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    Projects update: Health and safety

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    A round-up of what's new in the world of health and safety, from teaching modules to prevent children injuring themselves in quarries to paying a safety bonus to operatives

  • Alsop & Partners set out to connect inside and outside by means of a solid, timber-clad vault that is extruded at one end in transparent glass.
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    Could you live here?

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Well, somebody is going to - these extraordinary houses, designed by top architects for an idyllic Cotswolds location, have all just won planning permission.

  • Cocktail and cherry
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    How to be a staggering success

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    It's that time of the year again - when the industry decamps to the south of France for a vigorous mix of business and pleasure … Josh Brooks and George Hay asked five attendees to name the highlights, and the pitfalls, of MIPIM 2006

  • Mark Andrews
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    Out of the shadows

    2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The internal life of NG Bailey, the UK's largest M&E firm, has always been a dark secret. Now chief executive Mark Andrews has given its first interview, and in it he talks (fairly) frankly about past troubles and future plans.

  • Nicole Waterman
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    Flight path to Dubai

    2006-03-03T12:36:00Z

    Nicole Waterman wanted big-project experience in a new environment, and found just what she wanted in Dubai.

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    International costs: 2006

    2006-03-03T00:00:00Z

    The 14th annual survey by Gardiner & Theobald examines what it’ll cost to build offices, homes, warehouses and shops around the world - and takes a look at this year’s global price forecasts

  • David Jones
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    Appointments

    2006-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Movers and shakers this week...

  • The rippling forms facing the park are created by horseshoe-shaped lecture halls shaded by hanging gardens
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    Equatorial chic

    2006-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Edward Cullinan Architects knew how to design a university, but not how to design one in a country where the annual temperature varies between 85 and 89°F. Yet its solution was brilliant...

  • Terminal 5
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    Cleared for take-off

    2006-03-03T00:00:00Z

    As you can see, most of the heavy lifting is done at Terminal 5. Now, BAA has to get all the systems, from baggage handling to security systems, integrated by March 2008.

  • lovestruck colleagues
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    How to survive … an office romance

    2006-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Amaya Lopez offers lovestruck colleagues a 10-step guide on how to avoid losing your job and breaking hearts

  • Craig Phillips
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    A self-made man

    2006-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Craig Phillips is not your typical Big Brother survivor, scraping a living from their diminishing fame. Rather, he has invested his vast energy in a vast range of projects, including a skills centre in his native Liverpool.

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    Now you're one of us

    2006-03-03T00:00:00Z

    After four months of gruelling round-the-clock negotiations, Carillion finally handed over £313m and took control of its similarly sized rival Mowlem. Now the hard part begins …. Illustration by Elliot Thoburn

  • Technal has supplied architectural aluminium glazing to two buildings at the University of Limerick’s campus.
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    Specifier products

    2006-03-01T16:19:00Z

    Rainscreen cladding that can tough out a sea storm, laminate that feels just like wood, and copper: the new weapon in the fight against bird flu. Plus, the latest news from our friends in cladding

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    Costs: Timber cladding for walls

    2006-03-01T15:38:00Z

    Timber cladding is an attractive and sustainable option for external walls. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans assesses commonly available options and their whole-life costs

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    Checklist

    2006-03-01T15:35:00Z

    A curtain walling specification can go awry if the wrong means of attaching it to the building structure are chosen. Barbour Index and Scott Brownrigg run through the fixing options

  • The Porsche building in China
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    Cladding

    2006-03-01T15:06:00Z

    This week, Specifier finds out why architect Snell Associates chose to bubblewrap a Porsche building in Qingdao, China. Plus, a selection of stylish facades, timber costs, and things to think about when fixing

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    Sir Robert McAlpine gains top spot with £300m work

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Private commercial deals help contractor knock Balfour Beatty from the top of the monthly league in January

  • Matthew Webster
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    Appointments

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Movers and shakers this week...

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    Let the fun and games begin

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Last week, ODA chairman Jack Lemley finally fired the starting gun for the London 2012 construction programme by releasing the tenders for key contracts. George Hay spoke to him about why the ODA held back for so long, the reasons why he needs to review all the Olympic projects and ...

  • The gleaming white buildings rise straight from a car-free alleyway passing through the complex
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    Costa del Cockney

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    A sparkling white apartment scheme, straight out of a Mediterranean resort, has just been built in the heart of London's East End