More Focus – Page 83

  • London
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    Under a cloud

    2017-06-21T06:00:00Z

    Commercial development in the City has had the shadow of Brexit looming over it for a year now

  • Supermarket
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    Sustainability: Sustainable retail

    2017-06-20T13:20:00Z

    Sustainable retail buildings present a major opportunity to provide improved quality and a better experience for employees, shoppers and communities

  • Grenfell Tower fire
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    Grenfell Tower: Construction facts

    2017-06-16T10:23:00Z

    ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ’s technical editor considers what is known about the building and the recent upgrade

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    General election in 1992

    2017-06-16T07:00:00Z

    Another election kicked off by a Conservative prime minister to secure a solid mandate – but what a difference

  • Construction
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    Close to the edge

    2017-06-16T06:00:00Z

    Kengo Kuma’s extraordinarily complex design for the V A’s outpost in Dundee would not have been possible without 3D modelling and analysis tools, not to mention complex construction techniques, that have left the city with a building of true grit

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    How did construction’s candidates perform in the election?

    2017-06-15T06:00:00Z

    ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ spoke to three construction professionals who were standing in the general election, here is how they got on…

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    How did construction vote in the election?

    2017-06-15T06:00:00Z

    After the shock election result last week, we asked ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ readers to tell us how they actually voted in an online poll

  • Bridge
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    Executive pay: Scrutiny on the bounty

    2017-06-15T06:00:00Z

    Last month’s shareholder rebellion at Balfour Beatty’s AGM shows investors are now more willing to challenge large pay packets for the industry’s executives

  • 10 Downing Street
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    Who’s who in government?

    2017-06-14T12:54:00Z

    Who in Theresa May’s reshuffled team will have an effect on construction?

  • Crossrail 2
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    Election 2017: What’s what?

    2017-06-14T06:00:00Z

    After last week’s shock election result, what does this hung parliament mean for some of the biggest issues facing construction?

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    Cost update Q1 2017

    2017-06-13T13:02:00Z

    ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ, electrical and mechanical costs are rising at varying rates along with materials costs as sterling continues to fluctuate but wages have fallen slightly year-on-year

  • Mark Reynolds
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    What happens in a hung parliament?

    2017-06-09T11:34:00Z

    A guide to what a hung parliament means and what the impact could be for construction

  • Panel Systems
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    What to specify: Cladding

    2017-06-09T06:00:00Z

    Cladding is designed to provide architects with creative flexibility. Here are the latest cladding and curtain wall products from Schueco, Wienerberger, Panel Systems and Glassolutions

  • ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ A Better Brexit
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    Full house: Welcome to Parliament

    2017-06-09T06:00:00Z

    Now that the election is over, a new parliament will convene. But are the incoming crop of MPs fully aware of how important the construction industry is for the UK economy?

  • CCS framework
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    CCS framework: No pain, no gain

    2017-06-08T06:00:00Z

    The industry has waited a long time for the government’s £2.9bn construction consultancy framework. But doubts remain that all the problems have been ironed out. So will the wait have been worth it for the 32 firms on the scheme?

  • Emerson College Little ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ
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    BIM: Attention to detail

    2017-06-07T10:31:00Z

    A Boston restoration project using advanced 3D-modelling and printing technologies could hold the key to a new age of decoration within contemporary design

  • Wood
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    Cost model: Residential timber

    2017-06-06T15:44:00Z

    A familiar building material now has many innovative and scientifically developed forms, of which cross-laminated timber is perhaps the most compelling

  • Polling station
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    Election 2017: Hanging in the balance

    2017-06-02T06:00:00Z

    Policy on major construction projects could have a substantial impact on some hotly-contested marginal seats

  • Election 2017 leaders
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    ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ's election survey results in full

    2017-06-02T06:00:00Z

    View the full results from over 1,100 readers who took part in our survey to find out who construction is backing in the election

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    Economy watch: Output declines

    2017-06-01T06:00:00Z

    Output has fallen month on month but levels of investment are continuing to rise