it's possible to build looks like, wonder no more. It has been constructed near Brighton, and it uses some very odd materials 鈥�
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Market forecast: Cause for caution
In its quarterly look at market trends, Davis Langdon reports on a fall in output that has led to cautious forecasts for 2006. Plus how the pre-Budget report affects the industry and the latest materials prices overleaf
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FeaturesHot topic: The pre-Budget report
In his pre-Budget report, the chancellor outlined proposals for housing supply and property investment. Davis Langdon examines the impact on UK construction
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Projects update: sustainability
A round-up of the latest research and development projects, tools and techniques for the modern construction professional