All Features articles – Page 532

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    Seaside rocks

    2003-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Britain's seedy seaside towns are about to get tons and tons of regeneration cash, a dozen or so world-class architects and some schemes that will knock your socks off.

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    Local lowdown

    2003-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire's job hotspot is Hull, where developments are on the increase and a skills shortage is pushing pay upwards.

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    Eat to your heart's content

    2003-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Ruth Rogers, founder of The River Cafe, works on the principle that fresh, healthy ingredients make for delicious meals. Here are her suggestions for the industry, and six tips for a happy heart

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    The Collaborators

    2003-07-18T00:00:00Z

    We're told that online procurement and project management is essential to running an efficient job. But is it? And if so, which is the best provider? Luckily, we found a company willing to spill the beans …

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    Goodbye, Mr Chips

    2003-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Has Britain's culinary revolution really reached the site canteen? In the final part of our health series, we examine whether the worker's staple of carbohydrates fried in grease is under threat and discovers that firms are increasingly treating diet as a health and safety issue. He also tests Bovis' model ...

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    Cost study: Chemistry building, Queen Mary University

    2003-07-18T00:00:00Z

    The design of a laboratory is an exercise in technical virtuosity married to an understanding of the social dynamics of a community of undergraduates and researchers. Architect Sheppard Robson, QS Turner & Townsend and contractor Geoffrey Osborne tackled one such demanding brief at Queen Mary University in London – here’s ...

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    Morgan Sindall storms to top with work worth £124m

    2003-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Contractor ends quiet spell by winning most work in June; Laing was hard on its heels with jobs worth £116m.

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    Appointments

    2003-07-15T15:06:00Z

    Movers and shakers this week.

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    Tiles of the unexpected

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Or how a Kohn Pederson Fox architect with a burning obsession went on the trail of gleaming ceramic facade tiles, and uncovered their secrets with the help of a mysterious, code-cracking stranger … Alex Smith followed the story

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    Show me

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    A life of global jet-setting, big money, luxury hotels, sunshine, honey dew and the milk of paradise awaits the right people in the right place. Allow our representative to introduce you to where those might be, by way of the 2003 Hays Montrose/Building international salary guide …

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    The rules

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    In several important areas, the new European standards for curtain walling differ from existing UK standards, says Stephen Ledbetter of CWCT

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    Prime time

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    The MoD's £1bn accommodation programme will create 45,000 bed spaces over the next 10 years. We look at the procurement of a key scheme, and finds out how technical fixes can make all the difference

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    Marching on the spot

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    The winner of Building's £1000 essay competition is Toni Mannell's thoughtful account of what isn't going to happen in the next 30 years.

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    It makes you sick...

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    … to discover that many firms are turning a blind eye to the serious long-term health risks that their workers are being exposed to. We diagnose the problems.

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    David Ridley

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    He's almost 60 and he's spent 30 years turning Faithful & Gould from a local into a global firm, so you might think he'd be ready to take on something really difficult. And you'd not be wrong …

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    Know your data

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    What does your record say about you? Michael Archer of solicitor Beale & Company explains your rights of access to information held by your employer

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    Lifetime costs: renders

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    With so many render options out there, how do you choose the one you need? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group examines the key issues and outlines the whole-life costs of three alternatives

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    The well-tempered construction worker

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    A case of wine goes to Gerald Cole for his very funny account of the future site worker

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    Checklist

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Specifying cladding and curtain walling means considering different materials and installation methods. Richard Teale of NBS helps out

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    Copthorn's Challenge

    2003-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Many buyers will think orange render and thatched roofs go together like bacon and hot strawberry jam. In fact, a developer has shown that they make for bold styling – but why risk using it on a mass-market development?