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FeaturesWorking well together small firm award
this CITB-backed award proves these firms鈥� ideas are anything but small
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FeaturesIntegrated project safety award
DWP estates retains its title in this award, sponsored by citb-constructionskills
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FeaturesWorking well together organisation of the year
This award, sponsored by atkins, was won by the star of this year鈥檚 show 鈥�
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FeaturesJust the job
Sam Powell explains why, 16 years after leaving, he has returned to Wells Cathedral Stonemasons
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FeaturesGet Luder: Owen Luder鈥檚 fight to save Gateshead carpark
From the archive: Back in 2005 精东影视 joined the architect as he tried to save his brutallist car park, made famous by the film Get Carter, from demolition
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FeaturesKate鈥檚 expectations
When Kate Barker鈥檚 report into housing undersupply was published last year, it was greeted with intense public and industry interest 鈥� after which nothing much seemed to happen. We found out whether the author was disappointed with her reception
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FeaturesThe men from the east
Last May, the European Union took on 10 new states, including eastern European countries whose high-quality workers were seen as the solution to the UK鈥檚 labour shortages.
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Services
In this month鈥檚 specialist market focus, Simon Willis, partner at cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald, examines today鈥檚 services sector 鈥� including the current hot topics, design considerations and the all-important costs. Plus, an M&E specialist speaks out
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Costs: Sealant joints
Sealant joints may be the weakest link in a facade. Peter Mayer of 精东影视 LifePlans runs through key whole-life performance and costs issues for sealant options
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FeaturesPaints, sealants and finishes
How the EU is doing away with high-gloss paints, and later on we have the newest products, who makes what and a look at the bottom line when the paint鈥檚 dry
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FeaturesThe China trip
China is in the process of building the biggest economy in the world at a pace that is hard to bend your head around 鈥� this is a country where planning approval can take a few hours and a town containing 11 universities can be built in a couple of ...
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FeaturesBao Guangjian: man of steel
Bao Guangjian is China鈥檚 most innovative steel specialist and the driving force behind Beijing鈥檚 impossible-to-build television centre 鈥� and even he is a little concerned about whether it鈥檒l stay up 鈥� we went to meet him in Shenzhen
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Local lowdown: Scottish Highlands
Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property reports on the Scottish Highlands
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Just about holding up
Last year, construction output grew more than the UK economy as a whole, but the outlook over the next few years is flatter than Patagonia. Experian Business Strategies crunches the numbers
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FeaturesDaniel Libeskind
As rumours circulate of year-long delays and complete redesigns at Ground Zero, we talk to the man responsible about why his long, bitter struggle with rival architects, the New York press and the site owner (among others) is a sign that things are going pretty well 鈥�