More Focus – Page 89

  • King’s College Hospital, London
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    King’s College Hospital: Surgical precision

    2017-01-12T06:00:00Z

    Inserting a new intensive care ward above the live theatre block of King’s College Hospital required meticulous planning, an ingenious solution to hoisting steelwork and a steady nerve

  • New homes being built at a garden village
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    It takes a village

    2017-01-11T06:00:00Z

    The government’s recent commitment to back new garden villages sounds lovely

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    Construction industry Dragon Boat Challenge

    2017-01-11T12:00:00Z

    The Construction Dragon Boat Challenge is back!

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    Tracker: November 2016

    2017-01-10T10:00:00Z

    The total activity index and R M index both fell and the orders index ticked up, while the indices for the separate subsectors showed mixed results

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    ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ intelligence: Q3 2016

    2017-01-10T10:00:00Z

    The latest Office for National Statistics figures show the economy has been in good shape since the referendum vote to leave the European Union. However, more challenging times seem to be ahead

  • Hamburg Elbphilharmonie
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    Elbphilharmonie: Crown jewel

    2017-01-06T06:00:00Z

    Hamburg wanted the Elbphilharmonie to be an instantly discernible architectural symbol to lift the city’s prestige but got a faceless glass block sitting on top of a brick one

  • Marley-Alutec
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    What to specify: Roofing

    2017-01-05T06:00:00Z

    Manufacturers are keeping on top of roofing trends with products to suit all projects, from glass roof glazing to a ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Award-winning innovation

  • Manchester Victoria station was upgraded between 2013-2015
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    City focus: Manchester

    2017-01-05T06:00:00Z

    Ciara Walker and Jonathan Moore of Arcadis consider how the city that has ‘everything except a beach’ is leading by example in the northern powerhouse

  • Economic Construction Market Review - December 2016
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    Market review: A bumpy ride

    2017-01-04T11:08:00Z

    The Autumn Statement put its money behind infrastructure projects - but forecasts warn that difficult times lie ahead

  • Hinkley
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    2017: The mists of time to come…

    2017-01-03T15:32:00Z

    It’s been a long time since the industry has faced such uncertainty

  • Prefab Housing
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    2016: Back to the future - part two

    2016-12-21T06:00:00Z

    A 1980s office went back to nature and housing went beyond postwar with 21st-century prefabs 

  • Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece
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    2016: Back to the future - part one

    2016-12-20T06:00:00Z

    The Tate Modern extension provided a warped contrast against the former power station and the Design Museum gained a historically sensitive 1960s rebuild

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    2016 untangled - part two

    2016-12-19T06:00:00Z

    Even people who like surprises are likely to end 2016 wondering if there isn’t something to be said for ‘boring and predictable’. The ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ team reports on the rollercoaster highs and lows of one of the weirdest years on record

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    2016 untangled - part one

    2016-12-16T06:00:00Z

    Even people who like surprises are likely to end 2016 wondering if there isn’t something to be said for ‘boring and predictable’. The ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ team reports on the rollercoaster highs and lows of one of the weirdest years on record

  • ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ's Christmas cocktail making
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    Christmas charity challenge: Good mixers

    2016-12-15T06:00:00Z

    Nothing is better to round off an unsettling year than a nice stiff drink. So ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ invited three teams from the construction industry to find out who could make the best festive cocktail, as part of our Christmas charity appeal for Crash

  • New York
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    How is New York dealing with Trump?

    2016-12-09T06:00:00Z

    New Yorkers are still in shock at the idea of a Trump presidency

  • Exchange rates
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    Cost update Q3 2016

    2016-12-08T16:34:00Z

    ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ costs rose overall, with materials cost inflation increasingly contributing to this - labour costs are rising too but at a lower rate

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    Neil Martin: Steady as he goes

    2016-12-08T06:00:00Z

    Since Neil Martin took over at the helm of Lendlease’s European construction operations he has returned the firm to profit and steadied the ship. So the question everyone wants to know is how he did it

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    Bacton Low Rise: Community blessed

    2016-12-07T06:00:00Z

    The reinvention of the Bacton Low Rise council estate shows that regeneration is as much about residents as construction - and that it is better to view the local community as an asset than a hindrance

  • Vasco-ONI-ultra-thin-radiator-_kitchen_-in-matt-Tele-Grey-4
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    What to specify: Residential

    2016-12-06T16:14:00Z

    Rapid rendering, accessible windows, vibrant carpet tiles for student housing, a deep undermount sink and a very thin radiator are among this week’s product news