All Features articles – Page 262
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FeaturesTop Specialists 2012
Are things getting better for specialists or are there just fewer firms around to compete? Our tables reveal who’s won what this year
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FeaturesStanton Williams: There’s nothing wrong with buildings that just do their jobs
Fresh from their victory, the Stirling prize winners talk us through 27 years of non-shouty architecture
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FeaturesIs learning getting harder?
Are employers still willing to support staff who want to gain more qualifications? James Clegg looks at the impact of the recession on opportunities for part-time study
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FeaturesInterview: Philip Youell, EC Harris
EC Harris tied the knot with Arcadis a year ago and since then its chief executive has used their combined strength to win work worth £40m. Philip Youell tells Iain Withers the secrets to a successful takeover and where he intends to pitch for work in the future
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FeaturesMilan's canal network: Hidden depths
Milan has ambitious plans to deliver a zero carbon mixed-use scheme in which no home will need a domestic boiler - all by harnessing the geothermal potential of its underground network of canals
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FeaturesThe Co-op's HQ: Have you heard the buzz?
3D Reid’s beehive-inspired HQ for the Co-op in Manchester is not simply another new office block with a slightly unusual form. It is the top BREEAM-rated office in the UK and might just have redefined the corporate atrium
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FeaturesNew PFI for school building: First reaction
Three industry experts react to the new form of PFI for school building
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FeaturesCost update Q3 2012
Construction input costs are down and output prices are flat, while some workers have negotiated small wages increases for 2013
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Features'I'll be back' - Why bosses return to run their companies
Why some bosses come back to save the companies they founded - with varying degrees of success
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FeaturesLease is more
With capital budgets still tight and limited finance available from other sources, leasing companies believe their moment may have come. We do the sums
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FeaturesTime to get ready to go green
UK construction needs to equip itself with the right skills to deliver the Green Deal now - or it won’t just be the industry that misses a vital opportunity
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FeaturesWhat's the future of nuclear decommissioning?
Last week’s devastating National Audit Office report on decommissioning facilities at Sellafield has led many to question whether the UK has the skills needed to deal with nuclear waste. But does the problem really lie with a Nuclear Decommissioning Authority overly occupied with cutting costs? Will Hurst investigates
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Roundtable debate on going green: "It is happening"
AIS gathered together design and fit-out experts at St Mary Axe in September to compare notes on the pros and cons of going green. We report from the SAS International-sponsored event
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FeaturesCountry focus: UAE
After the 2008 crash in Dubai, growth and confidence are returning and a more mature construction market is developing, based on Abu Dhabi’s huge investment in energy and infrastructure and Dubai’s prime location as a hub for trade and tourism. Paul Maddison from EC Harris reports
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FeaturesGlobal Clients Group: Does going green pay off?
The second of our Global Clients Group series looks at the links between sustainability and commercial value
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FeaturesBiophilia: Natural resources
Big windows, natural light, pot plants… Sometimes the simplest things in life make the most business sense. We explore the value of biophilia in the office environment
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FeaturesSubcontractor’s equipment: Alstom Power Ltd vs SOMI Implanti
A case invovling declaratory relief relating to the ownership of a subcontractor’s equipment that was brought to site in connection with the construction of a power station.
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FeaturesDouglas Oakervee, HS2: Full steam ahead
Douglas Oakervee tells Vern Pitt why the country must get on board High Speed Two, the UK’s biggest off-site construction project
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FeaturesSchool refurbishment: Shouldn't you be revising?
Erno Goldfinger’s brutalist Haggerston school in north-east London has been sensitively modernised