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FeaturesHays international salary survey 2017
This year鈥檚 Hays International Salary Survey shows that potential pickings for candidates are a lot richer overseas. The 鈥楾rump bump鈥� and Australia鈥檚 infrastructure boom are fuelling the already-strong international demand for UK construction professionals
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FeaturesResidential towers: Through the roof
New York and London are both bristling with new residential towers, a boom driven by demand for housing and skyrocketing prices for luxury flats
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FeaturesTracker: April 2017
Labour shortages and cost increases loom large as several sector indices start to look a little limp
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FeaturesEconomy watch: Inflation on the rise
A CBI survey of manufacturers shows that output is up - and it鈥檚 not just due to sterling鈥檚 fall in value
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FeaturesMarket review: Slow out of the blocks
While the recent economic results show only limited growth for the first quarter, the number of construction projects in April jumped by more than 25% on the previous month
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FeaturesConservative manifesto: Council housing鈥檚 new best friend?
Offering little new for construction by way of infrastructure commitments, the Tory manifesto nevertheless surprised with its brazen parking of tanks on Labour鈥檚 lawn
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FeaturesBy the people: Columbia University鈥檚 new Manhattanville campus
Columbia University鈥檚 new Manhattanville campus has championed a policy of inclusiveness not only for its students but also in the construction teams that built it
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FeaturesWellness: WELL 精东影视 Standard
The WELL 精东影视 Standard focuses solely on a building鈥檚 impact on people
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FeaturesHousebuilders' ground rent "scandal"
Government has now said it will crack down on 鈥榙oubling鈥� leasehold ground rents, earlier in the year 精东影视 investigated this controversial industry practice
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Economy watch: Layers of uncertainty
As the general election approaches and uncertainty around Brexit continues, economic indicators are starting to get darker
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FeaturesLondon drops down T&T's global costs league
Latest global markets report from Turner Towsend sees New York topple Zurich as the most expensive for property development
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Carry on regardless
The UK construction industry maintained notable growth rates and posted high output numbers but uncertainty endures on both the domestic and international stage
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FeaturesA stage for three stars: Chester's Storyhouse
The Storyhouse in Chester is a daring construction of opposites, with a theatre, cinema and library brought together in a space that combines new-build and the spirit of the orginal 1930s picture house
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FeaturesWhat to specify: BIM
A range of BIM objects have been released including an update on a sketching app that allows customers to pan and zoom simultaneously, and the completed range of Rhinoceros software
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FeaturesBIM: 鈥楾hey just don鈥檛 get it鈥�
The latest survey from NBS shows take-up is growing but raises concerns that private clients don鈥檛 understand BIM and that the government is failing to enforce its own mandate
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FeaturesBIM: Are you ready for the fourth dimension?
The team behind 22 Bishopsgate has created a complex 4D virtual reality model intended to optimise every aspect of delivery. Is the industry at large prepared for this new reality?
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FeaturesThe great Brexit buy-up?
With sterling devalued but growth prospects strong, UK firms have rarely been more tempting to overseas buyers, as the recent takeover approach for Atkins may show. So could current market conditions signal a buying frenzy?
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FeaturesCity focus: Dubai
Ciara Walker of Arcadis highlights the programme of investment in infrastructure and tourism-related construction driven by the Dubai City Plan 2021, exemplified by World Expo 2020
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FeaturesMelody & harmony: Berlin's new concert hall
Frank Gehry鈥檚 拢28.5m Berlin concert hall is an unusual building for this celebrated creator of the unusual. Ike Ijeh finds that through its sharp contradictions of age, shape and material, it achieves a kind of peace
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Walls, ceilings, partitions
Reindeer moss makes an appearance in one building, while glass took centre stage at a rejuvenated office in Slough and cherry wood veneer panels were the attraction at the University of Birmingham