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Costs: Coated steel claddings
Coated steel cladding provides a cost-effective weathering envelope for buildings. Peter Mayer of 精东影视 LifePlans examines the specification options and their whole life costs
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FeaturesThe Dynamos
Your typical construction chief executive rises at 6am, goes for a run, eats a bowl of bran flakes, then has a day at work, an evening with clients and a couple of hours answering emails before retiring at 1am. Where do they get the energy from?
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FeaturesCost model: LIFT healthcare schemes
Primary healthcare is undergoing a quiet revolution, creating a network of one-stop shops. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines the LIFT initiative and the new wave of healthcare buildings it is funding
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FeaturesLittle Marvels: on-site renewable energy
The government is convinced small-scale renewable energy will be a key force for reducing carbon emissions, and it's using everything from cash to planning policy to boost its use. Climate change consultant ESD looks at nine technologies that could be eligible for grants
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FeaturesExhausting our energy
Changes to the energy efficiency regulations may be crucial, but the sheer frustration of waiting for them is increasingly wearing the industry down. In the second part of our Reform the Regs campaign series, Alex Smith examines the trouble with Part L and talks to the initiative鈥檚 latest supporters
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FeaturesJust the job: Dave Hampton, Carbon Coach
Just the job Dave Hampton explains why he left the directorship of a consultant to become a 鈥榗arbon coach'
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FeaturesMalcolm Wicks
The energy minister knows a crisis is looming 鈥� what he doesn鈥檛 know is how to find a quick fix. Instead, he鈥檚 looking at all the long-term options 鈥� such as wind farms in the South-east and plans for a new generation of nuclear plants.
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FeaturesCity of the sun
The spirit of Linz鈥檚 SolarCity, where 1317 new homes are sustained by solar energy, is encapsulated in its district centre.
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FeaturesFuel alert
Ever since Hurricane Katrina, fuel price hikes have been hitting construction sites across the country 鈥� ratcheting up the cost of transport, site work, aggregate and products.
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FeaturesAt first It was like the battle of the Somme
Today 精东影视 launches Projects Reunited. Here you can catch up with former colleagues from legendary schemes you worked on together and find out how everybody is doing now. To get the ball rolling, we assembled 18 old chums who braved the muddy wastes of the Millennium Dome site 鈥�
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FeaturesCity Hall revist: Time has told
Ken Livingstone did not want 精东影视 to revisit his 鈥楤eehive鈥� City Hall three years after completion. Could it be that this 21st-century landmark has not achieved its low-energy targets?
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FeaturesRelax 鈥� it could be so much worse
Nick Leeson learned a lot about stress when he lost 拢862m, went on the run and ended up a Singapore jail. Now he鈥檚 sharing his coping strategies in a new book and executive workshops. Nick Jones introduced him to the famously relaxed Stef Stefanou, and felt his own blood pressure ...
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FeaturesSchools focus
A high school in north London is demonstrating how well a construction GCSE can work
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Landscaping
In our latest specialist market overview, Gardiner & Theobald鈥檚 Joe Burns examines the current UK landscaping sector, including current hot topics and typical costs 鈥� plus an expert offers his view of the scene 鈥�
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FeaturesBest Commercial Project sponsored by Bland Bankart
John Clark Associates: Centrale Development
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FeaturesBest Thermal/Acoustic Innovation sponsored by YBS Insulation
McBains Cooper: Gloucestershire Constabulary HQ
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