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FeaturesPhil Redmond
He’s known by many as the father of the modern soap opera. Others see him as the man who’ll deliver Liverpool’s year in the sun. But for some he’ll always be the QS who tackled Orton village hall …
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FeaturesWhat does it take to be a player?
For anyone doing business in Liverpool’s development market, the answer is an ability to talk football for the full 90 minutes. And, as with the beautiful game, the property scene is all about getting one over on Manchester. Katie Puckett finds out if the Scousers have any hope of success
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FeaturesRadiators you can sit on
Jaga Heating Products has launched a bench radiator for lobbies and public spaces.
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Waterless urinals
A range of urinals has been launched by Gen Quip that operates without water or the need for waste cartridges, microbial blocks or deoderising tablets.
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FeaturesGlobal PV Production up 50%
With solar energy usage on the increase globally, it's predicted a third of all new electricity production installed each year will be PV by 2015
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FeaturesThe year everything changed
It was the year of grabbing bites and juggling calls and searching for windows. The year we all got richer and busier and hung around by the lifts taking furtive calls on our mobiles. And it was the year that all that ended and we just wanted to cower under ...
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The tracker: A little festive cheer
Despite the threat of higher borrowing costs, the industry is yet to encounter liquidity problems and firms remain optimistic about future employment, reports Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesJenga!
The structures were high and expectations even higher as some of the UK’s leading experts in the design and construction of tall buildings gathered for the Jenga Christmas challenge. In an afternoon of flair, passion and beer, only those with nerves of steel and hands of iron could survive. Readers ...
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Cost update: December 2007
Material price rises have slowed – despite the relentless demand for timber and steel – and wage increases are lagging behind the wider economy, reports Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
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FeaturesWiring accessories
MK Electric has launched a white version of its Metalclad Plus range of electrical accessories that is suitable for environments such as hospitals, schools and laboratories.
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FeaturesThe pool that (nearly) sank its architect
In 1996, one of Britain’s hottest young designers was given a £7m leisure centre project in north-east London. Over the next 11 years, it mutated into a £45m disaster that cost him his London office, his marriage and £250,000 of his own money.
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Automatic door closers
The ED200 fully automatic, electro-hydraulic swing door operator from Dorma is the only automatic product of its type on the market with Certifire approval, claims the company.
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FeaturesMulti-service beams
Multi-service beams are helping to meet the lighting, acoustic and energy-efficiency requirements at the new Horbury High School in Wakefield.
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FeaturesSchool building guidance: Bog standards?
The government is producing model specifications, layouts and dimensions to speed the output of schools. But at the same time it must also avoid a return to the drab prefabs of the past.
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Features‘Perversely, some see us as a burden’
Project managers are the fastest growing force in construction but also one of the most divisive. Do they expertly pull the strings or tangle projects in knots? Stephen Kennett canvassed the opinions of some well-placed, if occasionally exasperated, observers
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Education facilities
The growth in construction of education facilities has thrown up a host of design and specification challenges. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg takes a look at what can be done to address them
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FeaturesGB Environmental: Germ warfare
Established in 2004, GB Environmental is at the forefront of UV technology for disinfecting water, air and surfaces.
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FeaturesFight for the skies
Building’s campaign to prevent crane collapse is coming up to its first anniversary. Here, Olivia Boyd recalls the tragedies that triggered it, and looks at whether our skylines are any safer now