All Features articles – Page 563
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FeaturesCost model: Britain's schools
The government’s investment of billions in Britain’s schools has raised the question of how that money can be spent most efficiently and effectively. Davis Langdon & Everest examines education from the point of view of policy and design, and gives cost breakdowns for two typical school building types
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FeaturesBridge on the River Thames
This is the epic tale of time bombs, divers, and the courage of a small band of engineers in the face of overwhelming odds. Yes, we are talking about the construction of a footbridge.
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FeaturesWhatever happened to best value?
Two years ago, best value was meant to revolutionise local government procurement. Instead of tendering on the basis of cost alone, councils would get the deal that was best for them in the long run. But little seems to have changed.
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FeaturesAppointments
Contractors Sunbury on Thames-based Contrad Construction has appointed Andrew Clarke managing director.HousebuildersCongleton-based Dane Housing has appointed Danny Doherty commercial manager. He will head the property management department.ConsultantsCyril Sweett has appointed Patrick Murdock, formerly with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, to head the capital allowances team in London.Alan Palmer, previously with Fletcher Priest Architects, ...
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Five tips for budget trips abroad
Try www.expedia.co.uk for an easily navigable website that offers a full range of booking services from weekend trips to ferry crossings. The selection of budget air fares and special travel deals is well marked and quick to use. But the free search for flights tends to select rather expensive ...
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Windows, glazing and internal doors
What factors should an architect or builder consider when specifying internal doors and windows? Gerard Daws of Davis Langdon Schumann Smith lists the six essential points that apply to everything from a home extension to a million-pound City fit-out
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LIfetime costs: timber and PVCu windows
The Building Performance Group takes a look at the window specifier's options in timber and PVCu frames, including the pros and cons of each type, how long the frames can be expected to last, and what they'll have cost by the end of their service
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FeaturesBlue-sky thinking
Natural light and lots of it was needed for a hospital in East Anglia. But with a PFI consortium keen to keep costs down and planners restricting the building to four storeys, it was only going to happen if the design and specification was just right. Alex Smith reports on ...
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FeaturesYou say you want a revolution
The Scottish tourist office has got another image to put into its montage of Caledonian wonders: the Falkirk Wheel, a spectacular rotating boat lift. And as well as being a marvel of engineering and a work of art, it links the country's two greatest cities
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Lead times
Reinforced concrete frame construction is holding firm with excellent enquiry levels, reports Gardiner & Theobald overleaf, but below Mace detects a continuing downward trend in lead times this quarter
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Just the job
FaberMaunsell's Graham Howells may have been appointed head of the firm's environment division, but he still believes it's important to have a life outside work
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How to spruce up your office this spring
Clean the windowsNatural light is good for your health. The cleaner your windows, the more your employees will benefit from the streams of golden sunlight that will pour into your office as the weather improves. Also, panes of glass covered in guano don't do much for a company's image.Change your ...
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FeaturesGetting more from your floor
It may sound strange, but concrete in a floor slab is a workshy material – all the the middle bit does is keep the bits at the surface apart. So why not replace it with something lighter? Thomas Lane reports on the Danish invention that does just that
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FeaturesFirms race to slap golden handcuffs on key staff
Performance-related pay pushes up rewards for company decision-makers at every level.
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FeaturesClient profile: British Waterways
Water, water, everywhere – and all of it the height of fashion, whether in a Titchmarshed garden or a comeback canal. Victoria Madine investigates one source of this new wave
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FeaturesBright sparks
Kings Avenue School in Lambeth, south London, with its vivid colours and inclusive approach to special needs education, offers Martin Spring an inspiring glimpse into a possible future of Britain's schools.
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Beat the squeeze
Uncertain times mean it's more important than ever to maintain a positive cash flow
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FeaturesAppointments
ConsultantsMechanical and electrical consulting engineer Building Services Group has appointed Tony Cassidy, previously with Cyril Sweett, to head its new M&E cost management division.Project manager Heery International has appointed Ken Hamilton senior commercial manager. Bob Heald and Martin Sinclair join as project managers.Midlands law practice Gateley Wareing has appointed David ...
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A slice of Tibet
Caroline Sohie of Arup spent four months as resident architect on a charity project in Ladakh, India. Here, she explains the value of such placements