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Remote control
With infrared ports connecting hardware instead of cables, and a radio-wave system called Bluetooth about to let your palmtop ask your fridge what's for dinner, communication is coming of age.
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Cost study: Council housing refurbishment
A deck-access council-housing block in Hackney, east London, has been radically refurbished by being chopped into three free-standing blocks
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Just the job - Susan Morton
Tarmac 精东影视's new human resources director tells Peter Marriott how she has made people her business.
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Appointments
Contractors Galliford UK has elected partnering and private finance initiative director Steve Foxcroft to the board of directors.Larry Wilkinson, previously with Mansell, has been appointed managing director of Moss Construction Northern, part of the Kier Group.Barnes Group has appointed Chris Bruce and Bob Steward divisional directors.John Mowlem has appointed ...
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Sydney Olympic stadia take shape
UK consultants close to finishing stadia, transport and "village" in good time for 2000 games.
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What the euro means for construction
Does the birth of the European single currency mean that UK firms will be just as at home in Leipzig as Leicester? Well, no but that doesn't mean its impact will not be both complicated and profound.
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Daniel Libeskind
His virtuoso designs for the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the Victoria & Albert Museum's Spiral extension have catapulted him into the architectural superleague, but the man behind them is both shy and approachable. Portrait by Julian Anderson
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What is sustainable construction, exactly?
The DETR's mantra for 1999 is sustainable construction. But what exactly is it? Who is responsible for it and what can it do for you? 精东影视 provides some answers.
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Model villages
Energy efficiency: low-energy housing Future homes will have to comply with the government's energy-saving plans. Two South-east schemes are proposed models: which is better?
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Solar power to the people
Energy efficiency:Thin-film photovoltaics Photovoltaic panels boost green credentials, but recouping their cost has always been a problem. Now, thin-film technology, coming to the UK for the first time in Canon UK's HQ, is set to change all that.
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Chinese whispers
When information is revealed in confidence, solicitors must never divulge it. Fair enough, you say. But what remedy does a client have if a former solicitor starts working for a current opponent? Fair enough. But what happens
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Unknown territory
Nobody wants to make the arduous and risky journey to court, but only the intrepid few have explored the new adjudication short cut. Now it seems their experiences are about to be made into a reliable map.
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How long can you stay?
A recent court decision seems to imply that more disputes are referable to arbitration than was previously thought.
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The breakdown of trust
The relationship between the designer and the contractor is in danger of getting out of control, forcing designers to concentrate on their own legal protection as much as satisfying the client.
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Green scheme
The latest design package can help decide the viability of low-energy schemes at an early stage in development.
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Tender price forecast
Construction output is still expected to grow in the next two years, although more slowly than previously thought. However, with concerns about skills shortages and pressure on M&E prices, predictions for tender price inflation over the next 12 months remain unchanged at 2-5%.
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Make contact
Christine Little, chief executive of the Federation of Recruitment and Employment Services, tells Nancy Cavill her top 10 tips for networking.
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Appointments
Contractors Britannia Construction has appointed Jon Woolfe financial director. Mike Mann is deputy managing director. Nigel McArthur has been appointed regional construction director at EBC Construction, a division of the EBC Group. Housebuilders Nigel Perryman has been appointed deputy group finance director of the Shaftesbury ...
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What Bob and Chris did next
How two Mowlem men who struck out on their own handled their crazy first year of corporate takeover, icy disappointment, compulsory redundancy and quiet triumph.
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One-stop wonder
Jose Castillo-Bernaus has a singular passion for integrated design. Now, in his new role as director of design at Amec, he is spreading the word about the merits of the one-stop shop.