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Towers of refuge

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

Redesigning for terrorism

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Contracts to watch

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

PFI abroadPFI is going global – and UK firms’ expertise is required everywhere from Ireland to Turkey. Beijing Olympics 2008This year, China will start awarding tenders for what is likely to be the most ambitious Olympics of all time. Firms are licking their lips at the prospect of the £23bn ...

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Whitehall’s thrilling finish

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

The government’s last minute race to upgrade public services

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Difficult neighbours

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

How the government will tackle impossible house prices in the South and impossible houses in the North

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Brothers in arms

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

The new union militancy

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Get ready to answer your critics

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

We're in for a year of ecological activism – from an unlikely source

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Death watch

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

Safety will come under intense scrutiny from government and clients

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Bad news for the City

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

The year will have a poor results season and a difficult housing market

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Changes to the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Regulations

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

Part A: StructuresConsultation on amending this section took place in 2001 and the part on disproportionate collapse has been rewritten. However, the events of 11 September have meant that this section has come under intense scrutiny, which has delayed the publication. Expect new guidance late in the year. Part B: ...

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Projects to watch

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

Staiths South BankNext week, fashion guru Wayne Hemingway unveils his first-ever housing project – a 700-home estate in Gateshead for Wimpey. Proper architects have pooh-poohed the scheme, which has normal-looking houses set in car-free, landscaped gardens – but the avalanche of enquiries from would-be buyers suggests that the punters love ...

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Help, we need some bodies

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

Labour shortages, culture change and European politics

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Prescott's big idea

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

Welcome to Britain's new planning system

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Flight from reality?

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

Airports have to expand, but doing the work seems strangely problematic

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Nowhere fast

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

Rail policy is still hopelessly entangled in funding crises

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Poor old us

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

A big shake-up, but no solution, to our troubled pensions system

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The nightmare we're trying to wake from

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

What use is insurance if you go broke trying to pay for it?

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People who need people: Construction's management in crisis

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

The modern industry demands news skills from its leaders

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Crash!

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

The prospects for IT in the wake of the great Atkins debacle

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People to watch

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

Stuart GrahamThe new American chief executive of Skanska will this month conclude a top-level review of the firm's businesses worldwide. Expect big changes in the deployment of Skanska's forces.Will AlsopThe jolly architect's peculiar brand of blobular, stilt-propped architecture may no longer be the height of fashion, but Alsop has hit ...

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Mystic wag

2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to stay ahead of events in 2003, Marcus Fairs invested in a crystal ball and saw from the news stories rolling off the presses that life in the construction industry will be as unpredictable as ever …