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FeaturesSome legacy
A little more than a year after Athens hosted the 鈥榖est ever鈥� Olympics, this is what its facilities have become 鈥� desolate monuments to poor planning and incoherent politics. Over the next five pages, Mark Leftly reports on the lessons that London needs to learn.
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Costs: Solar hot water systems
Will the new Part L see mass uptake of solar hot water systems? Peter Mayer of 精东影视 LifePlans looks at the specifications and their whole life costs
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FeaturesSustainability
This week Specifier looks at all things sustainable, including the cost of solar hot water systems and some great green products. We kick off with Freiburg鈥檚 eco-community, including the new Sonnenschiff development that could teach the UK housebuilding sector a thing or two 鈥�
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Projects update: Sustainability
Environment-friendly projects are big business these days, and many companies and organisations are jumping on the bandwagon. Here is the latest set of initiatives, products and services to make your scheme green
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FeaturesThe year of the carrot
In 2005 executives have enjoyed unprecedented bonus packages, as companies search for ways of getting peak performances from their upper echelon, according to the 精东影视/Hays Executive salary guide. But they鈥檙e also making them harder to collect 鈥�
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Features鈥業t鈥檚 important to look to yourself and what you believe in鈥�
HLM鈥檚 Chris Liddle has put his house on the line to save his architectural business. Twice.
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FeaturesAppointments
ContractorSouth-east contractor Diamond Build has employed six apprentices. Stephen Boniface is taking an Advanced Modern Apprenticeship in ICT, Scott Lovell, Ferdi Ahmet and Dean Keys are apprentice carpenters and joiners, Mark Lawrence is an apprentice plumber and Bruno Peixoto and Mukarramma Mason-Williamson are undertaking apprenticeships in painting and decorating.ConsultantsInternational quantity ...
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鈥�400 sets of regulations鈥�
Who will set definitive sustainability targets? Nobody really knows because there are many different rules 鈥� one imposed by the 精东影视 Regulations and the rest by local planners. The result is likely to be widespread confusion.
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A fresh twist on a modern classic
The library at the University of East Anglia represents the architecture of Sir Denys Lasdun at its unadulterated, domineering best. So how did Shepheard Epstein Hunter go about adding an extension to it 30 years on?
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FeaturesThe maverick
He鈥檚 proud to be a QS, he鈥檚 not afraid of enjoying himself and he doesn鈥檛 think every big practice should be an LLP. Mark Leftly met Richard Steer, senior partner of Gleeds, and found a leader in his prime.
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Strength in numbers
The latest monthly figures from Experian Business Strategies reveal that activity in the construction industry is showing no sign of weakening 鈥� with the exception of the civil engineering sector 鈥�
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FeaturesLook at me!
Want to grab a client鈥檚 attention? And keep it? In an fiercly competitive market, you have to offer something extra if you are going to win that juicy contract. Mark Leftly looks at the increasingly inventive ways companies are pitching for work and talks to clients about what they look ...
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FeaturesHidden talents
Specialist contractors have the skills that can make or break a project, yet they are still overlooked by those higher up the supply chain. Now, according to new research, the industry 鈥� and particularly the design sector 鈥� is starting to realise the benefits of tapping into specialist knowledge.
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FeaturesClient of the year
You 鈥� the specialists 鈥� picked Stanhope for this award, and no wonder: it is one of the country鈥檚 most high profile clients, having developed more than 12 million ft2 of workspace over the past 20 years, including offices for the HM Treasury and the London Stock Exchange.
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FeaturesSite services specialist of the year
In 1962, Jack and Noreen Coleman started a tiny demolition and excavation company.
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FeaturesPiling specialist of the year
History has repeated itself. Last year鈥檚 winner of this category 鈥� and the overall title of best subcontractor in the UK 鈥� has done it again.
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FeaturesStructural specialist of the year
Billington has a reputation within the construction community as one of the most advanced subcontractors around.
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FeaturesCladding specialist of the year
It鈥檚 been quite a year for Lakesmere: turnover rose 43% to 拢27m and profit almost doubled to 拢886,900.