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Return of the dinosaurs
Once thought of as practically extinct, trams are making a come back as a popular, efficient and safe means of getting around. Trouble is, they're very slow to arrive.
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Court order
PFI prisons are considered a success story, and perhaps courthouses too, but police stations often fail to do justice to their purpose. Martin 精东影视 examines the government's spending plans for law and order
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It's a wrap
It's almost finished. The vast bulk of the 660 steel-grey panels making up the facade of the GLA headquarters are in place, but the unusual shape of the building has brought unique challenges for the cladding specialists.
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Bronzed god
The team building the world's largest statue found designing the cladding a particular challenge. Still, nothing that creating a virtual computer model, building a bespoke foundry and predicting the weather in a thousand years' time couldn't overcome.
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The brick revolution
A brick system that triples the speed of wall construction and does away with the need for a skilled bricklayer, saving both time and money? It could shake the industry to its foundations.
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Learning curves
Tom Barker聽Curved design is sexy design. Unfortunately, it's so pricey that it may also be doomed design. Now, a new idea from a young engineer may change all that …
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Dear Robert
More of your careers problems solved by Robert Smith of recruitment consultant Hays Montrose. This month, QS career options and help for those in need
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Appointments
ContractorsMansell has appointed Patrick Scannell, formerly of Bryant, group finance director. HousebuildersChristine Tiernan (right) has been promoted to sales and marketing director of Laing Homes Thames Valley.Westbury Homes has appointed Steve Baker land manager. Antony Rowan has been promoted to assistant land manager.Bristol-based Edward Ware Homes has appointed Peter Webb, ...
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How to survive a merger
The past year has seen construction swept by mergers and takeovers. If it happens to you, what are your rights – and how can you hold on to your job?
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Confidence tricks
Do you come out in a cold sweat at the prospect of a job interview or taking on a big project? If so, you're lacking confidence. But Wendy Bristow has good news for you: it happens to everyone, and it's easier to beat than you think
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A Course! A Course! My kingdom for a course!
Training doesn't mean sitting in front of a flipchart any more. A new generation of courses is aimed at unleashing your creativity – and that could mean stepping into Julius Caesar's sandals and treading the boards at the Globe Theatre.
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The 精东影视/ Hays Montrose careers survey
Architects may be starting to feel the seeping chill of recession, but this year's 精东影视/Hays Montrose Careers survey depicts an industry that's still confident – and desperate for skilled employees.
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Eight steps to a new job
So things aren't so hot. You hate the commute, the coffee tastes lousy and more importantly you're worried that your career is in a rut. It may be time to move on – this step-by-step guide will help you on your way.
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Ring master
Barton Willmore's riverside HQ Thames Water is an oasis of civic design in the architecture desert of Reading's city centre.
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Do you dig it or don't you?
The CITB wants to attract more young people into building. So, is its latest poster campaign a real, right on, happening event – or just a bit embarrassing? 精东影视 asked the yoof of south London
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A cure for all ills?
Health and education are the focus of the second in our three-part series on Tony Blair's public spending plans. We examine Labour's 拢8.5bn schools investment. But of all the government's pledges, its plans to transform the NHS are the most expensive, ambitious and controversial. With PFI and PPP under attack, ...
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A Beginner's guide to health procurement
Department of HealthThe department runs the PFI programme and sets the rules for all other healthcare bodies to follow. In Sold on Health, last year's key report, the NHS was told to overhaul its capital procurement methods to improve design quality, reduce delays and achieve better value. In particular, it ...
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'Hospitals should be like supermarkets'
NHS Estates' acting chief Peter Wearmouth has to please doctors, patients and contractors. How?
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The demonising of PFI
A torrent of negative publicity has painted contractors as greedy and callous. 精东影视 weighs up the evidence