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FeaturesInterview: Richard Saxon
Richard Saxon, chair of the Joint Contracts Tribunal, speaks to 精东影视 legal columnist Francis Ho about new kinds of contracts, the competition, and where he thinks the industry is heading
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FeaturesThe North goes south
The idea of establishing a northern powerhouse has lost a powerful supporter with the departure of chancellor George Osborne. Is there the will and momentum now in Whitehall to keep the project going?
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FeaturesTracker: June 2016
The construction activity index ended Q2 at a level of 60 points, five points higher than a month earlier
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FeaturesWest Ham's new home: Who forgot the roof?
At a cost of 拢700m, nearly three times the initial estimate, questions are being raised about the price tag of the former Olympic stadium
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FeaturesOlympic Games: Keeping the legacy alive
Has the LLDC managed to adhere to the legacy promises that won the UK the Olympic bid in the first place?
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FeaturesCost model: Commercial office towers
The number of towers being proposed and developed in London and the UK continues to grow, as does their height
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Features2012 forever: Revisiting the London Olympics
Ike Ijeh reports on whether the architecture of the London 2012 Olympics has fulfilled its main goal
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FeaturesMarket review: After Brexit
Brexit has sent shockwaves through the construction industry, though the statistics have yet to reveal the full impact
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FeaturesFixing the NHS
Health service spending on building maintenance and repairs faces a 拢4.3bn backlog. But there is good news for the construction industry
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FeaturesTop 150 contractors: The rough & tumble
This year鈥檚 contractors and housebuilders Top 150 shows the sector pulling out of recession, but economic danger remains
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FeaturesLead times: April - June 2016
Lead times have either remained the same or increased, with burgeoning workloads and enquiries and a shortage of skilled labour making further increases more likely
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FeaturesSustainable sailor: Land Rover BAR
The Land Rover BAR sailing team have embedded sustainability into not just its new base building but also its core ethos
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FeaturesTop 20 housebuilders 2016
Find out who鈥檚 in this year鈥檚 league of top housebuilders by housebuilding turnover
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FeaturesEurope's first WELL 精东影视
There is now an international standard for measuring how a building impacts on its users鈥� health and wellbeing. Ike Ijeh looks at how Studio Ben Allen Architects鈥� One Carter Lane will become the first European project to receive the accreditation
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Off-site
This week Tonbridge Grammar School gets a new sixth form study area, Essex County Cricket Club gets 36 balconies and a dementia care home with a clover leaf layout is given a new exterior finish
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FeaturesInterview: Tony Giddings
Few people have done more to change the face of the UK鈥檚 cities than Tony Giddings, who stood down as partner at Argent at the end of last year
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FeaturesLondon vs New York: The market rules
London and New York are two of the world鈥檚 most successful cities for business. How does commercial property development compare between the two?
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FeaturesHow Theresa May can avoid a construction recession
In these days of lightning fast political changes, and possibly dire economic prospects, prime minister Theresa May has to hit the ground running if she is to prevent construction slipping into another recession
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FeaturesSustainability: The new normal
To launch the programme for next year鈥檚 show and its central question of redefining sustainability for the construction industry, Ecobuild gathered a panel of experts to debate the question of what sustainability means to them, and to our industry
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards 2016: Winners
This year鈥檚 entries reveal some interesting trends in housebuilding in the UK such as a reduction in common space, urban design principles being applied to greenfield sites and the successful use of custom build