All Features articles – Page 479
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Head for the hills
This month, Experian Business Strategies predicts that construction growth will continue its slowdown – and explains why it’s better to be working in Yorkshire or the North than London
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Kier snatches top spot in March league table
Twenty-seven contracts worth £302m push contractor to pole position, ahead of Carillion and Laing O’Rourke
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One voice
When Labour introduced the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, hopes were high that construction would finally have a loud voice in government. Yet, eight years on, the DETR is no more and the industry has little or no representation at the highest levels of government. An industry ...
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FeaturesKO scoop for Kenmore Homes
Housebuilder’s guests lap up the paparazzi attention at big night out.
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FeaturesWill Alsop
To lose three major projects, 50 staff and go into receivership in one year could finish many an architect, but for this man it’s simply a new beginning. He talks to us about his plans for the renamed Alsop & Partners.
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FeaturesGoodbye, Mr Chapman
Sir Sydney Chapman, the only qualified architect in the House of Commons and the man behind the controversial Portcullis House project, retired from parliament last week after 30 years as a Conservative MP – but not before enjoying a final cuppa in the Commons tearoom
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The comment.
Franklin + Andrews managing director Andrew Williams looks back at how private procurement methods have fared under Labour, and considers what the future might bring
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FeaturesCost model: Theatres
Davis Langdon looks at the design and value drivers, operational considerations, procurement issues and of course costs associated with theatre new-build and refurbishment
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FeaturesDon’t get smart with us
RFID tags work like sophisticated bar codes that can provide installation instructions, store a product’s service record and monitor its movements – for the whole supply chain to see. So why is the construction industry being so slow to adopt them?
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Features… farewell Leicester square
Meet Simon, Matthew and Jonathan – part of the growing band of QSs who are escaping London to find happiness, wealth and housing in the provinces.
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It’s who you know
Want to further your career? Young Entrepreneurs in Property has a networking solution
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FeaturesLondon’s strength
The capital may be lagging – according to the bookies – in its bid to win the 2012 Games, but it has a secret weapon in the powerful designs for its brand new Olympic venues
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The manifestos.
Who’s pledging to build the most childcare centres, ‘turnaround’ schools, walk-in health centres and community hospitals? Here are the manifestos in a nutshell …
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The survey.
The government has been committed to the use of the PFI to deliver its grand ambitions for health and education, but as this recent survey by the RICS shows, many surveyors believe the procurement route is actually more expensive and long-winded than the traditional method
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FeaturesThe verdict.
Tony Blair has often said that he wants his legacy to be public sector reform. Key to this is the building of new schools and hospitals. But is Labour succeeding?
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Specifier Products
This week’s sustainability special takes in an underfloor central heating system that slashes carbon emissions, flexible fabric cladding that cuts out UV rays and a wealth of information on condensing boilers
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Costs: Condensing gas boilers
Condensing gas boilers have become the heating unit of choice for homes. Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group considers the options and examines their whole-life values