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Nigel Griffiths

2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

A skills crisis, worrying accident rates, controversial contracts in post-war Iraq and a promotional mission to Brazil: our minister has got a lot on his plate. In fact, if you're interested, he could probably pop round one evening and take you through it. Say next Thursday? We try to keep ...

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After Mies

2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

Rem Koolhaas' Chicago campus centre is both a homage to and a slap in the face for its former lecturer, one Mies van der Rohe. And some are finding that hard to swallow …

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Confusion reigns

2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

In the first of a monthly series of articles on urban regeneration, we look at the mess that the government has made of its part of the process, and suggests how it might start to clear it up.

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Damage limitation

2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

Richard Rogers' design for Heathrow Terminal 5 has a 43 m glass facade to flood his elegant interior with natural light and lift weary travellers' spirits. But would it be safe in a bomb blast? Alex Smith talked to Pascall + Watson about how to specify for terrorproofing

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Checklist: Doors

2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

Selecting the right door is not just about aesthetics – there is a host of other issues to consider … Norman Carless of the NBS outlines seven

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Lifetime costs: Entrance doors

2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

There are more doors out there than in Monsters, Inc – so which offers the best value for your specification? Peter Mayer of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Performance Group outlines the costs and performance of three entrance door types

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The rules: Doors and windows

2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

All door-closing devices and door handles must comply with the new Disability Discrimination Act, says Alex Smith – plus, best practice U-values for windows

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Refurbishment of Plymouth Tinside Lido: Pool life

2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

Closed for a decade, Plymouth’s Tinside Lido has finally been restored to the glory of its 1930s heyday. How could the council afford it? Alex Smith finds that it’s amazing how much you can save by intelligent specification

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Checklist: Floor coverings

2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

Are your floors tough enough? Make sure you specify the right covering with our four-step guide. Kevan Brassington of the NBS explains

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Lifetime costs: Structural floors

2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

With so many ways to build structural floors, how do you choose the right one? Peter Mayer of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Performance Group reviews the whole-life performance and cost of timber, concrete, steel and composite floors

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The rules: Flooring details

2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

Acoustic flooring standards for new dwellings have become much tougher. Alex Smith checks out the guidance and reviews BSI changes

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Products - Doors and Windows

2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

A combination of the best in doors, windows and flooring products, including framing an art deco gem and giving swing doors the silent treatment

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Products - Flooring

2003-10-24T00:00:00Z

High-pressure laminateAlloc Commercial says its flooring now has a thicker and stronger high pressure laminate surface and an integral Silent System sound absorbent underlay. Alloc says the surface resists damp, diluted chemicals and cigarette burns and has been designed to endure heavier impacts. Alloc has also launched the new StoneStructure ...

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Appointments

2003-10-22T12:31:00Z

Movers and shakers

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Ricky

2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

Best known as the cantankerous dad in The Royle Family, Ricky Tomlinson won another kind of fame 30 years ago when he was jailed after the 1972 construction strike. He spoke to us about plastering, union militancy and his new autobiography

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Who's for dinner?

2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ's finance pages are suddenly dominated by talk of takeovers. Housebuilders, consultants and contractors all feel the need to expand their bottom line by eating up their rivals. We look at how what is behind this unprecedented period of consolidation

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Repeat after me: 'yes, I can run your project'

2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

Take a look at these people … Do you recognise the one who'll best be able to manage your scheme? We investigate

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Balancing act

2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the first of a three-part series on achieving the right work–life balance, Andrew Garbutt of Berkshire Consultancy asks: what do you want to get out of life?

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Project review

2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

Designing and building a £5.5m nanoscience research centre for Cambridge University was an ideal opportunity to create a building that was as futuristic as the technology it contained. Here's how ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Design Partnership and Gardiner & Theobald tackled it.

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Further and better particulars of … Richard Cuthbert chief executive of MouchelParkman

2003-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the first of a monthly series on headline-hitting companies and leading industry figures, we chart the impressive rise of MouchelParkman's chief executive Richard Cuthbert