All Features articles – Page 303
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FeaturesGlobal events in 2010
This year was all about emerging markets after the sudden implosion of Dubai at the end of 2009. Despite this crash, with work in the UK looking so limited, firms have continued to look overseas over the past 12 months for lucrative, if often risky, opportunities.
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FeaturesProjects of the year 2010: Take it to the max
The big, the beautiful and the bonkers - Ike Ijeh and Thomas Lane dish out the awards to an international array of projects that helped keep construction headlines lively in 2010
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FeaturesAnything but tinsel: High-tech and artistic decorations
Fairy lights, Christmas trees and Santas are bedecking high streets across the country in the time-honoured tradition. But for a hardcore group of artists and designers, Christmas is more about technology than tinsel
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FeaturesGreen army: How the Green Deal will work
The government hopes its Green Deal will encourage homeowners to install energy efficiency measures and create an army of 250,000 to do the work. Sounds great, says Iain Withers - but will anyone join up?
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Make That's: We built this city
Christmas is a time for dressing up right, having fun, and giving, right? What better way to combine all three than forming a band to cut a charity single?
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Housing stats: Residential, projects and approvals
Wales limps on while Taylor Wimpey pips ING Real Estate to the top spot
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FeaturesBear necessities: interview with Mike Bear, Lord Mayor of London
Mike Bear, the new Lord Mayor of London, doesn’t intend to spend his year in office admiring the soft furnishings. He has 700 speeches to deliver, 23 countries to visit, and a plan to restore the City’s status as a world leader in development. And he still hopes to find ...
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FeaturesMaking client relationships work
Clients, being generally large and with sharp teeth, have been pushing their weight around since the recession began. But despite some dangerous swipes of the procurement tail, many have come to realise that they need contractors just as much as contractors need them
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FeaturesYour easy guide to the Code for Sustainable Homes
The new Code for Sustainable Homes has finally arrived. Here’s a 10-point summary of the changes and the suggestions that didn’t make it into the final document
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FeaturesHas the financial crisis killed the construction dispute?
Conventional wisdom says that this downturn will spark an explosion in legal battles as cash-strapped firms pursue the last penny from their partners. So why do disputes seem to be on the wane? Building and law firm Addleshaw Goddard gather a panel of experts to thrash it out
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FeaturesPollard Thomas Edwards' Islington square: Shaping up nicely
Pollard Thomas Edwards has made a north London square whole by filling in its missing fourth side with a residential scheme that sensitively reinterprets its traditional context
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FeaturesThe perfect gift: Tax-efficient tendering
What shows your appreciation for a prospective client better than cutting £1m off a bid? Building explores the surprising savings that can be made from tax-efficient tendering
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FeaturesThe tracker: Late harvest
Activity rose for the first time in half a year in October, but winter is already extending its icy grip around the industry. Experian Marketing Information Services reports
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FeaturesMorrell’s progress
A year into the job of chief construction adviser, what has Paul Morrell achieved?
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FeaturesSustainability Awards 2010: The winners and runners up
Who are the clients, contractors, designers and manufacturers leading the way in boosting green construction? Well, many of them are right here. Here we list the winners and runners-up in this year’s Sustainability Awards
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FeaturesIrish contractors on the hunt for work in the UK
The Celtic Tiger has roared its last and now stalks the land looking for work and a way to survive. For many in construction this means looking abroad for sustenance - and the UK is its natural prey. So how afraid should we be?
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FeaturesIP fraud: Could you spot the fake?
China has a reputation for counterfeit goods but now its most inventive fraudsters have a new target - consultants’ intellectual property
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FeaturesJonathan Goring: The incredible jumping man
It’s not many firms that think government cuts are a good thing for their business, but Capita Symonds boss Jonathan Goring wants the outsourcing that comes with them to help him leapfrog his competitors
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FeaturesSafety blunder: Sliding high
A little slime and seagull droppings won’t deter these foolhardy painters
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Stuttgart playwood pavilion
Pavilion made of bendy plywood pushes the limits of computing and structural design tools