All Features articles – Page 492
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FeaturesThere now follows a special announcement..
.. regarding the sale of Bovis Lend Lease, presented by Adrian Chamberlain, chief executive officer for development and construction in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa …
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FeaturesThe Berlaymonster’s back!
Nearly five years late and three times over budget, the European commission’s headquarters is back in business. We took a trip to Brussels to admire the £509m refurbishment and find out what originally set the project spinning out of control – and for once, nobody is blaming the eurocrats …
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Will draft bill wake firms up to corporate responsibility?
After Queen’s speech highlighted staff safety, survey shows corporate social responsibility rising up the agenda
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Seven wonders of islamic design
From sandbags to soaring skyscrapers, this year’s Aga Khan Awards are a timely reminder of the diversity of architecture in the Muslim world
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Just the job
It began with avoiding PE lessons at school. Now Carmella Barbour is in charge of her own quarry …
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FeaturesSmith bowls British Gypsum to victory
Paul Smith uses ballroom technique to beat Building magazine for the first time in Challenge Trophy.
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FeaturesThe nightmare before Christmas?
Networking parties at Christmas often lead to nothing more than sore heads and empty wallets. John Cowell explains how to avoid the pitfalls of the Port and Stilton evenings.
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FeaturesGrade II listing for Hobbit home
JRR Tolkein’s old home in Oxford is listed by heritage minister Andrew McIntosh.
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FeaturesArchitects show off their sustainable materials
It could be the start of a worrying trend - architects from Stride Treglown have shed their clothes for the company calendar.
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FeaturesThe way ahead
2005 is crunch time for housebuilders. The market seems set for a long slowdown and the government is bent on pushing through regulatory and legislative reforms that will change housebuilding for good. We offer a guide through the labyrinth
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Masters of all trades
This week, the famous Bartlett School is launching what it has dubbed an ‘MBA for construction professionals’
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FeaturesPlanning: the American dream
John Prescott and Prince Charles want to borrow a US idea – new urbanism – to make sustainable communities function as urban spaces. But some UK architects fear design codes and community consultation could result in the Poundbury vision taking hold.
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FeaturesMr Holt & Mr Black
The chap on the left is the grand wizard who created Mears, the firm that never stops growing. The one on the right has six months to learn how to cast the same spell.
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FeaturesWhose deal is it?
When it comes to training and skills, the industry has bet the house on the success of CSCS cards. Now a report has revealed that the scheme is hobbled by arguments over who controls it and whether it is working.
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FeaturesLife in a divided land
Earlier this month, we travelled to Israel to report on some of the world’s most controversial construction schemes: those in the Jewish settlements bordering the occupied West Bank. Here, we look at working life from the point of view of an Israeli developer and a Palestinian contractor, and review recent ...
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Factfile
Planning approvalsThe signs of a South-east slowdown are evident in the autumn approvals, but Scotland and the North are maintaining a healthy pace of development.This data is provided by Glenigan, the development monitoring service. More than 10,000 new UK housing projects are tracked by Glenigan and this information is used ...
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FeaturesAnd here’s the snag ...
New inspection services are making good use of the snags housebuilders leave behind – and the result of this year’s Zurich customer satisfaction survey show there’s plenty of business to exploit.
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Lead times
There may be few changes this quarter, says Rob Darrow of Mace, but you should brace yourself for what’ll happen next year. Over the page, Gavin Murgatroyd of Gardiner & Theobald casts a spotlight on structural steel