All Features articles – Page 605
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Just the job
Megan Maclauran, project director for structural engineer Techniker tells Eloise Seddon why concept design gives her such a buzz and dogmatic people make her mad
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Making tracks
Michael Grant, chief executive of the Strategic Rail Authority, has the Herculean task of upgrading the UK's network. What chance does he have of pulling it off?
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Are you doing it right?
Everyone wants to achieve best practice, but how do you know if you have? One way is to use the Construction Best Practice Programme's online test. We asked three firms to put themselves under the Eganscope and report how they scored
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It ain't what you do, it's where you do it
Mirza & Nacey's 2001 QS fees' survey has uncovered a nation divided, where London-based principals gorge themselves on £65 an hour while their northern colleagues make do on £35. Are you in the right place?
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Appointments
HousebuildersCatherine Holman (right) has joined the south Midlands arm of Charles Church as senior sales and marketing manager.ConsultantsJonathan Underwood and Grant Long have been made directors of building surveyor Hyde Harrington.Property consultant FPD Savills has made Ian Hodgson and Mark Townson associate directors of its Oxford commercial department. Pippa Grabham, ...
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Best show in town
It's on the biggest stage in London, it has audiences of 35,000 a day and it gets wild reviews from all who see it. We report on construction's smash hit.
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The big idea
Edward Halford has spent the past five years designing a structure that is so efficient that single spans could be used to enclose a whole city. We find out how it works
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Neil Cossons
Ken Livingstone accused English Heritage of jeopardising London's economic future by opposing tall buildings. Now its chief executive is hitting back.
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Learning difficulties
Prefabrication is no quick-fix solution to the lack of skills in construction, warns a new report. It says the UK's approach to training and innovation is lagging well behind other European countries …
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Learning the lingo
When your boss tells you that as a result of synergy your department is about to undergo a paradigm shift, what do they mean?
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Talking to plants
We should make sure we design buildings where plants can happily flourish - after all, they can tell us a lot about the environment we're working in
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Blair's £19bn challenge
Labour has promised to double investment in schools, hospitals and transport in three years. The evidence suggests that this is going to be almost impossible to achieve – for government and industry.
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Appointments
HousebuildersJacqueline Fearon (right) has joined the board of Morrison Development Partnerships as regional director for Morrison Homes in Ireland.Laing Partnership Housing has promoted Mike Stringer to construction director. ConsultantsBuilding services consulting engineer Donald Smith, Seymour & Rooley has made the following promotions. WL Chalmers, GJ Kemble, D Jolley, S Lomas, ...
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The building in front is a Toyota
Smooth on corners, metal trim, roomy interior … Toyota's new Epsom headquarters is a nice little runner. We take it for a spin.
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Colin Busby
The man who took Kier from buyout to billion-pound business in under 10 years — by playing it safe. We meet a model contractor.
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Five tips for a hot business plan
Play by the rulesThere is an established way of writing a business plan. It should start with an executive summary, covering all aspects of the business, followed by these points in more detail. It should also include a marketing strategy, financial forecasts for the first two years and details of ...
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Cost update
Changes to the cost of materials and labour in the ventilation and air-conditioning sector is the the focus of Davis Langdon & Everest's latest up-to-the-minute guide to the changing price of construction work
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Coventry united
You can take on a job three times larger than your turnover, with a little help from your friends. We find there is strength in numbers.
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Natural science
The Clyde's armadillo-shaped conference centre now has a slug-like Imax theatre on the opposite bank – just one of a trio of structures that form the Glasgow Science Centre.
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Party pledges
What do the three main parties have up their sleeves for construction's employers? We take a look at their election manifestos to find out