All Features articles – Page 611
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Why I want women
Paul Hodgkinson wants 50% of Simons Group employees to be female by 2011. Here's why
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Under £1m - Working from home
After a decade of wrangling with council planners, an imaginative live–work building by Studio E Architects occupies a derelict site in London's Barnes conservation area.
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Appointments
HousebuildersBill Wilcox (right) has joined Swan Hill's Sussex office as land executive.Redrow Homes has appointed Peter Hurst, formerly of Berkeley, special projects manager in South Wales.ConsultantsRichard Murphy Architects has promoted Bill Black to senior associate. Guido Maclellan, Matthew Bremner and James Mason have also been made associates.Consulting engineer Roger Preston ...
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Five top management books
Marketing: An Introductory Testby Martin Christopher and Malcolm McDonald Palgrave, £17.50This easy-to-read paperback covers the basics of marketing and introduces some useful jargon.Success Strategies for Design Professionalsby Weld Coxe, Nina Hartung, Hugh Hochberg, Brian Lewis, David Maister, Robert Mattox and Peter PivenKrieger Publishing, £34This book is a great analysis of ...
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Services whole-life costs
The final part of this series on the lifespan costs of engineering services takes a look at the ups and downs of passenger lifts by Tony Cassidy of Cyril Sweett
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Driving force
Huw Jones kicks off a new series on what construction can learn from the motor industry
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The human element
Sir Frank Lampl - After the industrial and technological revolutions, the next great step froward for commerce will be one of attitude. And employees will lead the way
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How would you like your stake?
From October, employers will have to offer all staff stakeholder pensions. Chris Pomroy explains how the schemes will work and how companies should choose between them.
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Lifting the lid
When Farahmand Jahanpour was told that nobody had ever designed a commercially viable retractable stadium roof, it was all the incentive he needed. Three weeks later he came up with Skylid.
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The nonconformist
Fighting talk is on the agenda as John Weir of Wilcon Homes prepares to take up one of the hottest seats in housebuilding: president of the House Builders Federation. Martin Spring finds out how he plans to change the system from within…
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Phoenix of the North
In a gargantuan leap of the imagination, Wilkinson Eyre Architects has created Magna, a dynamic adventure in science that rises from the hulk of a decaying Northern steelworks.
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Is the party over?
Record output, rising prices and full employment are threatening to overheat construction, but plunging stock markets may herald a big chill. Is it time to panic?
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Web watch
www.cotswold-windows.co.ukCotswold Architectural Products' site shows its range of window-hardware and locks. The site also offer sales and technical support, and the company newsletter Perspectives can be viewed online.www.fastrackcad.comCAD drawings of Shires Bathrooms' products can be downloaded from its site and inserted into project plans. Drawings include bathroom suites, taps and ...
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What's it worth?
Kath Knight, human resources director at multidisciplinary practice WSP, explains how to get the pay rise you know you deserve
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The 30-second guide to condensing boilers
Condensing boilers are considerably more efficient than conventional boilers.
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Five things you need to know about parents' rights
Gordon Brown announced a slew of new benefits for working parents in this month's budget. Here are the key facts:Paternity leave From April 2003, fathers will be eligible for a fortnight's paternity leave at £100 a week (the same as women). Previously, any time off was given at the employer's ...
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Appointments
ContractorsPamella Thompson has been appointed resident liaison offer at Higgins Construction for its London-based housing refurbishment schemes.Skanska Technology, the design arm of Skanska Construction Group, has made three appointments.Peter Eckert has been promoted to operations director; Ian Davies and John Redpath join as senior project engineers.Galliford Try has appointed Keith ...
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Breaking up is hard
Tony Blackler - Common law may come into play when parties to a contract fall out – although its application in construction disputes is far from clear-cut.
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International costs
Building’s annual global costs round-up tackles inflation rates and forecasts, building costs, labour rates and material prices around the world by Gardiner & Theobald
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Rogers' polite entry into the West End
Lord Rogers' latest London building is a far cry from his previous landmarks. Buried in the heart of Soho, this compact office block combines high-tech with street manners.