All Features articles – Page 491
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FeaturesNew age thinking
The government is doing construction a favour by raising the retirement age to 65, but Jeremy Hilliard, director of National Contracting, says the skills shortage can only be addressed by attracting more young people to building.
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£130m Liverpool arena keeps Bovis top of league
Contractor retains both its monthly and annual titles, thanks to £140m of work in November
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Features2004 revisited
It was a different year for different people. For many it was a lengthy punch-up. For others a sleigh ride through a forest pursued by wolves. For one or two, it was a chance to emulate Napoleon at Austerlitz. So, use the next 10 pages to jog your memory, after ...
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FeaturesJarvis diaries - The edge of reason
Poor old Jarvis has had a v. bad year, having struggled with debts and been walked out on by its top men. Here, its month-by-month misadventures are chronicled by Mark ‘Darcy’ Leftly …
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Glad tidings
In this month’s Tracker, Experian’s Business Strategies division reports an optimistic market, with activity growing at a steady pace – and predicts it will pick up speed at the start of 2005
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A living in the past
With traditional skills in restoring historical buildings in short supply, the opportunities for a career in the sector are alive and kicking.
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FeaturesWhat a carve-up!
Construction is responsible for one-fifth of Britain’s output and affects huge swaths of government policy – so why has Whitehall divided it over eight departments?
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FeaturesCost model: Office design
After a few belt-tightening years, the City of London’s commercial sector is on the up again. In this cost model, Davis Langdon and Mott Green Wall examine the current market and recent advances in office design – and break down the costs of a high-quality, mid-rise City scheme
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FeaturesLocal lowdown: Ireland
Local lowdown Robert Smith of Hays Montrose reports on the rapid growth of the Irish market
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FeaturesThe jet set
In Zürich, a crack Anglo-Swiss project team including Grimshaw and Arup have used imagination and pragmatism to bring glamour back to air travel. Martin Spring takes a tour around the airport that is a bit of a departure.
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FeaturesTalking up a storm
Wates chief Paul Drechsler has been hired to shake up the century-old family business. And he just loves to natter about it. He tells Angela Monaghan all about framework deals, services, Dublin, PFI schools, his workers … and Eric Clapton.
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Specifier Products
his month, we have a cornucopia of energy-saving products, including a cladding system that thinks it’s a Thermos flask, the latest condensing boilers and movement-sensitive lighting controls
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FeaturesSpecifier Audit
With so many aspects to bear in mind, ensuring you specify products from the most eco-friendly manufacturers is a complicated business. Which is where Arup’s audit tool can help …
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FeaturesLow-energy buildings
This week, a look at low-energy buildings focuses on the world’s first zero carbon emissions office, with top tips on how to design your own – plus checklist, products, suppliers’ guide and how Arup is turning green.
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FeaturesOde to a concrete mixer
Ian Hughes is so pleased with his 20-year-old mixer that he’s given the manufacturer a verbal testimonial.
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Cost update: November 2004
In this quarter’s round-up of the latest costs for construction materials and labour, Davis Langdon reports that massive hikes in electrical prices are sparking increases in overall building costs.
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Falling water 2004
Welcome to the most startling house in Britain … where the front door is a lily pond, the bedrooms are beneath a river and the rooms are separated by waterfalls. Ken Shuttleworth takes us for a paddle around his design and shows us his original concept sketches