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FeaturesThe case against
If Allyson Pollock is right, it won鈥檛 be long before PFI hospitals introduce extra charges for anaesthetic. We find out why.
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Urban scrawl
Will Alsop鈥檚 exuberance may have been boxed in at Goldsmiths College, but his playfulness still extrudes itself onto the skyline as a silvery, sculptural squiggle. Martin Spring visits the provocative building on the busy New Cross Road.
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Specifier Products
A selection of the latest options for meeting the stringent specifications of the highly serviced, hygiene-led healthcare sector, including waste pumps, services support systems and antibacterial tiles
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Costs: Wall finishes in healthcare buildings
Wall finishes are crucial in healthcare buildings, where high demands are placed on durability. Peter Mayer of 精东影视 Performance Group sets out guidelines on whole-life costing
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FeaturesHealthcare buildings
This week, Specifier focuses on the burgeoning healthcare sector, beginning with a look at how two consultants are using visualisation software to find cost-effective solutions for hospital design
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How to juggle while balancing
Three female construction professionals reflect on the trials, tribulations, rewards and pitfalls of flexible working arrangements
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FeaturesCutter鈥檚 way
John Oughton, the mandarin in charge of government procurement, is determined to slash the time and money spent on the bidding process. But can he overcome a creaky civil service and an overstretched construction industry?
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FeaturesArtistic Bent
Cesar Pelli鈥檚 Japanese art museum may be modest in its demands on space and energy but it comes with a magnificent sculpted steel entrance.
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FeaturesThe FMB rules the waves
A military marching band gave a Federation of Master Builders Christmas ball a touch of the proms.
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FeaturesOn the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
... an electric shock machine. What have we done to deserve this in our Christmas stocking.
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FeaturesNew age thinking
The government is doing construction a favour by raising the retirement age to 65, but Jeremy Hilliard, director of National Contracting, says the skills shortage can only be addressed by attracting more young people to building.
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拢130m Liverpool arena keeps Bovis top of league
Contractor retains both its monthly and annual titles, thanks to 拢140m of work in November
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FeaturesJarvis diaries - The edge of reason
Poor old Jarvis has had a v. bad year, having struggled with debts and been walked out on by its top men. Here, its month-by-month misadventures are chronicled by Mark 鈥楧arcy鈥� Leftly 鈥�
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A living in the past
With traditional skills in restoring historical buildings in short supply, the opportunities for a career in the sector are alive and kicking.
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Glad tidings
In this month鈥檚 Tracker, Experian鈥檚 Business Strategies division reports an optimistic market, with activity growing at a steady pace 鈥� and predicts it will pick up speed at the start of 2005
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Features2004 revisited
It was a different year for different people. For many it was a lengthy punch-up. For others a sleigh ride through a forest pursued by wolves. For one or two, it was a chance to emulate Napoleon at Austerlitz. So, use the next 10 pages to jog your memory, after ...
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FeaturesTalking up a storm
Wates chief Paul Drechsler has been hired to shake up the century-old family business. And he just loves to natter about it. He tells Angela Monaghan all about framework deals, services, Dublin, PFI schools, his workers 鈥� and Eric Clapton.
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FeaturesWhat a carve-up!
Construction is responsible for one-fifth of Britain鈥檚 output and affects huge swaths of government policy 鈥� so why has Whitehall divided it over eight departments?